Leadership and Staff
Learn more about the leadership and staff who contribute to the mission and goals of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Our Board of Trustees → chaired by Kathryn S. Fuller
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Executive Office
- Richard E. Besser President and CEO
- LaWanda J. Abel Assistant Vice President, Operations
- Tracy Costigan Senior Director
- Cristal Elizondo Executive Assistant
- Jill Baker Faulknor Assistant to the President
- Nicole D. Ferris Special Assistant to the CEO; Equity Lead
- Melvin Galloway Chief Operating Officer
- Fiona Kanagasingam Vice President, Equity and Culture
- Michelle A. Larkin Vice President, Program Management
- Julie Morita Executive Vice President
- Wilma L. Packard Administrative Coordinator, Executive Office
- Jessica Ruiz Executive Assistant
Accounting & Finance
- Bill N. Roell Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
- Anu Bangalore Finance Project Manager and Senior Analyst
- Ketana Bhavsar Program Financial Analyst
- Marianne Brandmaier Administrative Coordinator, Program Finance
- Conswaila M. Diggs Senior Accountant
- Arlene S. Dominguez Senior Accountant
- Michele Evanchik Controller
- Helen Feliciano Accounting Assistant
- Doris Sofia Guayanay Program Financial Analyst
- Susan B. Halucka Program Financial Analyst
- Carol L. Jefferson Executive Assistant
- Rebecca E. Kamer Program Financial Coordinator
- Sofia T. Kounelias Manager, Program Finance
- Christine Lee Program Financial Analyst
- Tina M. Manfre Director, Investment Accounting, Reporting, and Tax
- Jan A. Mihalow Senior Program Financial Analyst I
- Janice A. Opalski Director, Program Finance
- Christine Phares Program Financial Analyst
- Daniela M. Phayme Manager, Program Finance
- Sharleen Rajput Program Financial Analyst
- Ashley M. Ranji Senior Accountant
- Megha R. Sanghavi Senior Program Financial Analyst I
- Stephanie Santiago Program Financial Analyst
- Tejal Shah Program Financial Analyst
- Michele Ann Sochalski Accounting Assistant
- Christopher M. Sowa Associate Controller
- Mateusz Szalda Program Financial Analyst
- Stephen A. Theisen Senior Program Financial Analyst I
- Mimi E. Turi Senior Director, Program Finance
Communications
- Allyn Brooks-LaSure Vice President, Communications
- Najaf Ahmad Senior Managing Editor
- Carrie Baczewski Deputy Director, Digital Communications
- Joan E. Barlow Brand Officer
- Tanya M. Barrientos Director, Executive Communications
- Melissa E. Blair Communications Associate
- Jennie Day-Burget Senior Communications Officer
- Christine A. Clayton Communications Officer
- Joseph Costello Director, Digital Communications
- Sherry M. DeMarchi Digital Quality Assurance Associate
- Elías Enenbach Senior Communications Officer
- Isabelle Gerard Senior Communications Officer
- Phil D. Hagerty Senior Digital Analyst
- Andrew R. Harrison Archivist / Historian
- Karely Hernandez Senior Communications Officer
- Sharon Kakas-Cosma Executive Assistant
- Erin M. Kelly Digital Communications Manager
- Susan P. Leisentritt Communications Coordinator
- Alexis D. Levy Senior Communications Officer
- Mary Ann Lombardo Media Relations Associate
- Wilson Lopez Senior Digital Analyst
- Joe Marx Senior Director, Program Communications
- Claudia Andrea Montecinos Senior Communications Officer
- Brittany Musolino Communications Associate
- Sam J. Patel Senior Digital Analyst
- Michelle C. Procaccini Senior Project Management Analyst
- Jordan B. Reese Director, Media Relations
- Hope Rohrbach Digital Associate
- Joshunda Victoria Sanders Senior Communications Officer
- Amy Schamp Senior Brand Analyst
