LEADERSHIP

We are grateful to the visionaries who founded AWARE and set our mission in motion to support families facing Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Today, our Board of Directors carries that legacy forward with dedication and leadership, guiding our work to support families, advance research and bring hope to our community.

Board of Directors

Stacy Angel, Chair, Advisory Board
Sharon Ballew, VP, Development
Janet Broyles, VP, Grant Review
Emily Collins, Treasurer
Mari Epperson, President-Elect
Karisti Julia, VP, Community Relations
Karen Koop, Immediate Past President/Parliamentarian

Ann McKinley, President

Michael McKinley, Secretary

Carol Stabler, VP, Communications

Catherine Weber, VP, Finance

Founders

Ruth Sharp Altshuler
Cyndy Hudgins
Nancy Nelson
Evelyn Ponder
Billie Leigh Rippey
Anita Sampels

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“Example is not the main thing in influencing others; it is the only thing.”
– Albert Schweitzer

This defining maxim was often quoted by Ruth Sharp Altshuler, revered Dallas philanthropist and one of AWARE’s founders.