Meet our Staff

Leadership
Barron Segar
President and CEO
Claudio Silva
Chief Operations Officer & Chief Financial Officer
Dorota Amin
Chief Philanthropy and Partnerships Officer
Jessamyn Sarmiento
Chief Marketing Officer
Katharine Emerson
Chief of Staff
Rebecca Middleton
Chief Advocacy & Engagement Officer
Executive office
Ruby Baird
Operations Associate
Sara Craun
Executive Assistant to the President
marketing & communications
Abigail Seiler
Deputy Director, Public Relations
Adam Sussman
Director of Celebrity Relationships
Angela Kung
Director of Advertising
Anna Luiza Mendonca
Experience Marketing Manager
Dennis Kontor-Kwateng
Manager of Brand and Creative
Elizabeth Jackson
Communications Associate
Erin Murphy
Manager, Content Production
Goldie Pyka
Director, Editorial Content and Brand
Jill Ammon
Senior Director, Marketing & Digital Advertising
Luke Kvarda
Program Associate
Meghan Amoroso
Senior Director of External Affairs
Natasha Murcia
Manager of Celebrity Partnerships and Influencer Marketing
Nick Eppinger
Senior Manager, Digital Advertising and Marketing
Nicole Thomas
Director of Social Media and Influencer Marketing
Nicole Valle Gross
Manager, Creative Media & Production
Steve Hassey
Manager, Digital Advertising and Marketing
Steven Ma
Senior Manager, Digital Marketing & Web Experience
Tessa Climer
Manager, Social Media & Engagement
Toula Athas
Director, Communications
Development
Abhinav Joshi
Senior Associate of Development
Alexandra Lubczuk
Senior Associate, Digital Philanthropy
Amelia Benedicto
Development Support Associate
Araba Samassekou
Manager, Direct Response
Camila Urbina
Senior Manager, Institutional Partnerships
Caroline Maggio
Senior Associate, Development Support
Diana Kalaly
Senior Director, Development Support
Elizabeth Shafer
Senior Associate, Prospect Research
Emma Miller
Deputy Director, Philanthropy, Planned Giving
Erin Mezgar
Senior Manager, Development Support
Hisham Zawil
Director, Corporate Partnerships
Ines Laoui
Manager, Corporate Partnerships
Jerrica Frazier
Associate, Development Support
Jillian Kenny
Senior Associate, Global Programs
Karen Turney
Senior Director, Philanthropy
Katie Siahkoohi
Deputy Director, Institutional Partnerships
Kelly Morgan
Senior Associate of Institutional Partnerships
Kem Seesink
Senior Director, Institutional Partnerships
Kristen Nock
Senior Manager, Philanthropy
Lauren Jesch
Corporate Partnerships Manager
Lauren Scott
Senior Associate, Institutional Partnerships
Lexi Elgin
Senior Manager of Digital Philanthropy
Lisa Burgess
Director, Corporate Partnerships
Liz Hesterberg
Deputy Director, Corporate Partnerships
Madeline Escourt
Associate, Corporate Partnerships
Melissa Zenaty
Director, Philanthropy
Rachel Cutter
Senior Manager, Prospect Research
Robin Benatti
Director, Philanthropy
Sarah Lindsay
Manager, Philanthropy
Sessalie Gore
Senior Associate, Stewardship & Donor Relations
Taylor Stubblefield
Senior Manager, Philanthropy
Valentina Paz Lara Sanchez
Manager, Global Programs
Public Policy
Chase Sova
Senior Director, Public Policy and Thought Leadership
Galen Fountain
Public Policy Advisor
Jane Shey
Senior Policy Consultant
Ryan Quinn
Senior Director, Advocacy and Coalitions
Sanika Salim
Manager, Advocacy & Engagement
Tia Carr
Senior Associate, Public Policy
Operations
Abel Patrick Assizo
Information Technology Specialist
Alfred Archampong
Director, Systems and Analytics
Anita Yamoah
HR Generalist
Catherine McHugh
Senior Associate, Operations
Ebenezer Dadzie
Senior Director, Information Systems
Gloria Walker
Senior Director, Finance and Accounting
India Kapenzi
Director, Human Resources
Kathryn Egan
Senior Salesforce Systems and Analytics Specialist
Kweku Abosompim
Administrator, Salesforce
Martina De Luca
Data & Reporting Analyst
Mohamed Abdullah
Director, Accounting
Nicole D’Isa
Senior Accountant
Pamela Van de Walle
Senior Director, Human Resources
Vega Bharadwaj
Senior Analyst, Data & Reporting