The Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis (WFGM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Joanna Crangle, Market President and Publisher of the Memphis Business Journal, and Ann Marie Wallace, MSPH, System Community Involvement Senior Coordinator at Baptist Memorial Health Care, as the Board Co-Chairs for 2023-2025.

Crangle and Wallace bring a wealth of experience, unique perspectives, and a passion for making Memphis a better community for all. In their roles as Co-Chairs, Crangle and Wallace will provide strategic direction and leadership to the Foundation, ensuring its continued success in advancing the economic and social mobility of women and families throughout the greater Memphis area.

In addition, WFGM appointed new executive committee members and nine new board members (listed in bold) who will join them in their mission to encourage philanthropy, foster leadership among women and support programs that enable women and children to reach their full potential:

Secretary – Denise Carpenter, Hilton Worldwide, Inc. (Retired)
Treasurer and Finance Chair – Aimee Gregg, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain and Information Technology, International Paper
Organizational Effectiveness and Policies and Procedures Co-Chairs – Gina Brewer, Vice President, Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management and Marcia Bowden Marché, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician, Bowden Internal Medicine
Education, Research and Advocacy Chair – Amity Schuyler, Senior Vice President of Workforce Development, Greater Memphis Chamber
Marketing and Communications Chair – Gale Jones Carson, Vice President, Community & External Affairs, Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division (Retired)
Grants and Programs Chair – Catherine Gammill, Director, Supply Chain Transportation, AutoZone Inc.
Board Development and Nominations Chair – Monica Wharton, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare.
Fund Development Chair – Karen Johnston, Director, Medical Meetings, Broad-Water, LLC
Vision 2025 Development Chair – Susan Stephenson, President and Co-Chair, Independent Bank
At Large – Evangeline Parker-Guest, External Affairs Manager, Big South Regions/West Area, Comcast

Board of Directors
Toni Boland-Evans, Manager, Global Community Impact, Nike, Inc.
Trevia Chatman, President, Bank of America Memphis
Christine Clark, Financial Planning & Analysis Manager, Buckman Laboratories
Beverly Cross, Moss Chair of Excellence in Urban Education, University of Memphis
Portia Frost, District Manager, Kroger
Christine Gant, Director of Business Development, Gant Systems
Beverly Gates, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Monogram Foods
Mary Lee, Senior Vice President, Tri-South Government at Cigna
Cathy Lu, Wealth and Financial Planner, First Horizon Advisors
Baccara Mauldin, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA)
Mary McDaniel, President – Owner, MHM Investments, LLC
Jeannette Mills, Executive Vice President and Chief External Relations Officer, TVA
Pamela Richardson, Regulatory Compliance Manager, Horseshoe Tunica Casino and Hotel, Caesars Entertainment Inc.
Jenny Robertson, Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing and Communications, FedEx
Marilynn Robinson, Community Volunteer, Pastor – St. Andrews AME Church, (Retired)
Hospital Administrator, St. Francis Healthcare (Retired)
Sharon Ryan, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, International Paper (Retired)
Monica Skipper, Consultant and Community Volunteer
Kandace Stewart, Vice President of External Affairs and Business Operations, Memphis Grizzlies
Lauren Taylor, Vice President of Programs and Learning, Hyde Family Foundation

"We are excited to welcome this new cohort of exceptional leaders as they bring their expertise, knowledge and passion for our community to the Women's Foundation," said Shante K. Avant, President and CEO of the Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis. "With Joanna Crangle, Ann Marie Wallace, our new executive committee and nine new board members, we are poised to make an even greater impact on our community in the years ahead."

WFGM recently announced its 2023-2024 grant cycle with its highest year-to-date investment of $1.6 million to 38 organizations in Memphis. Since 1996, WFGM has awarded more than $35 million to 185 local nonprofits, including investments in advocacy and research.