- Mia A. Sedwick Project Management Associate
- Jody L. Struve Senior Communications Officer
- Brent C. Thompson Senior Communications Officer
- Beth Toner Senior Communications Officer
- Brooke Van Roekel Director, Brand
- Hope A. Woodhead Associate Vice President
- Jess Zetzman Director, Messaging and Content
Facilities Management
- John M. D'Allessio Director, Facilities Management
- Tom A. Cheney Assistant Manager, Facilities Management
- Cruzaldo P. Cruz Senior General Mechanic I
- Mitzi M. Davis Administrative Coordinator
- Brian M. Gorman General Mechanic I
- Dwayne Pancoast General Mechanic II
- Federico Reyes Senior General Mechanic I
- Peter Staszkiw Senior General Mechanic II
Foundation Services
- Kristine Nasto Senior Director, Foundation Services
- Barbara Ann Andersen Wellness Coordinator
- Montese Anderson Program Administrative Assistant
- Julia Bloyed Program Administrative Assistant
- Janice Bonilla Rivera Program Administrative Assistant
- Christine Buck Program Administrative Assistant
- Ashley Cabrera Program Administrative Assistant
- Maylin Carmona Program Administrative Assistant
- Shawn E. Craig Foundation Services Assistant I
- Jill A. Cunningham Program Administrative Assistant
- Elise S. DeMeo Grants Management Coordinator
- Laura DiFilippo Program Administrative Assistant
- Kim L. Haston Program Administrative Assistant
- Dan G. Hetherington Media Services Specialist
- Erin E. Johnson Manager, Foundation Services - Travel and Meetings Operations
- Valerie A. Kearns Meeting, Event and Administrative Coordinator
- Erica Kelly Program Administrative Assistant
- Cynthia L. Kiely Senior Manager, Foundation Services
- Farrell M. Kornreich Manager, Foundation Services Multimedia and Business Operations
- Tanvi Marchesani Program Administrative Assistant
- Mary R. Marrone-Polo Administrative Coordinator
- James L. Mendez Foundation Services Assistant
- Angel Pastrana Program Administrative Assistant
- Juhi Patel Program Administrative Assistant
- Eden Angelina Patrick Program Administrative Assistant; Equity Lead
- Keila Priscilla Perez Feliz Program Administrative Assistant
- Anita K. Roberts Foundation Services Assistant I; Equity Lead
- Mayra C. Saenz Program Administrative Assistant
- Toni D. Scratchard Senior Administrative Coordinator
- Bianca Angelina Segura Program Administrative Assistant
- Ellen Chattin Shaw Media Services Specialist; Equity Lead
- Alyson C. Silk Program Administrative Assistant
- Dawn M. Southwick Program Administrative Assistant
- Samantha Wilson Program Administrative Assistant
- Audrey Zapatier Program Administrative Assistant
Grants Management
- Michelle Arroyo Grants Management Coordinator
- Roshani Desai Interim Project Coordinator SNAP!/Grants Management Coordinator
- Cathy Goldsmith Grants Management Coordinator
- Kylie Hall Grants Operations Assistant
- Julie M. Harris Grants Management Coordinator
- Patricia H. Higgins Interim Deputy Director, Grants Management
- Debbie A. Malloy Grants Management Coordinator
- Helen J. Mathew Grants Management Coordinator
- Joseph P. Miliano Grants System Coordinator
- Katherine A. Pellegrino Grants Operations Assistant
- Lydia A. Ryba Interim Director, Grants Management
- Carole J. Salinger Senior Grants Management Coordinator
- Kelly M. Schulthies Grants Management Coordinator
- Shakila Woltz Grants Management Coordinator
- Ari B. Kramer Knowledge Management Officer
Human Resources
- Amy F. Dinofrio Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
- Shannan I. Foat-Gelber Interim Director, Human Resources Operations and Systems
- Yolonda L Bishop HR Business Support Coordinator
