LIMITLESS AMBITION TEAM
Alicia Robinson
Founder & Executive Director
Dream-Believe-Achieve isn't just Limitless Ambition’s motto, it's the mindset that fuels Executive Director, Alicia Robinson. Alicia began with a dream of empowering a generation of young women that could one day change the world. She believed in this dream so much that she gave up a life of comfortable security to pursue her passion and truly impact the lives of thousands.
Alicia took the seed of an idea and grew it into a fully functioning nonprofit organization that has already begun to change the way young women dream of their future. She personally has taken a path to prove that you can overcome pain to pursue passion. Alicia has her Master’s Degree in Human Development and Family Studies from Kent State University with a concentration in positive youth development and nonprofit studies. Her areas of research are African American women, their levels of motivation, and the contextual influences that make them academically successful.
Additionally, Alicia serves as the Associate Director for Research and Evaluation at the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women at Case Western Reserve University. In this role, she oversees the center’s research initiatives, women’s leadership summits, and the evaluation of the center's programs for continuous improvement. Alicia also serves on the Greater Akron Chamber Women’s Leadership Council and the Akron Urban League Young Professionals Leadership Team.
Alicia's work has not gone unnoticed. She has won various awards including the 2019 Akron Women's Network Emerging Leader Award, the 2019 Crain's Cleveland Notable Women in Entrepreneurship Award, and the 2017 Greater Akron Chamber 30 for the Future Award. She was also the recent recipient of the 2020 Athena Young Professional Award! She continues to be a living example that no vision is too small or impossible when you dream, believe, and achieve without limits!
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Our board of directors is focused on driving the mission of Limitless Ambition while fueling the vision of the future. Our leaders are beacons of empowerment for all of our community and they provide the stewardship needed to ensure we provide value with every strategic step forward.
Tiffany Roper
Board President
CEO at Eat, Speak, Love Inc.
Terese Fennell
Board Secretary & Governance Committee Member
Associate Attorney at Seeley, Savidge, Ebert & Gourash Co, LPA
Desra Diehl
Board Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair
Executive Treasury Manager / Executive Assistant to CFO at Coleman Professional Services
Candace Tell
Board Member & Fund Development Committee Member
Founder of Empowering Queens and Hidden Treasures Cupcakery
Shavaughn Johnson
Board Member & Fund Development Committee Member
Registered Nurse Care Coordinator for Radiation Oncology at Cleveland Clinic
Daria Gaither
Board Member & Fund Development Committee Member
Communications Manager at Fed Ex Custom Critical
Gina Betti
Board Member & Fund Development Committee Member
Financial Advisor at Edward Jones
Debra Musch
Board Vice President & Governance Committee Chair
Executive Recruiter at Higher Horizon
Kelli Thomas
Board Member & Fund Development Committee Co-Chair
Operational Supervisor at FedEx Custom Critical
Brenda Colter
Board Member & Fund Development Committee Co-Chair
Owner of Her Beautiful Mind and Managing Partner at SYLC Consulting
Christa Nuru
Board Member & Fund Development Committee Member
College and Career Academy School Counselor at Akron Public Schools
Sharon Means
Board Member & Finance Committee Member
COO/ Integrator at Redmond Accounting Inc.
Reshemah Haggins
Board Member & Governance Committee Member
Founder, Becoming! Women Ministries
Emily Grnach
Board Member & Curriculum Taskforce Member
Operational Supervisor at FedEx Custom Critical
Tristyn Mathews
Board Member & Curriculum Taskforce Member
College and Career Academy School Counselor at Akron Public Schools