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President's Office
Ric DeVore
President

Nicole Sherard-Freeman
Chief Operating Officer
Governance and Operations
Veronica Blair
Executive Assistant and Office Administrator
Laura Brownfield
General Counsel
Marty Calvert
Records Management Assistant

Karen Leppanen
Special Projects Coordinator
Matthew Lewis
Director, Governance and Operations
Gwen Macklin
Office Assistant

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 & Human Services Initiatives
Katie Brisson
Vice President
Ashley Carter
Director, Michigan Justice Fund
Erin Casey
Director, Pontiac Funders Collaborative

Mary Clark
Senior Advisor, Caregiving

Leah Counts
Program Officer, Arts & Environmental Initiatives
Karen Gartrell
Program Assistant and Scholarship Coordinator
Kamilah Henderson
Director, PEDALS Michigan

Carmin Issa
PEDALS Project Manager

Ashley Jackson
Coalition Manager, Project Play Southeast Michigan

Rickey Jackson Jr.
Program Manager, Project Play Southeast Michigan

Lisa Jones
Program Associate, Health Initiatives
Hannah McLaughlin
Program Officer, Health & Human Services Initiatives

Annie Mendoza
Program Officer, Michigan Justice Fund
Marissa Natzke
Senior Program Manager, Michigan Opioid Partnership
Judy Puhl
Program Assistant

Tonya Reeves
Project Manager, PEDALS Michigan
Harmony Rhodes
Program Officer
Sarah Wedepohl
Vice President, Program
Greg Yankee
Director, Arts and Environmental Initiatives
New Economy Initiative
Gift and Grant Services

Lauren Castillo
Coordinator, Gift and Grant Services

Tarenia Clark
Gift and Grant Services Coordinator

Kellie Dugan
Gift and Grant Services Associate

Joshua Frost
Gift and Grant Services Associate
Ryan Krueckeberg
Director, Gift and Grant Services
Marlene Rencher
Gift and Grant Associate
Talent and Culture
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

Claire Devlin
Senior Accountant

Brad Harder
Senior Accountant

Cathy Hilfinger
Senior Accountant
Jenilyn Norman
Vice President, Finance and Administration

Callan VanHemert
Senior Accountant

Brad Westlake
Controller
Information and Technology
Patrick Carr
Director, Information Services

Anna Savage
Information Technology Project Coordinator
Monique Sims
Information & Database Manager
Marketing and Communications
Sheryl G. Arb
Vice President, Marketing & Communications
Kate Baudeloque
Event and Marketing Specialist
Ashley Collins
Digital Communications Officer

Leslie Ellis
Communications Officer

Briana Mitchell
Communications Associate

Millie Pruchnic
Digital Graphic Design Manager

Jack VanAssche
Communications Associate