Foundation Trustees

Barbie is a member of Alpha Theta Chapter (Vanderbilt) and has a B.A. in English. She has worked in the nonprofit field for 30 years before retiring from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee in 2019.

Barbie’s career in nonprofit management began in public television as the membership coordinator for her local public television station. After producing on-air pledge drives and managing the membership program for more than seven years, Barbie moved on to work with numerous other nonprofit organizations, including serving as executive director of the Alpha Omicron Pi Foundation. In this role, Barbie was able to marry her passion for building young women into the leaders of tomorrow through leadership development with her passion for fundraising.

Barbie has been actively involved in Gamma Phi Beta at both the local and international levels since her graduation. Her first introduction to International Gamma Phi Beta was at Convention 1978, held in Nashville – as a new graduate she served on the Local Committee as the properties chair.

She began her service locally on the affiliated house corporation (AHC) in 1978, serving as both president and treasurer during her tenure. She was also an advisor for Alpha Theta Chapter, president of the Nashville Alumnae Chapter and Panhellenic representative to the Nashville Area Alumnae Panhellenic Council.

On the international level, Barbie served as a province collegiate director, new chapter director, director of collegiate chapter development, Collegiate Vice President and as the International Council (IC) representative on the Gamma Phi Beta Foundation Board of Trustees. After her service on IC, Barbie was on the International Awards Committee and the Nominating Committee. Most recently, Barbie served three years on the Facility Management Company Board of Managers, the last two years as Chairwoman.

Barbie lives in Nashville, Tennessee, and spends much of her retired time gardening, reading, playing bridge and mah jongg and planning her next overseas trip.

Paula is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and a Master of Arts in Organizational Communication. She was initiated into Psi Chapter at OU and served a variety of leadership roles while at school including Pledge Class President and Pledge Trainer. More recently, Paula has served on the Executive Board for ‘The Next Century of Psi’, a multi-million-dollar fundraising campaign supporting important improvements to the chapter house to ensure Gamma Phi Beta’s continued competitiveness at OU.

Paula is an award-winning marketing and fundraising professional with three decades of senior executive experience. Her not-for-profit career spans health care, international development, social services, and amateur athletics, including some of the largest charities in Canada. She honed her strategic abilities and deep understanding of how to motivate audiences early in her career, working first at Xerox and then at world class advertising agencies on brands like FedEx, Mercedes-Benz, adidas and Apple.

As Vice President, Strategic Communications, Paula led Toronto based SickKids Foundation's first large scale integrated marketing campaign – "Believe", supporting double digit fundraising growth and annual funds raised of 100M+. The Vision Statement she authored, “Healthier Children. A Better World” is still used today by the Foundation and its largest beneficiary, the Hospital for Sick Children, currently ranked #1 pediatric hospital in the world by Newsweek magazine.

Her commitment to advancing girls and women blossomed at Plan International Canada where as Executive Vice President, Marketing and Development she led multiple global brand initiatives including the introduction of the celebrated "Because I am a Girl" campaign focused on transforming the lives of millions of girls through education at home and abroad. Paula oversaw teams that raised 45M+ and in partnership with the Canadian government, successfully advocated the United Nations to declare October 11th the International Day of the Girl.

In 2015 Paula founded HALO Brand Leadership, a consultancy specializing in the development of compelling brand strategies and fundraising campaigns for not-for-profit organizations. She has led HALO ’s efforts for almost two dozen clients on a variety of initiatives - from stakeholder research, through to campaign and creative development, to execution of large-scale fundraising programs. Clients include the Canadian Cancer Society, Make-A-Wish Canada, UNICEF Canada and the Canadian Partnership for Women and Children's Health.

Paula was the first female Valedictorian of the University of Toronto's coveted Rotman School of Management’s Directors Education program and has served on the Boards of MEGA Brands (MB:TSX) and HomeEquity Bank (privately held). As the past Vice Chair of the Women’s Philanthropy Institute Council at the University of Indiana's Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Paula helped advance WPI's mission to better understand how gender shapes giving behavior. She currently sits on the Board of Alpha Canada chairing its Governance and Nominating Committee and is also a mentor for Queen’s University's Social Impact Association at the Smith School of Business in Kingston, Ontario.

Paula, is a Canadian citizen who has lived all across the country and currently resides just outside Toronto, Ontario with her husband Bill and their beloved dogs. She is stepmom to four adult children and seven grandchildren.

Annabel Jones (Oklahoma) is Gamma Phi Beta’s immediate past International President. She is currently serving in her first term as a Foundation Trustee, having served as an International Council (IC) representative to the Board of Trustees from 2016-2020. A member of Gamma Phi Beta’s Psi Chapter, she received her Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Oklahoma and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Oklahoma College of Law.  

