New Opportunity School for Women
Foundation
Board of Directors

The New Opportunity School for Women Foundation is comprised of a diverse group of board members passionate about changing the lives of Appalachian women in need. In addition to the members-at-large, a NOSW alumna and representatives from all NOSW program sites serve on the board.

Marisa Aull, Co Chair
Member-at-Large
​Lexington, KY

Crystal Kieloch, Co Chair
Representative, NOSW Bluefield Collge,
Bluefield, VA

Sue Weant, Vice Chair
Member-at-large
​Lexington, KY

Jane Stephenson, Past Chair
Founder of New Opportunity School for Women
Member-at-large
Lexington, KY/ Banner Elk, NC

Barbara Power, Treasurer
Retired, Berea College
Berea, KY

Carolyn West, Secretary
Representative, NOSW Lees-McRae College
Banner Elk, NC

Carla Baumann
Representative, NOSW Berea
Berea, KY

Gretchen Bolton
Member-at-large
Berea, KY

Leslie Carter
Representative, NOSW Lees-McRae
Banner Elk, NC

Colmon Elridge
Member-at-large
Georgetown, KY

Tim Marema, 
Member-at-Large
Vice President, Center for Rural Strategies and Editor, The Daily Yonder
Norris, TN

Rob Merritt
Representative, NOSW Bluefield College
Bluefield, VA

Judith Nealy
NOSW Alumna
Berea, KY

Ben Poage
Member-at-large
​Lexington, KY

Frank Taylor
Member-at-large
Naples, FL

Betsy Whaley
Representative, NOSW Berea
MACED
Berea, KY

Janet Tronc, Interim Director
Berea, KY 
Retired, Coordinator, Parking and Transportation Services
Eastern Kentucky University







 Jane StephensonJane Stephenson, Founder of New Opportunity School for Women
Jane Stephenson founded the New Opportunity School for Women in Berea, Kentucky, in 1987, to serve Appalachian women in need who are determined to  improve their lives and shape a fulfilling and successful future. 

Welcome new members Marisa FitzGerald Aull (member-at-large), Rob Merritt (representative, New Opportunity School for...

Posted by New Opportunity School for Women Foundation on Friday, January 1, 2016