Our Team

Our Team

Senior Leadership Team

Shukurat Adamoh-Faniyan

Chief of Campus Experience

Ally Hanten Ebert

ROCHESTER-SOUTHEAST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Gloria Gonzales-Dholakia

Vice President of Alumni & Public Policy

Laetitia Mizero Hellerud

Fargo Executive Director

Anedra Kerr

Vice President of Development

Tiffany Tillis Lewis

Austin Executive Director

Chastity Lord

President and CEO

Alison Carter Marlow

BOSTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Jennifer Morgan

Vice President of Human Resources

Tiana Stowers Pearson

Brooklyn Executive Director

Karla Benson Rutten

St. Paul Executive Director

Jason Seifert

Chief Financial Officer

Payal Seth

Senior Vice President of Family Programming

Danielle Staton

Baltimore Executive Director

Maria Tucker

Las Vegas Executive Director

Kristina Turner

Senior Director of Marketing & Storytelling

Austin Staff

Katie Apple-Nooey, CDC Teacher

Lindsey Ashburn, CDC Teacher

Olymaris Corchado, CDC Director

Jacqueline Delgado Bowen, CDC Teacher

Maria Delgado, CDC Teacher

Chelsea Evans, Operations Manager

Isabel Lopez Felix, CDC Teacher

Alexis Frezza, Program Coordinator

Ashely Harris, Family Coach

Brittany Jackson, CDC Teacher

Kimberly Benford Johns, CDC Coach

Tiffany Lewis, Executive Director

Nancy Madrid, Family Services Director

Marlenne Maldonado, CDC Teacher

Alex Martinez, CDC Teacher

Tai McCants, CDC Teacher

MeShay McKinney, Family Coach

Marla Miller, Family Coach

Laura De La Pena, CDC Teacher

Kristine Regunan, Administrative Assistant

Kasandra Sanchez, CDC Teacher


Baltimore Staff

Jessie Elston, Family Services Director

Austin Merritt, Director of Development

Julie Scott, Family Coach

Danielle Staton, Executive Director

Peter Verity, Operations Manager

Dr. Nicole Watford, Family Coach


Boston Staff

Jessica Almeida, Family Coach

Cara Gows, Family Coach

Kathy Javier, Family Coach

Stephen Loverde, Operations Manager

Alison Carter Marlow, Executive Director

Keyton Sheely, Director of Development

Rachael Webb, Family Services Director


Brooklyn Staff

Achime Delouis, Family Coach

Elizabeth Dessources, Family Services Director

Deanna Giordano, Family Coach

Tiana Stowers Pearson, Executive Director

Nicole Ranger, Family Coach

Madeline Sanders, Operations Manager

Tiffany Schley, Family Coach


Fargo-Moorhead staff

Annie Berg, CDC Teacher

Mya Bothun, CDC Teacher

Mavis Costa Osburn, CDC Teacher

Casondra Duckworth, Operations Manager

Dreah Frolek, CDC Teacher

Chelsey Gutzmer, CDC Teacher

Lindsey Haglund, CDC Teacher

Jolene Jangula, CDC Teacher

Amy Klein, Family Services Director

Erin Knoll, Family Coach

Rose Kramer, Housing Manager

Ciara Langehaug, CDC Director

Shelby Nightingale, CDC Coach

Ashley Olson, CDC Teacher

Allison Pagnac, CDC Teacher

Addy Sam, CDC Teacher

Shonna Severson, Program Coordinator

Andrea Syvertsen, CDC Teacher

Megan Thompson, Family Coach

Andrea Williams, Director of Development

Christine Wylot, CDC Teacher


Las Vegas Staff

Angelica Flores, Family Coach

Bryanna Grijalva, Operations Manager

Jasmine Lee, Family Coach

Brittany Mann, Family Services Director

Stephanie Pena, Family Coach

Tiffany Qualls, Director of Development

Maria Tucker, Executive Director


Rochester-SE MN Staff

Rashida Dean, Family Coach

Kaya Ditlevson, CDC Teacher

Liz Dorn, Director of Development

Ally Hanten Ebert, Executive Director

Jill Eischens, Food Service Coordinator

Jenna Eswagen, CDC Teacher

Marissa Gruber, CDC Director

Elizabeth Hines, CDC Teacher

Charleen Huber, Operations Manager

Christiania Jefferies, Family Coach

Haley Kalina-Aakre, CDC Teacher

Kylie Kehler, CDC Teacher

Kallie Kieffer, Development Coordinator

Michaela Krahn, CDC Teacher

Elizabeth Merrill, CDC Coach

