The Board of Directors

Serves as the governing body for Ascend. Members generously lend their time and expertise to oversee the strategic direction of the organization and to ensure it functions effectively and efficiently.

Officers

President

Michelle Hudson Ι Hudson Peters Commercial

President-Elect & Treasurer/Finance Chair

Karen Perry Ashmore Ι Unity Hunt

Immediate Past President

James Vaughan Ι Mary Kay Inc.

Secretary

Ashley Storms Ι Holmes Murphy & Associates

 

Committee Chairs

Development/Marketing Chair

Jeff Harvey Ι Clark Hill

Finance Chair

Karen Perry Ashmore Ι Unity Hunt

Nominating/Governance Chair

Emily Casso Ι Globe Life

 

Executive Committee

President

Michelle Hudson Ι Hudson Peters Commercial

President-Elect & Treasurer/Finance Chair

Karen Perry Ashmore Ι Unity Hunt

Immediate Past President

James Vaughan Ι Mary Kay Inc.

Secretary

Ashley Storms Ι Holmes Murphy & Associates

Development/Marketing Chair

Jeff Harvey Ι Clark Hill

Nominating/Governance Chair

Emily Casso Ι Globe Life

 

Development/Marketing Committee

Committee Chair: Jeff Harvey Ι Clark Hill

Andrea Albright Ι Bank of America

Melissa Cooksey Ι Perkins + Wil

Shari Hicks Ι JP Morgan Chase

Malia Hodges Ι Oncor

Michelle Hudson Ι Hudson Peters Commercial

Renda Mathew Ι Truist

Jolene Risch Ι Risch Results

Melissa Sherrill Martin Ι The Family Place (Retired)

Jessica Shepherd Ι VeryWell Health

Stormee Williams Ι Children’s Health System

 

Finance Committee

Committee Chair:Karen Perry Ashmore Ι Unity Hunt

Cynthia Nwaubani Ι HSBC

Ellen Farrell Ι Toyota Motor North America

Mary Henderson Ι Arcosa

Tyler Jones Ι Grant Thornton

Holly Tucker Ι Deloitte

James Vaughan Ι Mary Kay Inc.

 

Nominating/Governance Committee

Committee Chair:  Emily Casso Ι Globe Life

Tiffany Brunson Ι FedEx

Carmen Medrano Cary Ι PepsiCo

Leona Allen Ford Ι DallasNews Corporation

Jervonne Newsom Ι Winston & Strawn LLP

Leanne Oliver Ι PepsiCo

Ashley Storms Ι Holmes Murphy & Associates

Linda Wilkins Ι The Sulentic Law Firm, PLLC

 

Directors

 

Andrea Albright	Bank of America
Karen Perry Ashmore	Unity Hunt
Tiffany Brunson	FedEx
Emily Casso	Globe Life, Inc.
Carmen Medrano Cary	PepsiCo
Melissa Cooksey	Perkins + Will
Ellen Farrell	Toyota Motor North America
Leona Allen Ford	DallasNews Corporation
Jeffrey Harvey	Clark Hill
Mary Henderson	Arcosa
Shari Hicks	JP Morgan Chase
Malia Hodges	Oncor
Michelle Hudson	Hudson Peters Commercial
Tyler Jones	Grant Thornton
Melissa Sherrill Martin	The Family Place (Retired)
Renda Mathew	Truist
Jervonne Newsome	Winston & Strawn LLP
Cynthia Nwaubani	HSBC
Jolene Risch	Risch Results
Jessica Shepherd	VeryWell Health
Ashley Storms	Holmes Murphy & Associates
Holly Tucker	Deloitte
James Vaughan	Mary Kay Inc.
Linda Wilkins	The Sulentic Law Firm, PLLC
Stormee Williams	Children’s Health System