Our Staff
We are a global community working to end extreme poverty with sustainable, community-driven programs.
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Colleen Kelly
Chief Executive Officer
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Kristen Packett
Chief Finance Officer
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Annie Marsh Ryerson
Vice President for Development
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Candance Patel-Taylor
Vice President for Communications
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Kirk Prichard
Vice President for Programs
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Dara Burke
Chief of Staff
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Eddie Adams
Executive Assistant
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Rashid Aziz
IT Manager
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Dilenia Baez
Grants & Compliance Manager
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Julie Barrot De Brito
Senior Business Development Specialist – Strategic Partnerships
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Samantha Bernstein
Senior Finance Manager
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Elana Blumenfeld
Director of Human Resources
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Tera Bowden
Event Officer
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Vanessa Bright-Isaac
Director of Internal Audit
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Lucy Buckman
Program Officer
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Crystal Christian
Business Development Specialist
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Bridget Conway
Development Manager, Midwest Region
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Johannes Davies
Program Officer
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Matt Durkin
Development Manager
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Sugandha Gurung
Programs Director
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Ella Lakew
Senior Director, Grants and Compliance
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Vhary Leggat
Senior Accountant
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Karen M Loftus
Administration and Operations Manager
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Marisa Maltese Dunnan
Events Director
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Camille Marinelli
Senior Communications Manager
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Meghan Murphy
Development Manager
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Huma Nayani
Program Officer
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Conner Purcell
Senior Director, Business Development & Institutional Partnerships
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Audrey Rainwater
Graphic Designer
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Heather Thompson
Communications Officer
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Alessandra Thomsen
Humanitarian Advocacy Officer
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Katie Waller
Director of Strategic Partnerships
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Marianne Cortez Essalek
Senior Grants and Compliance Accountant
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Colleen Kelly
Chief Executive Officer
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Kristen Packett
Chief Finance Officer
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Annie Marsh Ryerson
Vice President for Development
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Candance Patel-Taylor
Vice President for Communications
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Kirk Prichard
Vice President for Programs
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Dara Burke
Chief of Staff
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Eddie Adams
Executive Assistant
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Rashid Aziz
IT Manager
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Dilenia Baez
Grants & Compliance Manager
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Julie Barrot De Brito
Senior Business Development Specialist – Strategic Partnerships
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Samantha Bernstein
Senior Finance Manager
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Elana Blumenfeld
Director of Human Resources
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Tera Bowden
Event Officer
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Vanessa Bright-Isaac
Director of Internal Audit
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Lucy Buckman
Program Officer
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Crystal Christian
Business Development Specialist
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Bridget Conway
Development Manager, Midwest Region
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Johannes Davies
Program Officer
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Matt Durkin
Development Manager
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Sugandha Gurung
Programs Director
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Ella Lakew
Senior Director, Grants and Compliance
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Vhary Leggat
Senior Accountant
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Karen M Loftus
Administration and Operations Manager
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Marisa Maltese Dunnan
Events Director
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Camille Marinelli
Senior Communications Manager
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Meghan Murphy
Development Manager
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Huma Nayani
Program Officer
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Conner Purcell
Senior Director, Business Development & Institutional Partnerships
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Audrey Rainwater
Graphic Designer
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Heather Thompson
Communications Officer
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Alessandra Thomsen
Humanitarian Advocacy Officer
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Katie Waller
Director of Strategic Partnerships
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Marianne Cortez Essalek
Senior Grants and Compliance Accountant