Our Team
Yvonne Coombes
CEO, Co-Founder
Liz McKenrick
COO, Co-Founder
Melissa Riely
CFO, Co-Founder
Ronya Rendon
CPO, Co-Founder
Robin Powers
Director of Partnerships
Corrie Andreacchio
Director of Marketing
Heather Fairburn
Marketing Manager
Jennifer Kuhn
Manager of Business Compliance
Our History
“ODYD began at Fort Bliss in late 2015, when founders Renee Chapman, Ronya Rendon, Yvonne Coombes, Liz McKenrick and Melissa Riely decided to organize a dress swap among their units’ spouses, as a way to defray the costs associated with purchasing formalwear for holiday balls.
It wasn’t long before the idea became an organization, run entirely by volunteers. With the support of Fort Bliss’ Garrison Command and the Fort Bliss Spouses’ Club, ODYD set up a location next to the thrift shop. Soon, other installations expressed interest, and within one year, ODYD opened at Fort Eustis, VA, and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA.
ODYD is now a well-organized boutique, albeit one that re-deploys its goods for free. Military servicewomen and military spouses can come to ODYD and select one dress and one accessory per year. They simply present their military ID card and sign the record book, and they can walk away without spending a dime.” – MilitarySpouse.com