A Celebration of Fahe’s Women Leaders!

Fahe | March 3, 2025

In honor of Women’s History Month, Fahe is proud to highlight the inspiring women who lead our network of 50+ nonprofits in Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia, and Alabama. They are bringing people, organizations, and resources together to build a thriving Appalachia for now and for future generations. Their contributions are significant: twenty-five of Fahe’s 53 member organizations – 47% – are female-led.

Learn more about Women’s History month: https://www.womenshistory.org/womens-history/womens-history-month

Honor Roll:

Annie Cacheiro, Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties https://www.adfac.org/

Lisa Pierce, Alabama Rural Ministry https://www.arm-al.org/

Lisa Barton, Appalachian Community Action & Development Agency https://appcaa.org/

Melisa Winburn, Appalachia Service Project, https://asphome.org/

Amanda Voyles, Beattyville Housing and Development Corp. https://www.beattyvillehousingky.org/

Kathy Stark, Blount County Habitat for Humanity https://blounthabitat.org/

Lisa Porter, Bristol Redevelopment & Housing Authority https://www.brha.com/

Lindy Turner, Clinch-Powell Resource Conservation & Development Council http://www.clinchpowell.net/

Sarah Halcott, Creative Compassion, Inc. https://ccihomes.org/

Kathy Vanlandingham, Crossville Housing Authority https://crossvillehousing.org

Sherry Trent, Eastern Eight Community Development Corporation https://e8cdc.org/

Christal Crouso, Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority https://fmhousing.com/

Angie Allen, Highlands Housing Corporation https://hhfirst.org/

Kate Somers, HomeOwnership Center https://hocwv.org/

Jackie Mayo, HomeSource East Tennessee https://www.homesourcetn.org/

Mary Meade-McKenzie, Kentucky River Community Care https://www.krccnet.com/

Elaine McVay, Mon Valley Habitat for Humanity https://monvalleyhfh.org/

Martha Pierce, Mountain T.O.P https://www.mountain-top.org/

Mary Ellen Judah, Neighborhood Concepts, Inc. https://www.neighborhoodconcepts.org/

Patricia McFarland, North Central West Virginia Community Action https://ncwvcaacorp.net/

Maria Catron, Oak Ridge Housing Authority https://orha.net/

Cassie Hudson, Partnership Housing, Inc. https://www.partnershiphousinginc.com/

Anne Price, People’s Self-Help Housing, Inc. https://www.pshhinc.org/

Lisa Shaffer, Randolph County Housing Authority https://rchawv.org/

Hope Cupit, Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project, Inc. https://sercap.org/

Krystal Gibbons, Tennessee’s Community Assistance Corporation https://www.tcac1.org/