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

Ric DeVore

President and CEO

Nicole Sherard-Freeman

Chief Operating Officer

Governance and Operations

Veronica Blair

Executive Assistant and Office Administrator

Karen Leppanen

Special Projects Coordinator

Matthew Lewis

Director, Governance and Operations

Gwen Macklin

Office Assistant

General Counsel

Laura Brownfield

Vice President and General Counsel

Ryan M. Coker

Legal Intern

Lucy Sanchez-Kalil

Paralegal

Donor Services

Jen Felmlee

Coordinator

Nicole MacMillan

Development Research Manager

Randy Ross

Vice President, Philanthropic Services

Lindsey Rossow-Rood

Senior Director, Donor Services

Katelyn Videto

Director, Donor Services

Program

Emily Angyal

Project Manager, Health and Human Services

Kristine Burns

Program Assistant

Ashley Carter

Director, Michigan Justice Fund

Erin Casey

Director, Pontiac Funders Collaborative

Tarenia Clark

Coordinator

Mary K. Clark, Ph.D.

Senior Advisor, Caregiving

Leah Counts

Senior Program Officer, Arts & Environmental Initiatives

Meg Galindo

Senior Manager, Program and Operations, Michigan Justice Fund

Karen Gartrell

Scholarship Coordinator

Josie Graham

Program Assistant, Michigan Justice Fund

Taya Hervey-McNutt

PEDALS EIM Mentor

Carmin Issa

PEDALS Project Manager

Ashley Jackson

Program Manager, Project Play Southeast Michigan

Rickey Jackson Jr.

Program Manager, Project Play Southeast Michigan

Lisa Jones

Program Officer, Health and Human Services

Christina Kuhn

Mentor, PEDALS

Hannah McLaughlin

Senior Program Officer, Health & Human Services

Marissa Natzke

Senior Program Manager, Health and Human Services

Judy Puhl

Program Coordinator

Tonya Reeves

Director, PEDALS Michigan

Marlene Rencher

Associate

Tanesha Rosser

PEDALS Coach

Pat Sharrow

Director, Project Play Southeast Michigan

Jaletha Smith

Jaletha Smith

Coach, PEDALS

Josie Tipton

Josie Tipton

Coach, PEDALS

Sarah Wedepohl

Vice President, Program

Greg Yankee

Associate Vice President, Program

New Economy Initiative

Wafa Dinaro

Executive Director

Mary Fulmer

Senior Program Officer

Roxana Martinelli

Program Manager, New Economy Initiative

Detroit Regional Workforce Partnership

Brianna Brazell

Director of Talent Initiatives, Detroit Regional Workforce Partnership

Jewel Knolton

Senior Director of Talent Initiatives, Detroit Regional Workforce Partnership

Jayme Powell

Executive Director, Detroit Regional Workforce Partnership

Susan Reinke

Program Coordinator, Detroit Regional Workforce Partnership

Project Management Office

Joshua Frost

Project Coordinator

Ryan Krueckeberg

Director, Project Management Office

Talent and Culture

Jennifer Garnica-Bermejo

HR Assistant

Surabhi Pandit

Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion & Community Engagement

Olubunmi Parks

Vice President, Talent and Culture

Livia Slebodnik

HR Generalist

Finance and Administration

Jerome Abdullah

Senior Accountant

Kellie Dugan

Associate

Brad Harder

Senior Accountant

Cathy Hilfinger

Accounting Manager

Jenilyn Norman

Vice President, Finance and Administration

Callan VanHemert

Senior Accountant

CFSEM

Brad Westlake

Controller

Kyle Yarber

Associate

Information and Technology

Anna Savage

IT Service Delivery Manager

Pete Schmitke

Director, Information Technology

Monique Sims

Senior Manager, Information & Databases

Marketing and Communications

Sheryl G. Arb

Vice President, Marketing & Communications

Kate Baudeloque

Event and Marketing Specialist

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