2026-2028 Term

Odessa Philip, WTS Foundation Board Chair, and Dr. Malika Reed Wilkins, WTS International CEO & WTS Foundation ED, serve as ex officio members on all committees.

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Committees

 

Executive Committee

• Odessa Philip, Chair
• Kelly Kaysonepheth
• Yvonne Lopez-Diaz
• Patricia Macchi 
• Danielle Smith

 

Audit Committee

• Odessa Philip
• Patricia Macchi 
• Mandy Putney
   

Compliance Committee

• Odessa Philip
• Jennifer Duval
• Greer Johnson Gillis
• Melissa Mullinax
   

Finance Committee

• Patricia Macchi, Chair
• Greer Johnson Gillis
• Danielle Smith
   

Fundraising Committee

• Melissa Mullinax, Chair
• Odessa Phillip
• Patricia Macchi
• Janie Tiedeman
   

Governance Committee

• Jennifer Duval, Chair
• Yvonne Lopez-Diaz
• Janie Tiedeman
   

Messaging Committee

• Cara Vojdani, Chair
• Odessa Phillip
• Christi Skinner
• Adrienne Williams
   

Research Committee

• Patricia Macchi, Chair
• Jennifer Duval
• Adrienne Williams

Scholarships Committee

• Kelly Kaysonepheth, Co-Chair
• Mandy Putney, Co-Chair
• Christi Skinner, Co-Chair
• Melissa Mullinax
• Janie Tiedeman
• Cara Vojdani
   

Transportation YOU Committee (formerly Student Education & Engagement Committee)

• Adrienne Williams, Chair
• Yvonne Lopez-Diaz
• Mandy Putney
• Danielle Smith
• Cara Vojdani

 

Joint Committees
 

Joint Access and Engagement Committee

• Liz Smith, Chair
• Angela Berry-Roberson
• Janice R. Thomas
   

Joint Audit Committee

• Monica Backmon
• Erin Slayton
• Liz Smith
• Amanda Vandegrift
   

Joint DBE/Small Business Committee

• Bridgette Beato, Chair
• Helen McSwain
   

Joint Development Committee

• Alanna Strohecker, Chair
• Bridgette Beato
• Brennan Collier
• Alexa Gangemi
• Greer Johnson Gillis
• Kelly Kaysonepheth
• Yvonne Lopez-Diaz
• Odessa Philip
• Christi Skinner
   

Joint Governance Committee

• Janice R. Thomas
• Avital Barnea
• Karen Kitsis