Alexandria Monahan, CDC Teacher

Angela Patterson, CDC Teacher

TonyaJo Rein, Family Coach

Bri Rollins, Family Coach

Katie Ticho, Family Services Director

Ciarra Valadez, CDC Teacher


Minneapolis Staff

Lori Alle, CDC Teacher

Brenna Besore, Family Coach

Amber Brockton, CDC Teacher

Edreena Browne, CDC Teacher

Dekaylen Groman, CDC Teacher

Carter Hodnett, Operations Manager

Hannah Hummel, Family Coach

Ezra Kenyanya, Program Manager*

Sarah Kuenle, Director of Development*

Kim Laden, CDC Teacher

Peaches Peah, Family Coach

Dylan Ross, Maintenance Lead*

Raevhann Rush, Family Services Director

Bree Saulsberry, Development Associate*

Vanessa Sonsteng, CDC Teacher

Sarah Staudt, CDC Coach

Heidi Whiting, Senior Manager for Individual Giving*

* Shared role across both Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses


St. Paul staff

Karla Benson Rutten, Executive Director

Chris Bernard, Family Services Director

Portiay Burch, Family Coach

Lily Crooks, CDC Director

Lisa Freitag, Family Coach

Sarah Hastings, CDC Teacher

Renae Jones, CDC Teacher

Camia Kenney, CDC Teacher

Ezra Kenyanya, Program Manager*

Sarah Kuenle, Director of Development*

Mai Moua, Operations Manager

Denita Ngwu, Family Coach

Janice Peabody, CDC Teacher

Adrianee Powell, CDC Teacher

De’Avery Priest, CDC Teacher

Dylan Ross, Maintenance Lead

Bree Saulsberry, Development Associate*

Bianca Scott, Housing Manager

JaLisa Simmons, CDC Teacher

Denise Taylor, CDC Coach

Heidi Whiting, Senior Manager for Individual Giving*

Maria Wohler, CDC Teacher

*Shared role across both Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses


Campus support team

Shukurat Adamoh Faniyan, Chief of Campus Experience

Kimberly Ali, Payroll & Benefits Manager

Todd Arnhold, Director of Technology

Heather Asp, Senior Director of Talent Management

Monita Bell, Director of Content Strategy

Amanda Bernasconi, Senior Director of Family Programming

Stacey Billings, Assistant Controller

Bonita Broadnax, Director of Housing & Operations

Michera Brooks, Chief of Staff

Pamela Carlston, Senior Director of Development Strategy & Operations

Logan Contreras, Director of Data & Analytics

Gloria Gonzales-Dholakia, Vice President of Alumni & Public Policy

Dana Greenup, Talent Recruiter

Kavitha Gundala, Residential Community Manager

Marisa Garverick Herrera, Director of Family Programming

Melissa Halsne, Senior Database Manager

Desirae Hammond, Grant Writer

Cassidy Hopson, Digital Marketing Strategist

Mays Jumah, Data Analyst

Anedra Kerr, Vice President of Development

Katherine Langston, Salesforce Administrator

Karen Lewis, Senior Director of Human Resource Operations

Jessica Logan, Family Program Manager

Chastity Lord, President & CEO

Stephen Mack, Grant Writer

Kelsey Martinez, Talent Recruiter

Jill Miller, Special Projects Advisor

Jennifer Morgan, Vice President of Human Resources

Noella Mua, Staff Accountant

Dorothy Mukasa, Program Manager – Campus Experience

Stephanie Murphy, Marketing Coordinator

Dione Overshown, Designer

Martina Owens, Senior Coordinator of Human Resource Operations

Sharin Park, Director of Parent Programming

Chelsea Phillip, Executive Assistant to President & CEO

Gabriella Pusateri, Gift Officer

Rebecca Putzer, Senior Director of Family Programming

Maureen Rafferty, Senior Director of Institutional Partnerships

Jason Seifert, Chief Financial Officer

Payal Seth, Senior Vice President of Family Programming

Taylor Thompson, Grant Writer

Kristina Turner, Senior Director of Marketing & Storytelling

Naomi Velez, Revenue Accountant

Cailyn Welch, Database and Gift Processing Specialist

Janisha West, Family Programming – Program Manager

Tara Williams, Director of Family Programming

Garret Wood, Finance Manager