- Angela C. Green HR Business Support Specialist
- Amy T. Malik Senior Human Resources Officer
- Tina Milosevic Human Resources Generalist
- Rachel E. Roth Human Resources Officer
- Michael P. Shannon HR Business Systems Manager
Information Technology
- Rafael Maldonado VP, Chief Information Technology Officer
- John M. Bednar Applications Solutions Architect II
- Kirsten Braley Unit Coordinator, IT
- Joseph P. Calabrese Director, Applications Technology & Data Architecture
- Amy Dai Senior Software Engineer II
- Don D. DeBias Interim Director, Customer Support
- Gail M. Goldfinger Customer Support Analyst
- Dan J. Gross Senior Infrastructure Engineer
- Carole Christine Harris Executive Assistant
- Kris Krawiec Director, Software Architecture and Development
- Kim M. Lavan Senior Software Analyst II
- Christopher R. Moore Infrastructure Engineer
- Christine Namur Web Development Manager
- Jerry A. Pizza Interim Director, Infrastructure and Security
- Radha M. Reddy Senior Software Engineer II
- Matthew Schonberger Customer Support Technician
- Christopher T. Seickel Interim IT Manager
- David P. Spies Interim IT Manager
- Sury Suryanarayanan Interim Director, Business Applications
- Robyn B. Tyminski Customer Support Analyst
- Thomas Varouhakis Senior Infrastructure Engineer
- Stephanie L Welsh Executive Assistant
- Robert L. Woodhead Software Engineer
- Syndia Wu Software Engineer
Investment Office
- Brian S. O'Neil Chief Investment Officer
- Josue Amador Senior Investment Analyst
- Michael E. Aswad Managing Director, Private Investments
- Karen J. Candelori Managing Director, Investment Operations
- Freddy Cheng Executive Assistant, Investment Office
- Qi Feng Lau Managing Director, Risk Management
- Cookie Anne Franco-Herman Administrative Coordinator; Equity Lead
- Vanita W. Gaonkar Director, Public Investments; Equity Lead
- Relvi Mehmeti Senior Investment Analyst
- Zarah Lee P. Opitz Senior Investment Operations Manager
- Linda M. Seveneant Administrative Coordinator, Investments
- Joshua B. Stern Managing Director, Private Investments
- Warren M. Stock Managing Director, Public Investments
- Daniel Stroik Investment Analyst
- Yelin L. Wen Investment Officer, Private Investments
- Alexandra Yudkoff Investment Officer, Private Investments
Law Department
- Ricardo Castro Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
- Melanie S. Adams Legal Grants Specialist and Matching Gift Administrator
- Edmond J. Ghisu Senior Associate General Counsel and Chief Investment Counsel
- Eileen Glanton Senior Paralegal
- Kristen M. Gurdin Associate General Counsel and Chief Policy Counsel
- Carole Christine Harris Executive Assistant
- Sharon E. Krauss Director, Board Management and Law Department Operations
- Alexander Maro Senior Counsel
- Joan F. McKay Board Relations Specialist
- Jason M. Price Associate Counsel
- Kelly Simone Assistant General Counsel
Policy
- Avenel Joseph Vice President, Policy
- Elizabeth DiLauro Senior Policy Officer
- Katherine Hempstead Senior Policy Adviser
- Giridhar G. Mallya Senior Policy Officer
- Alyson Northrup Senior Policy Officer
- Ashley Nikia Pryor Administrative Coordinator
- Olivia Ranieri Program Associate
- Starla Stiles Senior Communications Officer
- Anne F. Weiss Interim Assistant Vice President, Policy
Program Records Management Center
- Thomas J. Andruszewski Program Records Manager
- Nicole Bianco Program Records Assistant
Program Staff
- David Adler Deputy Director
- Tonya D. Aldrich Program Associate
- Katrina E. Badger Program Officer
- Deborah H. Bae Deputy Director
- Katie Barratt Executive Assistant
- Jamie B. Bussel Senior Program Officer
- Ayoola Carleton Program Officer