Annabel is a retired corporate attorney living in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and is currently developing a corporate governance consulting practice. She practiced law for more than 33 years, focusing on corporate governance and transactions, finance, mergers and acquisitions, securities, risk management and human resources. Annabel is a National Association of Corporate Directors fellow and a BoardSource registered consultant.  

In her more than 30 years of volunteer service for Gamma Phi Beta, Annabel has served in a variety of roles, including regional team leader, collegiate chapter supervisor, chapter, recruitment and public relations advisor, affiliated house corporation board member and treasurer and president of the Tulsa Alumnae Chapter. In addition to serving as Gamma Phi Beta’s International President from 2016 to 2020, Annabel held positions on IC as Collegiate Vice President and Financial Vice President. She also served as the first Chairwoman of the Facilities Management Company Board of Managers. 

Outside of Gamma Phi Beta, Annabel enjoys giving back to her community. She is a member of the University of Oklahoma Foundation Board of Trustees and serves as Chair of the Donor Relations Committee and on the Executive Committee. She is also a member of the Board of Directors for Tulsa’s Collegiate Hall Charter School, serving as Governance Chair.  

An avid Oklahoma Sooners fan, Annabel enjoys traveling, reading and spending quality time with her two Gamma Phi Beta biological sisters, one brother, eight nieces and nephews and five great nephews! 

Heather Swindells joined Epsilon Theta Chapter of Gamma Phi Beta in 1996. She served as philanthropy chairwoman, recruitment assistant chairwoman and was a member of the Standards Committee. Heather received her Bachelor of Science in financial management in 2000 and her Master of Business Administration with a finance concentration from Queens University of Charlotte, where she was named a McColl Fellow, in 2008.

After college, Heather volunteered as president of Charlotte Alumnae Chapter and later volunteered on several regional teams, including serving as regional director for 13 collegiate chapters.  

Professionally, Heather has worked at Bank of America for almost 20 years in a variety of risk and control roles across consumer banking, wealth management, capital markets and finance. She is currently the risk executive for the consumer products and lending businesses, where she is responsible for overseeing applicable policies and standards and implementation of monitoring and testing of business controls and processes across the consumer product life cycle. Heather also serves as a board advisor and student mentor for the Clemson University College of Business and is on the board of Theatre Charlotte. 

She resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband, Ryan, daughter, Payton, son, Carter and mini goldendoodle, Nora. Heather loves travel, reading, sports (especially her Clemson Tigers) and cheering for her kids in their activities.  

Jessica attended The College of Idaho and was a founding member of Zeta Xi Chapter of Gamma Phi Beta Sorority. She earned her bachelor’s degree in politics and economics. After college, Jessica traveled as a collegiate leadership consultant for Gamma Phi Beta. She has continued to serve as a volunteer officer for the past 20 years, serving in roles like recruitment specialist, new member education coordinator, collegiate chapter supervisor, regional team leader and Leadership Development Committee member. Most recently, she is a national facilitator for educational events such as Executive Leadership Board Retreats, the Belonging, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Summit and The Clara Project. Jessica was also a member of the 2019 40 Under 40 class.  

Jessica deeply believes in the power of celebrating and valuing the unique talents and experiences of every team member of an organization. With that sense of passion, she serves as a talent program manager for St. Luke’s Health System. Jessica is responsible for creating, developing and implementing the new employee orientation program for the entire health system and facilitates training weekly. In addition to creating a supportive environment, her goal is to enhance a culture of belonging, learning and celebration. As well as onboarding new employees, Jessica leads and supports the recognition efforts for all St. Luke’s employees. She is a member of the system-wide Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Advisory Committee. 

Prior to working at St. Luke’s, Jessica had more than 18 years of experience in higher education advancement and working for national nonprofits like, the American Heart Association-Idaho, Make-A-Wish Idaho and Girl Scouts of Silver Sage (Idaho). During her time with these local chapters, she was responsible for all philanthropy, cultivation and stewardship of high-level relationships, strategy, community outreach and volunteer engagement, event management brand writing for these incredible organizations. In 2012, she was recognized as an Idaho Business Review’s Accomplished Under 40 awardee and received the American Heart Association National Cass Wheeler Team Integration Award. 

Jessica also currently serves as a member of the Anser Public Charter School Board of Directors and volunteers for Giraffe Laugh Early Learning Centers in Boise, Idaho. She lives in Boise with her husband, Tyler, and 7-year-old, Ben. Jessica and her boys love exploring their beautiful state by way of camping, snowshoeing, skiing, rafting, and biking.   

