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

Patty Healy Janssen

Minneapolis 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

Lindsey Ashburn, CDC Teacher

Olymaris Corchado, CDC Director

Jacqueline Delgado Bowen, CDC Teacher

Maria Delgado, CDC Teacher

Eve Duplooy, CDC Teacher

Chelsea Evans, Operations Manager

Isabel Lopez Felix, CDC Teacher

Alexis Frezza, Program Coordinator

Ashely Hudson, Family Coach

Brittany Jackson, CDC Teacher

Kimberly Benford Johns, Community Teacher

Tiffany Tillis Lewis, Executive Director

Nancy Madrid, Family Services Director

Marlene Maldonado, CDC Teacher

Alex Martinez, CDC Teacher

Tai McCants, CDC Teacher

MeShay McKinney, Family Coach

Marla Miller, Family Coach

Katie Apple-Nooey, CDC Teacher

Laura De La Pena, CDC Teacher

Kristine Regunan, Administrative Assistant

Kasandra Sanchez, CDC Teacher

Diana Still, Development Manager


Baltimore Staff

Jessie Elston, Family Services Director

Austin Merritt, Director of Development

Danielle Staton, Executive Director

Julie Scott, Family Coach

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

Jan Anderson, CDC Cook

Annie Berg, CDC Teacher

Mya Bothun, CDC Teacher

Kari Boynton, Development Associate

Casondra Duckworth, Operations Manager

Dreah Frolek, CDC Teacher

Chelsey Gutzmer, CDC Teacher

Laetitia Mizero Hellerud, Executive Director

Jolene Jangula, CDC Teacher

Amy Klein, Family Services Director

Erin Knoll, Family Coach

Rose Kramer, Housing Manager

Ciara Langehaug, CDC Director

Shelby Nightingale, Community Teacher

Ashley Olson, CDC Teacher

Mavis Costa-Osburn, CDC Teacher

Lindsey Paschke, 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

Tiffany Qualls, Director of Development

Brittany Mann, Family Services Director

Stephanie Pena, Family Coach

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, Community Teacher

Angela Patterson, CDC Teacher

Maurielle Pettis, CDC Teacher

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

Patty Healy Janssen, Executive Director

Meera Kannan, CDC Director

Ezra Kenyanya, Program Manager*

Sarah Kuenle, Director of Development*

Kim Laden, CDC Teacher

Peaches Peah, Family Coach

Bree Saulsberry, Development Associate*

Vanessa Sonsteng, CDC Teacher

Sarah Straudt, Community Teacher

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

Lily Crooks, CDC Director

Lisa Freitag, Family Coach

Sarah Hastings, CDC Teacher

Renae Jones, CDC Teacher

Camia Kenney, CDC Teacher

Ezra Kenyanya, Program Manager*

Mai Moua, Operations Manager

Denita Ngwu, Family Coach

Adrianee Powell, CDC Teacher

De’Avery Priest, CDC Teacher

Bree Saulsberry, Development Associate*

JaLisa Simmons, CDC Teacher

Denise Taylor, Community Teacher

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, Director of Family Recruitment

Nakia Bennett, Human Resources Generalist

Bonita Broadnax, Director of Housing & Operations

Rochelle Brockington, Senior Director of Finance

Pamela Carlston, Senior Director of Development Strategy & Operations

Logan Contreras, Director of Data & Analytics

Sarah Crompton, Grants Manager

Delwin Derksen, Senior Finance Manager

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

Dana Greenup, Talent Recruiter

Kavitha Gundala, Residential Community Manager

Melissa Halsne, Senior Database Manager

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

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

Rebecca Putzer, Senior Director of Student 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

Cailyn Welch, Database and Gift Processing Specialist

Tara Williams, Director of Student Programming

Garret Wood, Finance Manager