Congratulations to Julissa Alejandre and Ally Torres Olszynski! 

Julissa Alejandre is a Financial Manager for Epilepsy Foundation Texas. Julissa handles the full accounting cycle, grant billing, and works under the guidance of the CFO to ensure financial accuracy and compliance. With the FWIT scholarship funds, Julissa plans to attend the 2-day TXCPA Fall Accounting Conference & Technology Symposium.

Julissa has been a member of FWIT since 2016. She served as the Houston Group Vice President for two terms and is currently serving as the President of the Houston Group.

Julissa has long-term goals to obtain her CPA license. She would like to continue in her field and advance to the position of financial director and controller.

Congratulations Julissa! We applaud your accomplishments and are honored to help you reach your goals!

Ally Torres is the Community Engagement Project Manager, AVP at First National Bank Texas.  In this role Ally fosters community connections for sponsorships and engagement opportunities, manages all donations and sponsorship requests, and leads the bank’s financial literacy program.

Ally is a FWIT Virtual member.  She attends meetings virtually but also plans to attend in-person meetings in Austin. Ally enjoys connecting with like-minded women in FWIT who have similar career paths, offer inspiration, encouragement and shared growth opportunities.

Ally’s long-term goal is to expand the bank’s financial literacy initiatives and Lemonade Day program, strengthen her public relations and communication skills, and build a network of community partners. Ally plans to use her scholarship funds for the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Digital Communication Certificate Program, which concentrates on an advanced technical landscape for digital communicators working within branding, social media and content strategy to leverage a variety of digital tools through evolving channels and platforms geared to appeal to different audiences. 

Congratulations Ally!  Your new skills will be a wonderful asset for your career goals and our Association!