Ashley Waters, Executive Director (she/her)

Ashley Waters, our Executive Director and alumna of W2WM’s CORE Class 11, has nearly 15 years of experience in organizational development, program evaluation, and public relations. She previously served as the Director of the Shady Grove campus in Rockville for UMBC and the Communications Manager for The City of Frederick. Ashley has her doctorate in Public Administration from the University of Baltimore and a master’s degree in Nonprofit Management from Towson University.

As a wife and mother, Ashley is drawn to W2WM’s mission as it creates a lasting impact on the future leaders and sustainability of the Frederick community.

Amy Savitt, Senior Program Manager

Amy Savitt is the Senior Program Manager for Woman to Woman Mentoring, Inc. Amy has a master’s degree in Student Affairs in Higher Education and has worked in leadership development and with women’s organizations. She has been with W2WM since moving to Frederick County. Amy is the mom of  two teenagers.

Kim Johnson, Chairwoman (she/her)

Kim Johnson is the Director of Development at Mount St. Mary’s University and previously served as the Assistant Director for Institutional Advancement at Frederick Community College.  Kim joined the W2WM board in 2016, but has been involved with the program for many years, most notably on the Clutch the Future Purse Auction Committee. She recently was fortunate to serve as a mentor and has loved watching her mentee succeed at many of her goals.  She also serves as president of her church council.

Melissa Curtis Cherry, Interim Vice Chair (she/her)

Melissa Curtis Cherry, LCSW-C, is a licensed clinical social worker and has worked in child welfare since 2002. She currently is the Program Manager of In-Home Family Services at the Frederick County Department of Social Services . Melissa has been involved with W2WM since its inception in 2006. She has served as board Chair, secretary, and chair of the Program Committee as well as a mentor for the CORE Program. She lives in Mount Airy with her husband and two children.

Michele Mills, Treasurer

Michele Mills, CPA, is a Principal at Deleon and Stang CPAs and Advisors. She has over 30 years of public accounting experience and specializes in governmental and non-profit audits. Michele has been on the W2WM board since 2007 and serves as Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee. She has served as the Co-Chair for the annual Clutch the Future purse auction for the past four years. Outside of W2WM, Michele also serves on the Board of the Frederick Community College Foundation, Inc. as Vice Chair. Michele was born and raised in Frederick and has two adult children—Emily and Nick.

Jill Browning, Secretary (she/her)

Born and raised in Frederick City, Jill Browning recently completed a 26-year career as a VP with Wells Fargo Bank where she worked as a business systems consultant manager, technical project manager, technology manager, program manager, process engineer, and e-business systems consultant. Jill’s passion has always been to help individuals grow into the people they wish to become through encouragement, relationships, and connections, making W2WM a perfect fit for her. Jill has served the community through other non-profit boards and outreach at her church. She enjoys visiting her grown children living in NY and VT, singing, reading, hiking with her dog, and being part of the vibrant Frederick community.

Veronica Lowe

Veronica Lowe is the Deputy Director of Labor and Employee Relations for MDOT Maryland Transit Administration. She has over 28 yrs in both public and pupil transportation. She holds a BA in Human Resources Management and a MBA in Leadership Studies. Veronica is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Chi Theta Omega Chapter and a W2WM, Inc. mentor. She has one daughter and one grandson.

Andi Overton (she/her)

Andi Overton is the Director of Recruitment for Johns Hopkins University’s Carey Business School. Andi has held previous leadership roles within higher education at Mount St. Mary’s University, Stevenson University, and Excelsior College. Andi’s career focuses on providing a proactive approach to identifying opportunities in higher education for disenfranchised students of all ages. A dedicated Rotarian, Andi has served on several non-profit advocacy membership boards throughout Maryland, with much of her experience culminating in and around Frederick County. A graduate of Mount Holyoke College, Andi also holds graduate degrees in criminal justice and business from American University and Frostburg State University, respectively, and a post-baccalaureate certificate in project management from Mount St. Mary’s University. Andi is in the last year of her doctoral program at Frostburg State University where she concentrates her research in higher education leadership with a focus on the assessment of learning in virtual reality curriculum delivery. An avid Boston Redsox baseball fan, Andi lives in Carroll County with her fiancé, Stacey, and several rescue dogs and cats.

