Leadership

Max Lanning is a CPA in a local Raleigh CPA firm, Norton Collar Lund Lilley, PLLC. Max brings his experience with financial reporting to YCTY. He graduated from North Carolina State University in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and 2014 with a Master of Accounting. He has practiced public accounting with the firm since 2014 and obtained his CPA license in 2016. Max’s role at his firm is managing financial statement audits, reviews, compilations, and preparations. He also is the lead auditor on many audit and review engagements with the firm in many industries, focusing in not-for-profit organizations. Max has many years of experience with nonprofit tax and payroll/contractor tax compliance.

Max joined the YCTY Board in 2020, acting as treasurer. He oversees the monthly accounting, facilitates tax compliance, and helps guide organizational finance decisions. He is in charge of ensuring the monthly financial statements are sound, annual 1099s are filed, the annual 990 is prepared, and the NC solicitation license is renewed annually.

In 2015, Max began his journey to become a healthier individual with a weight loss and exercise regimen. He has seen the emotional and physical benefits of exercise and a healthier lifestyle. Max is excited to be a part of a local  organization that ensures individuals, who would not otherwise have the opportunity, have access to an exercise practice.

Mimi deGrandpré is the Founder of Plan-Set-Go, where she helps mission-driven organizations turn strategy into execution. She brings a practical, systems-focused approach to planning, helping teams move from good intentions to clear priorities, accountability, and momentum.

With years of corporate leadership experience, Mimi has worked inside complex organizations where alignment, clarity, and follow-through are essential- skills she now brings to nonprofits and growing organizations navigating change. She currently serves on the board of Just For Humanity, where she leads strategic planning and operational alignment to support global access to and quality of education.

At her core, Mimi is driven by curiosity and a desire to understand how systems, people, and ideas work together. She is an avid reader and lifelong learner who brings both rigor and humanity to the work, and is excited to support You Call This Yoga’s mission of accessibility, inclusion, and sustainable impact.

Cassandra Cureton

Alex Wolf is a seasoned Certified Public Accountant and Audit Manager who brings more than a decade of experience providing audit and assurance services to nonprofit, for-profit, and employee benefit plan organizations. 

Currently serving as an Audit Manager at Norton Collar Lund Lilley in Raleigh, North Carolina, they lead multiple audit engagements from planning through issuance, with a strong focus on nonprofit organizations. In this role, Alex oversees engagement teams, assess internal controls, and advise clients on complex accounting matters, translating technical guidance into practical, actionable recommendations that enhance financial operations and governance.

Previously, Alex held Audit Manager and senior-level roles at leading firms including Cherry Bekaert, FORVIS (formerly Dixon Hughes Goodman), Cohen & Company, and Adeptus Partners. Across these roles, they managed diverse client portfolios, developed high-performing teams, and provided strategic guidance on complex transactions, compliance, and process improvements. 

A member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Alex holds a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and Finance from Muhlenberg College. Their combination of technical expertise, leadership experience, and commitment to sound financial stewardship positions them as a valuable asset to You Call This Yoga as Treasurer, where strong oversight, risk management, and financial insight are critical to advancing the organization’s mission.

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Carol Beehler is a registered nurse with over 40 years of experience in a variety of healthcare positions for hospital operations and consulting, and has served as a board member for many non-profit organizations affiliated with her healthcare career. She coordinates and does mentoring for the South Carolina Healthcare Executives, the Association of Perioperative Nurses and the University of Notre Dame Compass program.

Carol’s passions include personal health using a variety of avenues including exercise, functional fitness, and yoga as well as being a pet owner of two retrievers (Lab and Golden). She is originally from northern Indiana and relocated to the Carolinas 16 years ago and has a son/family in Greenville, SC, and daughter/family in Columbus, Ohio. Carol resides in the Lake Wylie area with her husband Lance. She eagerly joins You Call This Yoga with an eye for advancing yoga in the Charlotte area and governance within the organization.

Barbara is a founding member of YCTY, having served on the Board as Secretary since 2014 and as President for the first part of 2020. She has been a yoga practitioner for over 15 years, and completed her 500-hour yoga teacher training at blue lotus yoga in 2015. Barbara is a licensed practicing psychologist in Raleigh, and integrates many aspects of yoga into her clinical practice. Barbara offers training to yoga teachers and mental health professionals on ways to integrate yoga to assist those coping with anxiety, trauma recovery, and other emotional issues. She believes strongly in the healing power of yoga, and is passionate about bringing these practices to others-beyond the bounds of yoga studios. Barbara looks forward to continuing her participation in the organization as it moves into its second decade of providing accessible yoga to the Triangle community.