- Susan Choi Senior Program Officer
- Abbey K. Cofsky Managing Director - Program
- Dee A. Colello Deputy Operations Director for Change Leadership Programs
- Katie Corbit Program Associate
- Kimberlee Cornett Senior Director, Impact Investments
- Dwayne A. Curry Program Officer; Equity Lead
- Martha B. Davis Senior Program Officer
- Andrea M. Ducas Senior Program Officer
- Jeanette G. Elstein Program Officer
- Kaytura L. Felix Managing Director - Program
- Jori Fortson Program Associate
- Aingyea Fraser Program Officer
- Samuel M. Fuchs Program Associate
- Emily Hall Ganos Interim Deputy Director
- Sallie Anne George Program Officer
- Amy R. Gillman Senior Program Officer
- June Glover Senior Program Officer; Equity Lead
- Lori K. Grubstein Program Officer
- Monica R. Hall Program Associate
- James Hardy Senior Program Officer
- Trene M. Hawkins Program Officer
- Hilary Heishman Senior Program Officer
- George Hobor Senior Program Officer
- Zoila Jennings Impact Investment Lead
- Cass Kingsbury Program Associate
- Meshie D. Knight Program Officer; Equity Lead
- Catherine J. Malone Program Officer
- Kelsy McIntosh Program Associate
- Kaitlyn W. Meirs Program Associate
- Susan R. Mende Senior Program Officer
- Marco V. Navarro Senior Program Officer
- Jennifer M. Ng'andu Managing Director - Program
- Chloe Nunez Program Associate
- Tara Oakman Interim Managing Director - Program
- Marjorie A. Paloma Interim Vice President
- Shuma R. Panse Senior Program Officer
- Parita Patel Senior Program Officer
- Matt W. Pierce Senior Program Officer
- Julie Rusin Program Associate
- Pamela G. Russo Senior Program Officer
- Akobe Sandy Impact Investment Officer
- Erissa Scalera Senior Program Officer
- Kristin B. Schubert Interim Vice President
- Krista Star Scott Senior Program Officer
- Monique Simone Shaw Program Officer
- Maisha E. Simmons Senior Director - Program
- Rachele Tardi Senior Program Officer
- Christi Tran Senior Adviser for Network Approaches
- Melody Tulier Program Officer
- Aditi Vaidya Senior Program Officer
- Monica Hobbs Vinluan Senior Program Officer
- J. Michael White Program Associate
- Shammara Wright Senior Program Officer
- Wendy L. Yallowitz Senior Program Officer
Research-Evaluation-Learning
- Alonzo L. Plough VP, Research-Evaluation-Learning and Chief Science Officer
- Karabi B. Acharya Senior Director; Equity Lead
- Nancy Barrand Senior Adviser for Program Development
- Rachel Bland Learning Associate
- Leia Carey Associate, Research
- Holly DiFranco Executive Assistant
- Christine Fu Senior Program Officer
- Claire B. Gibbons Senior Program Officer
- Gina Hijjawi Senior Program Officer
- Tina J. Kauh Senior Program Officer
- Maryam Khojasteh Program Officer
- Kerry Anne McGeary Deputy Director
- Raymond McGhee Senior Program Officer; Equity Lead
- Lori Melichar Senior Director; Equity Lead
- Carolyn E. Miller Senior Program Officer
- Jamae Fontain Morris Program Officer
- Jacquelynn Y. Orr Program Officer
- Brian C. Quinn Associate Vice President, Research-Evaluation-Learning
- Sharon Z. Roerty Senior Program Officer
- Anjli Shah Program Associate; Equity Lead
- Mona N. Shah Senior Program Officer
- Shilpa B. Shankar Program Associate
- Kristin L. Silvani Learning Specialist; Equity Lead
- Paul Tarini Senior Program Officer
- Martina Todaro Program Officer
- Sheldon Oliver Watts Program Officer
- Oktawia P. Wojcik Director, Learning
- Devin Woods Program Officer
- Miranda Yates Senior Program Officer
- Alexandra Zisser Associate, Research
Staff Development
- Jennifer Woods Staff Training and Development Officer
- Cheri Indelicato Staff Development Coordinator