Our Team
Kelli Nowers
Executive Director
kellinowers@awaketn.org
S’Kaila Colbert
Program Director
skaila@awaketn.org
Natalie Schilling
Policy and Advocacy Associate
natalie@awaketn.org
2025 Board of Directors
Beka Stanfield | Board Chair
National Rural Health Resource Center
Aniya Bryant
Teacher
LaRhonda Dingle Magras
Tennessee Food Banks
Sarah Robinson
Vanderbilt Medical Center
Caresse John
Belmont University
Melissa Alvarez
Social Worker
Lorraine McGuire | Vice Chair
Sexual Assault Center
Amanda Clelland
Thistle Farms
Charity Loput
HCA
Summer Weaver | Secretary
BCJ Building Services
Brooke Gray | Treasurer
Tennesseans for Student Success
Will Furuyama
Vanderbilt Medical Center
Interested in joining AWAKE’s Board of Directors?
Submit an application below and we will be in touch with openings and updates!