Our Leadership
Our dedicated team and board are not just leaders but critical role models for girls.
Our Staff
Who the girls see and learn from every day.
As individuals, we demonstrate the integrity, intelligence (including street smarts!), vision, and sense of hope that good leaders embody. Together, we are greater than the sum of our parts.
Candias (Candi) Jones
CEO
cjones@girlsincomaha.org
Tracy Brown
COO
tbrown@girlsincomaha.org
Shannon Dunning
Data and Compliance Director
sdunning@girlsincomaha.org
AshLynn Samuel, LIMHP, CPC
Community Engagement and Counseling Director
asamuel@girlsincomaha.org
Ashley Chase
Program Director
achase@girlsincomaha.org
Brandi Turner
Safety and Compliance Officer
bturner@girlsincomaha.org
Brittany Dailey
HR and Finance Coordinator
bdailey@girlsincomaha.org
Heidi Avalon
Finance Director/Consultant – Avalon Accounting
havalon@girlsincomaha.org
Tamara Marisett
Grant and Program Compliance Director
tmarisett@girlsincomaha.org
Annetta Owens-Cooper
Katherine Fletcher Center Director of Operations
aowens@girlsincomaha.org
Joselyn Gonzalez
Emma Lozier Center Director of Operations
jgonzalez@girlsincomaha.org
Terrell Shields
Transportation and Facilities Director
tshields@girlsincomaha.org
Our Board
Our volunteer board helps ensure Omaha provides a welcoming, engaging environment where girls and young women have access to meaningful opportunities and experiences in a pro-girl setting.
Sherie Thomas, President
Omaha Police Department
Shawntal Mallory, Vice President
Nebraska Legal Diversity Council
Mrunmayee Parvate, Board Treasurer
FNBO
Suzanne (Suzi) Sterba, President-Elect
American National Bank
Katie Underwood, Board Secretary
Olsson, Inc.
Anne Herman, Past President
University of Nebraska – Omaha, AVA Insights
Ann Anderson Berry
UNMC Child Health Research Institute
Katie Barton
Gallup
Janae Donaldson
Nebraska Medicine
Snigdha Ganta
Union Pacific Railroad
Emily Hervert
Baird Holm LLP
Megan Huerter
Kutak Rock LLP
Jennifer Hunt
Blackbaud
Alejandra Jimenez
Casa de la Cultura
Julie Johnson
Omaha South High School
Jenny Mickeliunas
Deloitte
Ashley Robinson
University of Nebraska System
Keith Station
City of Omaha Mayor’s Office
Ann Williams
HDR
The leadership team helps me feel heard, it helps me understand that my voice matters, and that I have power, which is incredibly important as a young Black girl.
