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

Susan Reinke
Assistant to the President
Nicole Sherard-Freeman
President
Governance and Operations

Karen Leppanen
Special Projects Coordinator

Matthew Lewis
Chief Operating Officer
Gwen Macklin
Office Assistant
General Counsel
Laura Brownfield
Vice President and General Counsel

Ryan M. Coker
Legal Intern

Lucy Sanchez-Kalil
Paralegal
Donor Services
Veronica Blair
Donor Services Assistant

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
Early Childhood Classroom Coach

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
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
Project Management Office

Joshua Frost
Project Coordinator
Ryan Krueckeberg
Director, Project Management Office
Talent and Culture

Jennifer Garnica-Bermejo
HR Assistant

Kimberly Hughes-Williams
Payroll & Benefits Coordinator
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

Callan VanHemert
Senior Accountant

Brad Westlake
Controller

Kyle Yarber
Associate
Information and Technology

Deba Harper
Salesforce Business Systems Analyst

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