Meet Our Team

Board of Directors

Christine Cocrane, Chair

LMI

Senior Vice President, Strategy & Transformation
steve rubley

Steve Rubley, Vice Chair

Thomson Reuters and TRSS

President and CEO

Dawn Melchiorre, Secretary

Cradles to Crayons Chicago

Executive Director

Tim Cox, Treasurer

BMO Financial Group

U.S. General Counsel & Chief Regulatory Officer
MaryLee Montague

Mary Lee Montague, Chair, Governance Committee

Montague & Associates, LLC.

Chief Search Consultant
Tiffany Brown, Mangaing Director at Alvarez & Marsal

Tiffany Brown

Alvarez & Marsal

Managing Director
board member, Kathleen Bush

Kathleen Bush

Red Robin

VP of Marketing & Brand Development

Gwendolyn G. High

Aramark

Retired, VP of Community Relations

Camille Hymes

Smoothie King

Chief Operating Officer
Doug Meijer

Doug Meijer, Member Emeritus

Meijer

Co-Chairman
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Staci Rawls

Brown-Forman

Strategic Communications, Global Functions

Kate Rose, Member Emeritus

Kate and Justin Rose Foundation

Chairman
Scott Whicker, Senior VP Molex

Scott Whicker

Molex

Senior Vice President and President
Dr. Thomas Woods-Tucker, Kentucky Dept of Education

Dr. Thomas Woods-Tucker

Kentucky Department of Education

Deputy Commissioner and Chief Equity Officer

Peggy Parish

Nemours Children’s Health

Director of Community Engagement

Blessings in a Backpack Staff

Illinois

Erin Kerr

Chief Executive Officer
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Illinois

Lisa Hanneman

Chief Development Officer
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Colorado

Maggie Jackson

Chief of Staff
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Illinois

Otis Usher

Otis Usher

Chief Financial Officer
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Maryland

Angela Abrishami

Vice President, Northeast Region
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Illinois

Elizabeth Andaas

Fund Development Associate, Chicago Chapter
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Maryland

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Jennifer Leader Anderson

Program Operations Coordinator, Northeast Region
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Florida

Angela Bellantoni

Executive Assistant
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Florida

Tammy Bennett

Chapter Coordinator, North Florida Chapter
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Florida

Cindy Burnside

Cindy Burnside

Food Solutions Coordinator
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Florida

Mollibeth Cardwell

Grants Manager
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Kentucky

Kaela Combs

Special Events Manager, Midwest Region
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Florida

Katie Cowan

Chapter Coordinator, Central Florida Chapter
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Florida

Heather Dambrosi

Heather Dambrosi

Vice President, Food Solutions
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Indiana

Sydney DeLong

Sydney DeLong

Individual Giving Manager
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New York

Trisha Ewald

Program Manager, Northeast Region
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Kentucky

Jen Ezell

Jennifer Ezell

Accounting Manager
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Illinois

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Shannon Fitzgerald

Associate Director, Events and Special Projects
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Florida

Heather Ford

Coordinator, Southwest Florida Chapter and Southeast Support
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Tennessee

Paige Fowler

Marketing Coordinator
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Illinois

Brent Glass

Vice President, Midwest Region
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Kentucky

Nikki Grizzle

Vice President, National Partnerships
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Wisconsin

Julie Halbach

Julie Halbach

Chapter Coordinator, Southern Wisconsin Chapter
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Illinois

Alexis Hartman

Alexis Hartman

Corporate and Foundation Relations Manager
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Kentucky

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Kim Holsclaw

Managing Director, Louisville Chapter
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Illinois

Anita Knazze

Vice President, Program Operations
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Florida

Diane LaVigna-Wixted

Managing Director, Central Florida Chapter
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California

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Eddie Maria

Program Manager, West Region
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Maryland

Victoria McCarthy

Fundraising Operations Coordinator, Northeast Region
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Wisconsin

Rosanne McGuire

Senior Program Manager, Midwest Region
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Florida

Chapter staff member, Sam Minton

Samantha Minton

Managing Director, North Florida Chapter
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Kentucky

Junia Pendleton

Accounts Payable Coordinator
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Tennessee

Aijalon Powell

Aijalon Powell

Fund Development Coordinator
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Wisconsin

Susie Reed

Susan Reed

Managing Director, Southern Wisconsin Chapter
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Florida

Jenn Robinson

Managing Director, Southwest Florida Chapter
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South Carolina

Bryan Rurey

Director, Development Operations
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Virginia

Jenny Scherer

Jenny Scherer

Program Director, Southeast Region
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Florida

Pamela Spears

Vice President, Southeast Region
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Illinois

Dan Summins

Daniel Summins

Managing Director, Chicago Chapter
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Kentucky

Regina Taylor

Director, Accounting
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Wisconsin

Melissa Vasquez

Program Manager, Midwest Region
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Illinois

Kim Venzon

Operations Associate, Chicago Chapter
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New York

Isa Vidal

HR Business Partner
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Maryland

Ashley Waters

Managing Director, Frederick Chapter
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Kentucky

Jeanne Yates

Jeannie Yates

Accounting Coordinator
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