Currently Mesha works with Cornell University as a Course Facilitator specializing in accounting, business and nonprofit.
Mesha recently served as CEO of the Arizona Women’s Foundation (AFW) where she fought for the safety, health and economic empowerment of women in Arizona. She supported and partnered with many local women-serving nonprofits in the state of Arizona and providing a platform to share their missions and impact to many community stakeholders.
She serves as a trustee with Independent Newsmedia, Inc. Mesha recently served on AZ Impact for Good (formerly Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits) Board of Directors, finance committee and policy council. Mesha is also a recent past chair, and served as vice-chair, finance and governance chair of Arizona Grantmakers Board of Directors. She is an active member of EPWNG and Charter 100 AZ.
Mesha was featured on the cover (including full article) of So Scottsdale Magazine August 2020 issue and as a part of the 100th 19th Amendment, selected as a Phoenix Herstories by the Celebration Taskforce, a citizens commission made up of members of The City of Phoenix’s Women’s Commission, Arts Commission and Community Champions. Featured in the 2018/2019 KNOW Phoenix publication. Also recognized as one of InBusiness Greater Phoenix Magazine’s 2018 Women of Achievement and received many other awards during her nonprofit leadership in Arizona and other states.
Prior to AFW, Mesha was the Chief Development Officer for Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS and successfully led their $10.1 million capital and capacity campaign. The organization celebrated its 25th anniversary during its 20-year largest fundraising gala.
Mesha also served as the VP of Development for The Family Par tnership in Minneapolis helping transition a board of advisors to fundraisers building a large donor pool.
Mesha’s nonprofit journey began at the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee. Mesha opened the Northside YMCA, a $16m, 114,000sf YMCA, kindergarten-8th grade charter school and childcare center, which experienced increased memberships and program revenues during all years of her tenure.
Mesha received a Master of Science in Management from Cardinal Stritch University and a
bachelor’s in business administration from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and lives
with her loving life-partner Doug in Arizona.