As the organization's president general, she oversaw a $4 million restoration of DAR Constitution Hall, led the organization in setting a Guinness World Record for "most letters to military personnel collected in one month" with 100,904 letters to members of the United States Armed Forces, and met with Elizabeth II during an event to launch a project to digitize the Royal Archives of George III.

[3][4] Young joined the Daughters of the American Revolution in the 1980s and has served many roles, from Regent of the Tejas Chapter to President General.

[8] Young created the Sustaining Supporter Program, the Daughters Tribute, and the Guardian Trust Endowment Fund and oversaw facility upgrades at DAR Constitution Hall, including a cooling tower and chilled water pumping/distribution system, as well as the installation of a solar energy array.

[6] She also oversaw technological advances including a new DAR website, installation of fiber optic cable to improve internet access and programming, new computers that doubled the capacity of the Seimes Technology Center, initiation of an electronic application, and upgrades in management software for the NSDAR Archives and Americana Collection.

[6] On April 1, 2015, Young met with Queen Elizabeth II during an event to launch a project to digitize the Royal Archives of King George III.

[2] She will serve, in part, as a liaison between the more than 950,000 members of the Daughters of the American Revolution who are commemorating the U.S. Semiquincentennial through the DAR's pre-existing America 250!