Kathleen “Katie” Colitz initiated at Eta Xi Chapter of Gamma Phi Beta at the University of Florida in fall 2016. During her collegiate years, Katie served her chapter as assistant financial vice president, financial vice president, and chapter president. She is a member of the fall 2019 Florida Blue Key tapping class, and she graduated from the University of Florida in 2020 with a BSBA in Management. Katie graduated magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame in 2021, where she earned her master’s degree in nonprofit administration. While in graduate school, she also worked in the Office of Residential Life as an assistant rector and later as a rector for Pangborn Hall.

Upon graduation from Notre Dame, Katie moved to Norman, Oklahoma, to attend the University of Oklahoma College of Law. In May 2024, she graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Law with her Juris Doctor. During her time at the University of Oklahoma, Katie worked for the University of Oklahoma Women’s Basketball Program as a Graduate Assistant and Student Assistant. Katie began volunteering for Gamma Phi Beta after graduating from the University of Florida, and she has served in a variety of roles since then, including risk and policy specialist, member milestones specialist, Psi Chapter activities advisor, Psi Chapter administrative advisor, and collegiate chapter supervisor for South 2. Katie is also a member of the Foundation Stewardship Committee, Foundation Finance Committee, and the 150th Celebration Fundraising Subcommittee.

Katie lives in Crystal River, Florida. In her free time, she loves to visit art museums, read and cheer on the University of Oklahoma women’s basketball team! She is also an accomplished marathoner and triathlete. She especially loves participating in running events with her Gamma Phi Beta sisters!

An Army brat and first-generation college student, Dawn A. Randolph is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in foreign service and international politics and minored in German and military affairs. She initiated into Alpha Upsilon Chapter and served as her chapter’s panhellenic affairs vice president and membership vice president. After college, she moved to Atlanta, Georgia, and served on the congressional staff of U.S. Senator Sam Nunn before going on to earn a Master of Public Administration, with a concentration in management and budget, from Georgia State University. 

Dawn is the chief executive and principal consultant of DIR Consulting Group LLC, a public policy consulting firm she founded in 2002 that specializes in providing research, analysis, strategy, facilitation and coaching for government and nonprofit clients. She has been a change agent in public policy through lobbying and advocacy work to steer governments to embrace consumer centered planning, promote integrated decision-making and fund new initiatives. The firm has contracted 42 clients and advocated/procured nearly $360 million in new resources and managed nearly $18 million in grant and donor funds. 

Dawn is also an adjunct professor at Georgia State University’s Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. She designs and leads courses for undergraduate and graduate students in leadership, organizational behavior, data analysis, data visualization and digital citizenship. Dawn serves on the Dean’s Advisory Council of the School as well. 

For most of her career, Dawn has been working with providers across multiple areas (substance use disorders, mental health, physical health, rehabilitation, and social services) to enhance their service delivery, identify accreditation objectives, expand their customer reach, and acquire new funding. She also served as the contract executive director for the Georgia Planned Giving Council for eight years, taking them out of the Great Recession to grow their reserves to a full year’s operating budget and identify new sponsors and reduce overhead. Building on this experience, she continues to mentor emerging nonprofit and public sector leaders. 

Dawn is serving her first term as a Foundation Trustee. She has volunteered for the Sorority for more than 30 years, including service as president of Delta Upsilon House Corporation Board and a member of the International Nominating Committee. More recently, she served as a collegiate chapter supervisor. In addition to Gamma Phi Beta, Dawn currently serves on the Henry County Planning and Zoning Board as a voting member and vice chair. She has previously held roles as director of public policy at the Bobby Dodd Institute; local government consultant at the Georgia Department of Community Affairs; and field director for the American Heart Association. 

She lives in Stockbridge, Georgia, with her husband, Chris, and their three cats: Bentley, Ferrari, and Lamborghini. 

Susan graduated from Colorado State University with her bachelor’s degree in speech communication and minor English and was a member of Tau Chapter. She also earned a master’s in  organizational and professional communication from the University of Denver.

In her undergraduate years she held various positions at Tau Chapter including ritual chairwoman and vice president. After college, her first job was as a collegiate leadership consultant and then director of Communications including editor of The Crescent at International Headquarters. These roles fueled her passion for Gamma Phi Beta. Since then, she has held several volunteer roles during the past 25 years including serving as the Nominating Committee Chairwoman, Foundation PR Committee, Alumnae Vice President and International Convention Chairwoman.   

