Our People
Our Leadership Team

Nora Freyman
Chief Marketing Officer

Jessica Blubaugh
Chief Philanthropy Officer

Ann Gaffigan
Chief Operating and Financial Officer
OUR STAFF

Executive Team
Ann Gaffigan, Chief Operating and Financial Officer
Jessica Blubaugh, Chief Philanthropy Officer
Nora Freyman, Chief Marketing Officer
Patrick Sallee, Chief Executive Officer
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Brian Shapley, Contact Center Manager
Callie Knust, Resource Center Manager
Jada Boddy, Quality Assurance Specialist
Latrice Parker, Resource Specialist
Lenetta Warren, Contact Center Manager
Meghan O’Connor, Resource Specialist
Sunny Jones, Quality Assurance Specialist
Community Impact
David Bell, Director, Impact Operations
Emily McVey, Manager, Impact Operations and Critical Medical Needs
Essence Yancey, Director, Community Partnerships
Jim MacDonald, Senior Advisor & Solutions Architect
Kristen Engelbrecht, Vice President, 211 Services
Todd Jordan, VP, Community Impact & Exec. Dir. 211
Vickie Riddle, Emergency Food & Shelter Coordinator
Development
Amanda Swanson, Director, Philanthropy
Amelia Crowl, Vice President, Corporate Partnerships
Brittany Connor, Director, Corporate Partnerships
Caitlyn Wells, Manager, Corporate Partnerships
Cody LeGreca, Manager, Corporate Partnerships
Dustin Wolfe, Vice President, Corporate Partnerships
Evan Rosemann, Manager, Grant and Donor Communications
Gabrielle Jacobs, Manager, Development Operations
Justin Grawe, Manager, Corporate Partnerships
Kenzi Hoyle, Vice President, Corporate Partnerships
Lauren Hogle, Manager, Corporate Partnerships
Sammy Snow, Manager, Corporate Partnerships
Stephanie Clark, Manager, Development Operations
Finance
Cheryl Adler, Vice President, Finance
Hilda Caballero, Donor Services Assistant
Jacob Dice, Accounts Payable Specialist
Judy Simonitsch, Donor Services
Kora Copas, Director, Finance & Accounting Services
Nichelle Renaud, Donor Services Assistant
Nikki Jones, Senior Director, Donor Services
Business Systems, Data & IT
Jaie Derousselle, Vice President, Business Systems & Data Analytics
Matthew Applebury, Data Analytics & Salesforce Manager
Pete Stedman, Vice President, Information Technology
Marketing
Amber Abram, Senior Manager, Creative Services
Ayesha Baig, Manager, Events
Brooke Reece, Senior Director, Events
Courtney Matthews, Manager, Events
Kera Mashek, Senior Director, Communications
Virginia Trickey, Manager, Communications
Operations
Amy Haas, Coordinator, Guest Services
Andriana Sanchez, Manager, Facilities
Chrissy Rapp, Vice President, People and Operations
Ecstaci Abraham, Director, People Operations
Board of Trustees

Our Board Members
Amy Hatch, Polsinelli
Angie Blumel, Jackson County CASA
Art Silva, Excelligence Learning Corp.
Arthur Cheatham, Spire Missouri
Brad Markes, KPMG
Dana Jermain, Deloitte
Deonne Christensen, Mazuma Credit Union
Jason Roth, Boys and Girls Clubs
Jeffrey Schmid, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Jeremy Ash, Kansas City Board of Public Utilities
John Goodwin, Northwestern Mutual
Kyle Myers, PNC Bank
Laurie Minard, Garmin
Leslie Duke, Burns & McDonnell
Mario Azar, Black & Veatch
Mark Moreland, Lockton Companies
Mary Bristow, J.E. Dunn
Michael Youngs, General Motors Fairfax Assembly and Stamping
Mike Perry, Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Penny Postoak Ferguson, Johnson County Government
Randy Lopez, Wyandotte Health Foundation
Ryan McMonagle, Custom Truck One Source
Sara Lancaster, BOK Financial
Shannon Johnson, UMB
Shawn Long, The University of Kansas Health System
Shellie Clausen, Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Tom Carignan, CommunityAmerica Credit Union
