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President's Office

Veronica Blair
Executive Office Assistant

Mariam Noland
President
Strategy and Operations

DeMyra Farley
Co-op Student

Gwen Macklin
Receptionist

Melissa Smiley
Vice President, Strategy and Operations
Program

Lenzi Abma
Program Officer

Katie Brisson
Vice President, Program

Marty Calvert
Program Assistant

Karen Gartrell
Program Assistant

Kamilah Henderson
Senior Program Officer

Antoine Jackson
Project Director, Youth Sports Initiative

Hannah McLaughlin
Project Manager

Surabhi Pandit
Senior Program Officer

Sarah Wedepohl
Senior Program Officer

Tom Woiwode
Director, GreenWays Initiative
New Economy Initiative

Mary Fulmer
Program Officer

Don Jones
Associate Director

Maria LaLonde
Senior Program Officer

Matthew Lewis
Senior Communications Officer

Pam Lewis
Director

Angelina Starceski
Assistant
Philanthropic Services

Emily Angyal
Philanthropic Services Officer

Laura Brownfield
General Counsel

Nicole MacMillan
Operations Manager

Brandon Parker
Philanthropic Services Assistant

Randy Ross
Associate Director, Donor Engagement

Melanie Speelman
Philanthropic Services Assistant
Finance and Administration

Nancy Gerhardt Davies
Director, Human Resources

Diane Kresnak
Controller

Ryan Krueckeberg
Grants Manager

Karen Leppanen
Vice President, Finance and Administration

Sarah Mather
Accountant

Betty Phillips
Finance Assistant

Marlene Rencher
Grant Assistant

Monique Sims
Information & Database Manager

Brad Westlake
Financial Service and Information Systems Officer

Julia Zack
Accountant
Marketing and Communications

Sheryl G. Arb
Vice President, Marketing & Communications

Kate Baudeloque
Events Coordinator

Ashley Collins
Digital Communications Officer

Jack VanAssche
Social Media & Digital Marketing Co-op Student

Jeff Waraniak
Communications Officer