Who We Are
YWCA Greater Austin is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.
Our local programs and services have furthered the YWCA vision of peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all people since 1907. Over the past 116+ years, programs have evolved and have included desegregation efforts in the 50's and 60's, drug addiction programs in the 70's and 80's, Volunteer and Training Institute in the early 2000's, and COVID response and more.
Today we combine programming and advocacy in order to generate institutional change in three key areas: racial justice and civil rights, empowerment and economic advancement of women and girls, and health and safety of women and girls.
YWCA is proud to be the oldest and largest women’s movement, providing services for women and their families in our community.
Since our inception, we have been at the forefront of the most pressing social movements - from voting rights to civil rights, from immigrant justice to pay equity, from violence prevention to health care reform.
Our Team
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Kris Cano
M.A., EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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Robin Roelofs
FINANCE DIRECTOR
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Haleigh Campbell
MSW, PRACTICE DIRECTOR
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Eva Escobedo
LPC-S, CLINICAL SUPERVISOR
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Maya Amos
LCSW-S, SEP, CLINICAL SUPERVISOR
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Rose Hernandez
LCSW-S, CLINICAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICES SUPERVISOR
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Bri Liu
MA, LPC, LEAD COUNSELOR
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Caitlin Battell
MA, LPC, LEAD COUNSELOR
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Sonya Sehgal
YOUTH SPECIALIST
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Cara Andres
Youth Specialist
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Kaysie Burkhardt
INTAKE AND ELIGIBILITY SPECIALIST
Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors is a diverse group of women leaders using their passion, insights, and connections in the community, to create real impact for Greater Austin.
2023 – 2024 Members
Faye Dedrick
Co-Chair of the Board of Directors
Laura Razo
Co-Chair of the Board of Directors
Xiaoyu (Cecile) Dong
Co-Secretary of the Board of Directors
Ama Koram
Rebecca (Becca) Hyatt
Glynis Braxton
Sara Glakas
Emily Sorensen