Whether you are looking for ways to invest your charitable dollars, representing a nonprofit organization looking for funds to support your work, or simply want to know more about what’s happening in southeast Michigan, our staff is here to help.
President's Office
Nicole Sherard-Freeman
President and CEO
Rhonda Bass
Assistant to the President
Lucy Sanchez-Kalil
Paralegal
Greg Yankee
Vice President and Foundation Counsel
Governance and Operations
Matthew Lewis
Chief Operating Officer
Karen Leppanen
Special Projects Coordinator
Livia Slebodnik
Office Operations Manager
Donor Services
Randy Ross
Vice President, Donor Services
Lindsey Rossow-Rood
Associate Vice President, Donor Services
Veronica Blair
Donor Services Assistant
Jen Felmlee
Coordinator
Nicole MacMillan
Donor Services Manager
Katelyn Videto
Director, Donor Services
Community Impact
Sarah Baltman Wedepohl
Vice President, Community Impact
Emily Angyal
Project Manager, Health and Human Services
Kristine Burns
Program Assistant
Asha Carr
Program Coordinator, Detroit Regional Workforce Partnership
Ashley Carter
Director, Michigan Justice Fund
Erin Casey
Director, Pontiac Funders Collaborative
Tarenia Clark
Grants Coordinator
Mary K. Clark, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor, Caregiving
Leah Counts
Senior Program Officer
Lauren Fuller
Program Manager, Project Play Southeast Michigan
Meg Galindo
Senior Manager, Program and Operations, Michigan Justice Fund
Karen Gartrell
Scholarship Coordinator
Josie Graham
Program Assistant, Michigan Justice Fund
Taya Hervey-McNutt
Early Childhood Classroom Coach
Carmin Issa
PEDALS Project Manager
Ashley Jackson
Program Officer, Youth and Education
Rickey Jackson Jr.
Program Manager, Project Play Southeast Michigan
Lisa Jones
Program Officer
Christina Kuhn
Mentor, PEDALS
Erin Marie McDonald
Program Officer
Hannah McLaughlin
Senior Program Officer
Marissa Natzke
Senior Program Manager, Health and Human Services
Judy Puhl
Program Coordinator
Tonya Reeves
Director, PEDALS Michigan
Carlos Rios-Santiago
Grants Manager
Tanesha Rosser
PEDALS Coach
Pat Sharrow
Director, Project Play Southeast Michigan
Jaletha Smith
Coach, PEDALS
New Economy Initiative
Wafa Dinaro
Executive Director
Mary Fulmer
Senior Program Officer
Roxana Martinelli
Program Manager, New Economy Initiative
Youseph Saad
Program Coordinator, New Economy Initiative
Detroit Regional Workforce Partnership
Jayme Powell
Executive Director, Detroit Regional Workforce Partnership
Brianna Brazell
Senior Director, Strategy & Operations, Detroit Regional Workforce Partnership
Jewel Knolton
Senior Director of Talent Initiatives, Detroit Regional Workforce Partnership
Project Management Office
Ryan Krueckeberg
Director, Project Management Office
Talent and Culture
Olubunmi Parks
Vice President, Talent and Culture
Toni Dawkins-Mitchell
Talent and Culture Coordinator
Cynthia Offutt
HR Manager
Finance and Administration
Linda Lutz
Chief Financial Officer
Jerome Abdullah
Senior Accountant
Kellie Dugan
Associate
Brad Harder
Senior Accountant
Seth Haug
Director of Financial Planning and Analysis
Callan VanHemert
Senior Accountant
Kyle Yarber
Associate
Information and Technology
Pete Schmitke
Director, Information Technology
Deba Harper
Salesforce Business Systems Analyst
Anna Savage
IT Service Delivery Manager
Monique Sims
Senior Manager, Information & Databases
Marketing and Communications
Kaniqua Welch
Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Ashley Collins
Brand and Marketing Officer
Leslie Ellis
Communications Director, Narrative Strategy and Public Relations
Briana Mitchell
Program Communications Officer
Millie Pruchnic
Digital Graphic Design Manager
Chanel Stitt
Communications Associate, New Economy Initiative
Jack VanAssche
Communications Associate