Staff

OPERATIONS

Linda Novick O’Keefe

Chief Executive Officer

COMMUNICATIONS & EVENTS

Jordan Fickess

Vice President of Communications & Culture

LaTrice Stirrup

Marketing & Events Coordinator

DEVELOPMENT

Emily Conrath

Director of Development

Josh Fox

Corporate Engagement Manager

Linda Gruskiewicz

Grants Manager

Camille Veri

Foundation & Government Relations Manager

FINANCE

Robert Ely

Director of Accounting

April Maestas

Bookkeeper

PROGRAMS

Stephanie Folkens

Vice President of Programs

Raquel Perez

Associate Director of Programs (Texas)

Dawn Susi

Associate Director of Programs (New York & Pennsylvania)

Mimi Chacin

Miami Program Coordinator

Patricia Dufane

Miami Senior Program Manager

Linda Flores

Program Manager, El Paso

Lindsey Fritz

Program Coordinator, Chicago

Albert Garcia

Senior Program Manager, Pittsburgh

Kassandra Hinrichsen

Senior Program Manager, Chicago

Chantal Kross

Nutrition Education Manager, New York City

Chelsea McCall

Program Manager, Dallas

Patrick McDermott

Digital Operations Manager

Kristin Mize

Education & Training Manager

Ashley Roth

Partner Engagement Manager and Registered Dietitian

Minna Sabbahi

Program Manager, New York City

Sharon Seiler

Program Manager, Houston

Melissa Stankevich

Program Manager, Erie

Andrew Stiver

Program Manager, Austin

Seema Uppal

Policy Systems & Environment Coordinator, New York City

Sarah Walter

Program Manager, New York City

Ariane Williams

Program Manager, San Antonio

Joris Van Zeghbroeck

Program Data Coordinator

HUMAN RESOURCES

Jordan Fickess

Vice President of Communications & Culture

RESEARCH & EVALUATION

Shana Alford

Vice President of Research & Evaluation

Natalie Goldsworthy

Evaluation Manager

Deanna Jessop

SNAP-ED Evaluation Manager

Amber Owens-Laymon

Study Coordinator, Dallas/Ft Worth

Letty Salas

Study Coordinator, El Paso

CHEF INSTRUCTORS & NUTRITION EDUCATORS

Scott Allred

Chicago

Vicky AuYeung

New York

Jared Batson

Chicago

Colleen Bozzi

Washington, D.C.

Monti Carlo

Los Angeles

Nikita Cassidy

New York

Rachel Ettling

New York

Germaine Gordon

Chicago

Megan Harkinson

Austin

Lauren Johnson

Chicago

Shawanna Kennedy

Chicago

Gabrielle Kennedy

New York

Karen Margol

Miami

Maricarmen Marrufo

El Paso

Michael Martinez

San Antonio

Sonia Martinez

Houston

Mariano Mercado

Miami

Patricia Mitchell

Dallas

Victoria Nieto

Miami

Aaron Riester

Chicago

Shovaine Singh

New York

Alekka Sweeney

Pittsburgh

Cindy Vanina

Chicago

Dubraska Wawi

Houston