Theresa Williams-Harris

Theresa is an entrepreneur, speaker, mentor, author, and committed community servant. She is engaged with many community outreach initiatives. She is the founder of Just A Kind Note and is engaged through the Truist Advisory Board, Tough Waters, LLC Board, Hood College Board of Trustees and Frederick County Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.Theresa is founder, President of GEORGE STREET Services, Inc. providing cyber security, IT and Managed Services, Software Engineering, and Program Management. From 1996 to 2008, she was co-founder, President of Athenyx, LLC, which was acquired in 2008. Prior to Athenyx, Theresa was co-founder, SVP of Patuxent Technology Partners, LLC. She’s held numerous executive and leadership positions of increasing responsibility with numerous technology companies.

Rachael Pashkevich Koontz (she/her)

Rachael Pashkevich Koontz, Esq. is a Cybersecurity Compliance Lawyer with experience ranging from a start-up to Fortune 500 companies. Her work focuses on corporate compliance with external cybersecurity laws and regulations as well as internal policies, with a special focus on cybersecurity certifications. She is heavily involved in the Frederick community, and was a Board Member and Co-Chair for the Women in Business
Committee at the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce, and was a founding partner of S.H.E. Week. She is also a regular
volunteer with Girls on the Run of Mid & Western Maryland and the Community Foundation of Frederick County’s Scholarship Committee. Rachael earned her
Bachelor’s degree from Towson University and her Juris Doctorate from the
Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law. She is a Virginia-licensed attorney, and previously worked at a law firm before moving into compliance. She resides in Frederick with her husband and their daughter.

Gloria Waller Coleman (she/her)

Gloria is a Retired School Psychologist who holds certifications in Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia. She began her career as a Residential Counselor in a home for formerly hospitalized psychiatric patients transitioning to community living. Over the course of 40 years, she was a practicing School Psychologist, College Adjunct Professor and Diagnostician for the Virginia Department of Corrections, Youth Services Division.

Gloria is a wife, mother and former Reservist in the United States Marine Corps. Gloria’s prior Board work was with the Hulon Willis Association, an Affiliate of the William and Mary Alumni Association, and the American Association of University Women. She is currently a member of the Diaconate and Connections Ministries at her Church.

Laura Clarke (she/her)

Laura Clarke found the love of life-long learning, teaching and mentoring from her parents, and it is no wonder she finds joy in supporting the W2WM mission since 2015 by serving as a mentor with the organization. In her career, Laura has over 20 years of management experience, and she supports the learning & development arm of corporate human resources, leading a technical learning and certification support team for a large government contractor. Utilizing her background in project and people management, Laura loves to inspire creativity and diversity of thought in her teams.

After graduating from college in 1996, Laura met her husband at her first “real” job in Frederick, and she has lived in almost every Frederick zip code, including downtown, her very favorite! She has two teenagers that she adores, one entering high school and one in college. She loves visiting museums, exercising, listening to good rock music, and playing her cello.

Stacey Collins (she/her)

Stacey Collins is Vice President and Assistant Director of Client and Community Relations for PNC Bank in the Greater Washington Area. In this role at PNC, Stacey is responsible for client, community and employee engagement strategies. Stacey also leads the regional implementation of PNC’s signature philanthropic program, Grow Up Great, a multi-year initiative to help prepare children from birth to age 5 for success in school and life, and champions the importance of investing in early childhood education. Her 30-year career in banking spans marketing, advertising, public relations, channel management, and community engagement.

A resident of Frederick, Stacey loves the beach, reading, travelling, spending time with friends and family, exploring historic sites, and zipping around town in her convertible on a sunny day. In the community, she is a member of the grants committee for the Community Foundation of Frederick County, Inc., Hood College’s Board of Associates, and serves on the Frederick Speaker Series Advisory Committee. Stacey earned her Master of Business Administration from Mount Saint Mary’s University and received a Bachelor of Arts from Hood College.

Karen Justice (she/her)

Karen Justice is retired from a diverse career in avenues across the country and abroad. She has been a teacher and trainer for students from pre-school through adult learning, facilitated organizational strategic planning, promoted counties and scientific innovations, and held other responsibilities through twelve states and three countries. Along with Woman to Woman Mentoring, she has served as executive director or senior leader for several non-profits. As an author, she writes about managing change in books, blogs and articles.

A 2007 graduate of Leadership Frederick County, Karen has served on committees with the LFC Alumni Council, the Tourism Council of Frederick County, the Women’s Business Network of Frederick, the Maryland Governor’s Tourism Industry Conference, Catoctin Forest Alliance and the One Mountain Foundation. She currently serves on committees and the board for the Woman to Woman Mentoring program and her condo association. When she’s not out exploring the world as much as possible, she also volunteers for activities in her church.

While living in Norway, Karen earned her M.B.A. from BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo. Although somewhat of a non-traditional selection following her B.S. in Home Economics from West Virginia University, the choice perfectly fit her life full of change.