Who We Are

Cassandra Dawson

Co-founder

Cassandra is a small business owner in the Bayerton area. She put her blood, sweat, and plenty of tears into her business, and was elated to join her local chamber of commerce to meet other business owners. However, at her first professional mixer, she realized that there were few women business owners in the area, and many of the men present paid her little attention. Still, something positive came out of this experience! She and Rhiannon met at their very first chamber mixer and became fast friends, which led them to create a women's alliance for their area, to help other women get their foot in the door of the professional world.

Rhiannon Reid

Co-founder

Rhiannon is a small business owner in the Bayerton area. Like Cassandra, she realized that her local Chamber of Commerce wasn't interested in helping female business owners get their foot in the door. As somebody who started with an online shop, she'd spent a lot of time getting to know other young female entrepreneurs who were hoping to one day have their own brick-and-mortar store, which led to her desire to help women achieve their professional and personal goals any way she could.

Yazmin Casal

Program Coordinator

Yazmin creates all the wonderful programs we set up throughout the year. As a former youth librarian, she seems to know almost everybody she comes across in the community, and if she doesn't know them yet, she will. She believes every stranger is just a friend you haven't met yet. Thanks to that skill and her former career, she has plenty of experience working with people all across the area to create exciting endeavors that allow our organization to reach more women. Yazmin creates all of the surveys for the Bayerton Area Women's Alliance and organizes rallies and transportation.

Sasha Ableson

Financial Officer

Sasha works in finance and has expertise in the non-profit world as well as the corporate world. She works to process the donations the organization receives and works with Yazmin to come up with new and unique ways to create more revenue to support women. Sasha grew up in a family that survived off food stamps, so she understands how important social safety nets are and works tirelessly to advocate for women who seek financial assistance from the alliance.

Jenny Fitzgerald

Legal Officer

Jenny is the attorney for the Bayerton Area Women's Alliance. She was recruited through Sasha as they both worked in the non-profit world and traveled in similar circles, and she hasn't looked back since! Jenny provides legal advice and social services to women who come to us looking for assistance, whether that be medical malpractice advice or immigration support; if she does not have the expertise to help, she can point people to a lawyer who can help pro-bono.

Kelly Strode

Communications Officer

Kelly has over 15 years of experience in Public Relations and Marketing in various industries. She helps the alliance with social media outreach and updating the website.

Meg Denson

Social Work Fellow

Meg is a recent college graduate with a degree in social work. She has a desire to help people and has spent most of her life volunteering. She hopes that by working with the alliance, she can help women and families who are in need of assistance get what they need to succeed in life.

Nancy Tapp

Senior Advisor

Nancy met Cassandra and Rhiannon at a mixer for female business owners. As a long-time resident of the area, an owner of multiple businesses, and a woman with a degree from law school, she is dedicated to helping the rest of the team out wherever they need her, writing grants, and advising the team.