Meet Our Team

Shannon Mantaro
Executive Director / Chief Officer
smantaro@twu.edu
940-898-3482

Teri Hasten
Director of Operations
thasten@twu.edu
940-898-3209

Wandaliz Turner
Director of Community Relations
wturner3@twu.edu
940-898-4584

Mallory Ladd
Manager of Marketing
mmetz2@twu.edu
940-898-2847

Rebecca Vazquez

Rebecca Vazquez
Executive Assistant to the Executive Director / Chief Officer
rvazquez13@twu.edu
940-898-3483

Center for Leadership Research and Workforce Development

Jessica Schneider
Director
jschneider10@twu.edu
940-898-3210

Donalisa Stinyard, PhD
Manager of Special Projects
dstinyard@twu.edu
940-898-4209

Center for Women Entrepreneurs

Tracy Irby
Director
tirby@twu.edu
940-898-2897

Lourdes Ramboa
Associate Director of Business Development
lramboa@twu.edu
940-898-2893

Kymberly Nielsen
Statewide Program Manager
knielsen2@twu.edu
940-898-4188

Christina Mortel
Small Business Advisor
cmortel@twu.edu
940-898-2894

Barbara Reinke
Program Director
breinke@twu.edu
940-898-4571

Brielle Gines
Program Coordinator
bgines@twu.edu
940-898-2895

Center for Women in Government

Marlene Phillips
Director
mphillips20@twu.edu
940-898-4578

Marcella Clinard

Marcella Clinard, PhD
Associate Director
mclinard@twu.edu
940-898-4046

Amy Friesenhahn

Amy Friesenhahn, PhD
Faculty Research Fellow
afriesenhahn1@twu.edu
940-898-2067

Kendall Ferguson
Curator & Manager of Gallery Operations
kferguson11@twu.edu
940-898-4573

Karyme Flores
Outreach Manager
kflores22@twu.edu
940-898-2459

Sonya Burkins
Program Coordinator
sburkins@twu.edu
940-898-4895

All Jane Nelson Institute for Women’s Leadership programs and events are open to any resident of the state of Texas, regardless of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, or other protected characteristic. This includes the Institute’s funding opportunities, which are available to all eligible persons.

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