Our People

Our Board

  • Cara Belvin, M.S.

    President
    Founder and CEO, Empower

  • Ryan McManus

    Board Chair
    Founder & CEO, Techtonic

  • Shannon Ewer

    Finance Chair
    Proprietor, Barrel & Vine

  • Jules Kelley

    Director
    Recruiter, Crayon

  • Cynthia Whipple

    Director
    Attorney, Wood, Smith, Henning and Berman

  • Dave Clayman

    Director
    Co-Founder, Twelve Points Wealth Management

  • Amy Williams

    Director
    Chief Executive Officer, Citizens of Humanity

  • Skip Allen

    Director
    Senior Director, Global Learning & Development, Merz Aesthetics

  • Danielle Weisberg

    Director
    Co-CEO & Co-Founder, theSkimm

Interested in joining our leadership?

Empower is accepting inquiries from committed members of the community interested in helping to further our mission by serving on our Board of Directors and

If you are passionate about Empower and are an engaged leader in your community or the private or nonprofit sectors, please contact us at info@weareempower.org.

In addition to the staff and Board, Empower is fortunate to have nearly 2,000 volunteers carrying out our mission and fundraising initiatives. If you are interested in serving as a volunteer, please complete our volunteer inquiry here.