STAFF


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

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