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
Deputy Director
tbrown@girlsincomaha.org
Shannon Dunning
Data and Compliance Director
sdunning@girlsincomaha.org
AshLynn Samuel, LIMHP, CPC
Community Engagement and Counseling Director
asamuel@girlsincomaha.org
Morgan Keegan
Youth Workforce Development Director
mkeegan@girlsincomaha.org
Brandi Turner
Youth Evaluation and Staff Director
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
aowens@girlsincomaha.org
Joselyn Gonzalez
Emma Lozier Center Director
jgonzalez@girlsincomaha.org
Terrell Shields
Transportation and Facilities Director
tshields@girlsincomaha.org
Our Board
Our volunteer board ensures Omaha has a safe and engaging pro-girl space for girls and young women with access, opportunities, and experiences.
Anne Herman, Board President
University of Nebraska – Omaha, AVA Insights
Vanessa Denney, Board Vice President
Omaha Community Foundation
Heather Kock, Board Secretary
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Ashley Kuhn, Board Vice President
Blair Freeman
Amy Lawrenson, Past President
Baird Holm LLC
Mrunmayee Parvate, Board Treasurer
FNBO
Sherie Thomas, Board Vice President
Omaha Police Department
Ann Anderson Berry
UNMC Child Health Research Institute
Katie Barton
Gallup
Janae Donaldson
Nebraska Medicine
Snigdha Ganta
Union Pacific Railroad
Anne Harris
Cox Communications
Alejandra Jimenez
Casa de la Cultura
Shawntal Mallory
Nebraska Legal Diversity Council/
Creighton School of Law
Jenny Mickeliunas
Deloitte
Michelle Miller
Conagra Brands
Ashley Robinson
University of Nebraska System
Marisol Rodriguez
Avanza Business Consulting
Amy Swartwood
Mutual of Omaha
Eric Taylor
Silverhawk Aviation
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.
