Leadership & Governance
2026 Board of Directors
Pink Lotus Project NE is guided by a committed Board of Directors whose experience spans healthcare, nonprofit leadership, governance, fundraising, finance, technology, marketing, communications, partnerships, administration, and survivor support. Together, our board helps protect the mission, strengthen accountability, and position the organization for sustainable community impact.
Founder & Executive Leadership
Tisa Hardin-Partridge
Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer
Tisa Hardin-Partridge founded Pink Lotus Project NE in 2017 following her own breast cancer journey. She leads the organization’s mission, grant implementation, partnerships, fundraising, programs, and organizational strategy. Her survivor-led leadership helps ensure that Pink Lotus provides culturally relevant and compassionate support to African-American women affected by breast cancer.
Leadership Team
Board Officers & Committee Chairs
Meet the leaders contributing their experience, professional knowledge, and community commitment to the Pink Lotus mission.
Marilyn Sims
Vice President
Urban League of Nebraska
Marilyn Sims brings approximately 30 years of nonprofit leadership experience in organizational development, program administration, staff development, training, community partnerships, executive management, and oversight of million-dollar budgets. As Vice President, her leadership strengthens governance, organizational systems, accountability, and the continued growth of Pink Lotus Project NE.
Aubrey Orduna, EdD, MSN
Treasurer
Clarkson College Board of Directors
Aubrey Orduna is a continuing founding board member who has served Pink Lotus throughout its existence. Her more than 40 years in nursing, healthcare administration, education, and leadership bring continuity, institutional knowledge, program-quality expertise, responsible financial oversight, and mission-focused decision-making in her role as Treasurer.
Toni White
Secretary · Group Coordinator
Breast Cancer Survivor and Community Advocate
Toni White supports board administration, organizational records, meeting coordination, and group programming. As a breast cancer survivor, she also supports participants through lived experience, peer connection, and an understanding of their practical and emotional needs.
Shonda Ross
Community Engagement
Shonda Ross supports community engagement, outreach, and relationship-building efforts that connect Pink Lotus Project NE with the women, families, organizations, and partners it serves.
Jessica Moreno
Nonprofit Leadership
Equipped Global
Jessica helps nonprofits strengthen their organizations and connect with community resources and funding opportunities. Her nonprofit consulting, partnership-development, and community-engagement experience supports Pink Lotus’s organizational growth, external relationships, communications, and sustainability.
Ginny Czechut
Marketing & Fund Development
Charles Drew Health Center
Ginny Czechut manages marketing and fund development at Charles Drew Health Center. Her experience in fundraising, grant writing, communications, event planning, and nonprofit development helps Pink Lotus build a consistent, year-round approach to grants, donors, sponsors, partnerships, and funding beyond seasonal events.
Grant McGaugh, FHIMSS
Technology & Branding
Founder & CEO, 5 STAR BDM
Grant McGaugh brings approximately 30 years of healthcare technology and business-development experience. His expertise in AI-enabled growth, emerging technology, strategic branding, partnerships, and market development helps Pink Lotus use technology responsibly, improve efficiency and visibility, cultivate strategic relationships, and identify sustainable growth opportunities.
Seeking Finance Board Member
Open Board Position
Pink Lotus Project NE is seeking a qualified finance professional interested in strengthening financial oversight and supporting the organization’s continued growth.
Professional Guidance
Advisory Team
Our Advisory Team is a distinct, non-voting group that provides specialized professional guidance, lived experience, and strategic support to the Board of Directors.
Dr. James A. Washington
Advisory Team
Dr. James A. Washington provides professional guidance and strategic insight in support of the Pink Lotus Project NE mission and its continued community impact.
Dr. Peter Blaine
Advisory Team
Dr. Peter Blaine provides professional guidance and strategic insight that supports Pink Lotus Project NE’s leadership, programs, and long-term organizational development.
Donna Polk, PhD
Advisory Team
Chief Executive Director, Nebraska Urban Indian Health
Donna Polk brings community-health leadership and cancer advocacy experience as a member of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center Community Advisory Board.
Dewan McCarty Green
Advisory Team
Dewan McCarty Green provides community-centered guidance and lived experience in support of the Pink Lotus Project NE mission.
Shavonne Washington-Krauth
Advisory Team
Culture and Inclusion Leader
Shavonne Washington-Krauth brings experience in culture, inclusion, community engagement, and relationship building to the Pink Lotus Project NE Advisory Team.
Vira Brooks
Advisory Team
Survivor Advocate · My Sister's Keeper
Vira Brooks contributes survivor-centered insight through the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center Community Advisory Board.
Advisory Team
Additional Members Coming Soon
This space is reserved as Pink Lotus Project NE welcomes additional professionals and community voices to the team.
Organizational Growth
Strengthening Our Capacity
Building Strong Financial Oversight
Pink Lotus Project NE continues to seek a qualified finance professional willing to volunteer as a board member or Advisory Team member. Until that expertise is secured, financial oversight is supported by administrative and bookkeeping work, executive budgeting experience, board review of expenditures, and implementation of an appropriate bookkeeping system.
The strengthened 2026 board distributes responsibility across nonprofit leadership, fundraising, financial oversight, healthcare, technology, marketing, partnerships, communications, administration, and program support.
This structure is designed to improve sponsorship development, financial planning, community partnerships, program implementation, documentation, and organizational accountability.
Help Strengthen Our Mission
Join Pink Lotus Project NE
Share your professional expertise, build a community partnership, or support healing-centered programs for women affected by breast cancer.