Professionally, Susan has spent the last 20 years in life sciences both in post marketed product development and clinical development in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry leading successful operational, account and sales teams.  She currently is vice president, Business Development for Parexel, a global CRO managing the Western Region responsible for more than $300M in revenue.  She manages a team that is directly responsible for supporting multiple therapeutic treatments to patients including dozens of COVID-19 programs.

In addition to Gamma Phi Beta and her busy professional life, she is president of the Men’s Soccer Booster program at the local 5A high school, loves her Peloton and enjoys being with her family that includes her husband Morey and their three teen sons. Susan resides in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

Denise Vollert-Parrotto joined Gamma Phi Beta at Delta Delta Chapter at California State University, Fullerton. She received her bachelor of arts degree in business administration, marketing and later earned a master in business administration in finance and international business from Rutgers University. 

Denise has served Gamma Phi Beta for over 25 years in various volunteer roles including the Foundation Finance Committee, Sorority Finance Department, regional team, local alumnae house corporations, collegiate and alumnae chapters as well as her alumnae panhellenic association.   

Professionally, Denise has worked in the pharmaceutical and consumer products industries for over 25 years in various finance roles.  She is currently head, business planning and analysis for Innovative Medicines IT and IT US for Novartis, a leading global medicines company.   

In addition to serving as a Gamma Phi Beta Foundation Trustee, Denise is active in Princeton Alumnae Chapter and Central New Jersey Alumnae Panhellenic Association, serves as the Community Service Chair for Boy Scout Troop 186 as and is a coach in the boys basketball CYO program. 

Denise and her family reside in New Jersey. 

Teresa Haney is currently serving her second term as Vice President on Gamma Phi Beta’s IC. She initiated into Beta Omega Chapter at Northern Arizona University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in child and adolescent development from California State University-Fullerton. Teresa also earned a master’s degree and teaching credential in early childhood special education from California State University-Los Angeles. She is an assistant principal at TLC Charter School, an inclusive model school dedicated to educating all students in general education classrooms, including those with disabilities. Previously, Teresa was a special education teacher for 18 years and a member of the ABC Federation of Teachers Diversity and Inclusion Committee. With more than 17 years of experience as a Sorority volunteer, Teresa as served in roles including alumnae chapter president, regional team member, presentation team member, special recruitment consultant, sorority director alumnae development and collegiate chapter supervisor. She was also a member of the Sorority’s Nominating Committee and Belonging, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee and NPC’s Access and Equity Advisory Committee. Teresa resides in Anaheim, California, with her husband and is committed to her personal mission: to live a life full of love, enthusiasm and determination as she encourages those around her.

Stephanie Gauchat Carriere is currently serving her first term as International President of Gamma Phi Beta. Previously, she served two terms as Vice President on IC, was a member of the Governance and Personnel Committee and the IC-liaison to the 150th Celebration Committee from 2020-22. During her 2018-20 term as Vice President, Stephanie was the IC-liaison to the Finance Committee and Facilities Management Company Board of Managers. In the past biennium, she has been Gamma Phi Beta’s chief Panhellenic officer (CPO), the liaison and primary contact for the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC). Additionally, she is a member of Gamma Phi Beta’s Bylaws Committee, NPC Advisory Committee and Extension Committee. Stephanie also completed a term as a Total specialist for NPC. Stephanie earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in special education and rehabilitation, with an emphasis on emotional and behavioral disorders. Professionally, she taught special education and worked as a learning strategist before transitioning into school administration. Stephanie resides in Gilbert, Arizona, with her husband and daughter, who will be attending the University of Arizona (Stephanie’s alma mater) this fall. She also volunteers extensively with the Girl Scouts Arizona Cactus-Pine Council.

Passionate about Gamma Phi Beta since her days as a member of Beta Sigma Chapter (Washington State), Megan Smiley Wick has 22 years of experience as both a volunteer and staff member of Gamma Phi Beta. Megan currently serves as chief executive officer of Gamma Phi Beta Sorority, Foundation and Facilities Management Company and previously as director of Education and managing director of Risk and Policy.

Her Gamma Phi Beta volunteer experience began in positions such as international team leader- regional operations, regional team leader, sorority director-leadership and sorority director-human resources. Before joining Gamma Phi Beta, Megan was the multi-center director of Kaplan Test Prep for Austin and San Antonio, Texas, and director of Student Programs for the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Megan holds a B.S. from Washington State and a master’s degree in education policy, research and administration from the University of Massachusetts. Originally from Beaverton, Oregon, Megan and her husband Doug live in Greenwood Village, Colorado, with their three children Noelle, Colin and Stella, two cats and one goldfish. Go Cougs!