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Our Leadership

Our leadership, program experts, individual giving staff, and corporate relationships and institutional giving teams work closely with our board of directors, community partners, volunteers and generous donors to support our mission of uniting changemakers to create a community where all thrive regardless of income, race or place.

Meet the Board of Directors

Senior Leadership

John Wilgers, President & CEO

John Wilgers

President & CEO

Juli Durda

Vice President, Human Resources

Athena Mihas, Chief Financial Officer

Athena Mihas

Chief Financial Officer

Kristina Salkowski, Vice President of Corporate and Foundation Partnerships

Kristina Salkowski

Senior Vice President, Advancement

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Sherry Sanchez Tibbetts

Vice President, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

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Shannon Smith Jones

Senior Vice President, Community Impact

Mala Thao, Associate Vice President, Major Gifts

Mala Thao

Vice President, Individual Giving & Donor Diversification

Program Leadership

Jamie Bonczyk, Program Officer, 80x3

Jamie Bonczyk

Program Officer, 80x3

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Susan Carter

Director, Advocacy & External Engagement

Carolina De Los Rios

Senior Program Officer, Mental Health & Suicide Prevention

Carrie Zelin Johnson, Program Officer, Education

Carrie Zelin Johnson

Program Officer, Education

Stephannie Lewis, Associate Vice President, Community Impact

Stephannie Lewis

Associate Vice President, Community Impact

Eva Song Margolis, Program Officer, Economic Opportunity

Eva Song Margolis

Program Officer, Economic Opportunity

Ho Nguyen, Program Officer, Food Security

Ho Nguyen

Program Officer, Food Security

Julie Ogunleye, Sr. Program Officer, 211 and Policy

Julie Ogunleye

Director, 211 Resource Helpline and 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Tina Rucci

Advocacy Manager

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Ahmed Sirleaf

Program Officer, Pathways Home

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Longkee Vang

Program Officer, Career Academies

Jay Wagner, Program Officer, Housing

Jay Wagner

Program Officer, Housing

Steven Walvig, Program Officer, Education

Steven Walvig

Program Officer, Education

Liz Williams, Program Officer, Career Academies

Liz Williams

Senior Program Officer, Career Academies

Individual Giving

Tony Carr

Senior Donor Advisor

Deborah Hanson, Principal Gifts Officer

Deborah Hanson

Principal Gifts Officer

Linne Lemke, CFRE

Planned Giving Officer

Donna Moores, Principal Gifts Officer

Donna Moores

Principal Gifts Officer

Jeffrey Smith

Senior Donor Advisor

Todd Western

Senior Donor Advisor

Corporate Relationships & Institutional Giving

Lataya Allseits, Business Relationship Manager

Lataya Allseits

Director, Corporate Partnerships

Alan Branch

Alan Branch

Director, Innovation & Digital Fundraising

Melissa Kadlec, Senior Corporate Relationship Officer

Melissa Kadlec

Senior Corporate Relationship Officer

Sareen Dunleavy Keenan, Sr. Program Officer, Career Academies

Sareen Dunleavy Keenan

Senior Manager, Government & Institutional Relations

Beni Westgor

Business Relationship Officer

Traci Rutzick

Business Relationship Officer

Martha Smith

Business Relationship Officer