Hystead chairs YWCA Cass Clay Board, new directors elected

FARGO, ND (March 27, 2024) — Rayonna Hystead, senior marketing account manager at Moore Holding Company, has been elected president of the YWCA Cass Clay Board of Directors for 2024. She will provide leadership along with other directors and chair the YWCA executive committee.

Other officers elected by YWCA board of directors in February were Tammi Jo Barta, first vice president; Louise Dardis, second vice president; Megan Schreiner, treasurer; and Lisa Schwinden, secretary. Mary Jo Lewis is the immediate past president and another member of the executive committee.

Newly elected to the 19-member YWCA Cass Clay board are Jodi Duncan, president of Flint Group; Josie Perhus, senior financial analyst at Kilbourne Group, and Sandi Piatz, chief sales and marketing officer at OmniByte.

Other members of the board are Krista Andrews, Adair Boening, Jessica Ebeling, Anita Hoffarth, Celine Paulson, Anne LaFrinier-Ritchie, Sherri Schmidt, Paula Swanson, and Cassie Wiste. YWCA CEO Erin Prochnow is also a board member.

YWCA Cass Clay is affiliated with the national organization YWCA USA whose mission is to empower women and eliminate racism. YWCA Cass Clay’s governing board is made up of community representatives who determine local direction, establish policies, and shape programs for Fargo-Moorhead and the region beyond.

YWCA Cass Clay operates the largest emergency shelter in North Dakota and the region, providing safe shelter for 1,261 women and children in 2023. YWCA’s supportive housing program brings survivors safe, affordable housing to continue their journey to recover from domestic violence and homelessness due to poverty. Both programs support survivors with empowering programs to improve health, family well-being, and economic security.

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