Leadership & Staff
Learn more about the leadership and staff who contribute to the mission and goals of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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Board of Trustees
Active
- Roger S. Fine
- Richard E. Besser
- Linda Burnes Bolton
- Brenda S. Davis
- Leah McCall Devlin
- Julio Frenk
- Honorable William H. Frist
- Kathryn S. Fuller
- Patricia A. Gabow
- JoAnn Heffernan Heisen
- Jeffrey P. Koplan
- Robert B. Litterman
- W. Louise Mehrotra
- Willard "Bill" D. Nielsen
- Ruth Shim
- Prabhjot Singh
- Phyllis M. Wise
Emeriti
- Allan S. Bufferd
- Robert E. Campbell, chairman emeritus
- George S. Frazza
- James R. Gavin III
- Thomas M. Gorrie
- Linda Griego
- Wendy W. Hagen
- Edward J. Hartnett
- Frank J. Hoenemeyer
- Honorable Thomas H. Kean, chairman emeritus
- Risa Lavizzo-Mourey
- Edward E. Matthews
- William L. Roper
- Marla E. Salmon
- Steven A. Schroeder
- William R. Walsh Jr.
- Gail L. Warden
- Richard B. Worley
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Staff by Department
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- Executive Office
- Accounting & Finance
- Communications
- Facilities Management
- Foundation Services
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
- Investment Office
- Law Department
- National Program Services
- Office of Proposal Management
- Policy
- Program Records Management Center
- Program Service Center
- Program Staff
- Research-Evaluation-Learning
- Staff Development
Executive Office
- Richard E. Besser President and CEO
- Robin E. Mockenhaupt Senior Vice President Strategic Initiatives
- Marjorie A. Paloma Senior Director, Executive Office
- Jill Baker Faulknor Assistant to the President
- Joan F. McKay Executive Assistant, Executive Office
- Wilma L. Packard Administrative Coordinator, Executive Office
Accounting & Finance
- Peggi Einhorn Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
- Janice A. Opalski Director, Program Financial Services
- Mimi E. Turi Senior Director, Program Financial Management
- Anu Bangalore Finance Project Manager and Senior Analyst
- Ketana Bhavsar Program Financial Analyst
- Marianne Brandmaier Administrative Coordinator, Program Financial Management
- Lola M. Derosier Program Financial Assistant II
- Conswaila M. Diggs Senior Accountant
- Arlene S. Dominguez Senior Accountant
- Michele Evanchik Senior Manager, Program Financial Management
- Helen Feliciano Accounting Assistant
- Susan B. Halucka Program Financial Analyst
- Carol L. Jefferson Executive Assistant
- Rebecca E. Kamer Program Financial Assistant II
- Sofia T. Kounelias Program Finance Associate
- Christine Lee Program Financial Analyst
- Tina M. Manfre Senior Manager, Tax and Investment Accounting
- James L. Mendez Foundation Services Assistant
- Jan A. Mihalow Senior Program Financial Analyst I
- Carol Owle Accounting Specialist
- Christine Phares Program Financial Analyst
- Daniela M. Phayme Program Finance Associate
- Sharleen Rajput Program Financial Analyst
- Ashley M. Ranji Senior Accountant
- Bill N. Roell Controller
- Megha R. Sanghavi Senior Program Financial Analyst I
- Liisa E. Sestrich Senior Manager, Program Financial Management
- Tejal Shah Program Financial Analyst
- Christopher M. Sowa Associate Controller
- Stephen A. Theisen Senior Program Financial Analyst I
Communications
- Frederick G. Mann Vice President, Communications
- Hope A. Woodhead Associate Vice President, Communications
- Najaf Ahmad Content Management Editor
- Joan E. Barlow Brand Officer
- Tanya M. Barrientos Director, Executive Communications
- Melissa E. Blair Communications Specialist
- Nicole Bronzan Senior Communications Officer
- Jennie Day-Burget Communications Officer
- Christine A. Clayton Communications Officer
- Joseph Costello Director, Digital Communications
- Sherry M. DeMarchi Digital Quality Assurance Associate
- Phil D. Hagerty Senior Digital Analyst
- Andrew R. Harrison Archivist / Historian
- Erin M. Kelly Digital Communications Manager
- Ari B. Kramer Communications Officer, Knowledge Management
- Susan P. Leisentritt Digital Quality Assurance Assistant
- Alexis D. Levy Senior Communications Officer
- Mary Ann Lombardo Media Relations Associate
- Wilson Lopez Digital Analyst
- Jordyn Magenheim Communications Assistant, Digital Communications
- Jessica H. Mark Communications Officer
- Joe Marx Director, Program Communications
- Sam J. Patel Senior Digital Analyst
- Michelle C. Procaccini Senior Project Management Analyst
- Jordan B. Reese Director, Media Relations
- Amy R. Schamp Senior Brand Analyst
- Mia A. Sedwick Project Management Associate
- Isabelle Gerard Communications Officer
- Jody L. Struve Communications Officer
- Brent C. Thompson Senior Communications Officer
- Beth Toner Senior Communications Officer
- Brooke Van Roekel Director, Brand
- Oriana Wesolowsky Brand Assistant
Facilities Management
- John M. D'Allessio Director, Facilities Management
- Tom A. Cheney Assistant Manager, Facilities Management
- Cruzaldo P. Cruz Senior General Mechanic I
- Brian M. Gorman General Mechanic I
- Thomas W. Nelson Senior General Mechanic II
- Dwayne Pancoast General Mechanic II
- Peter Staszkiw Senior General Mechanic II
Foundation Services
- Kristine Nasto Director, Foundation Services
- Barbara Ann Andersen Wellness Coordinator
- Shawn E. Craig Foundation Services Assistant I
- Mitzi M. Davis Administrative Coordinator, HRA
- Dan G. Hetherington Media Services Specialist
- Erin E. Johnson Manager, Foundation Services - Travel and Meetings Operations
- Valerie A. Kearns Meeting, Event and Administrative Coordinator
- Farrell M. Kornreich Manager, Foundation Services Multimedia and Business Operations
- James L. Mendez Foundation Services Assistant
- Anita K. Roberts Foundation Services Assistant I
- Ellen Chattin Shaw Media Services Specialist
Human Resources
- David L. Waldman Vice President, Human Resources and Administration
- Pat A. McFadzean Managing Senior Human Resources Officer
- Cristal Elizondo Executive Assistant
- Shannan I. Gonzalez Senior Human Resources Officer
- Angela C. Green HR Business Support Specialist
- Tina Hlavaty HR Business Support Coordinator
- Amy T. Malik Human Resources Officer
- Rachel E. Roth Human Resources Officer
- Michael P. Shannon HR Business Systems Manager
Information Technology
- Stephen J. Downs Chief Technology and Strategy Officer
- John M. Bednar Applications Solutions Architect II
- Joseph P. Calabrese Director, Applications Technology & Data Architecture
- Ellen Coyote Unit Coordinator, IT
- Amy Dai Senior Software Engineer II
- Don D. DeBias IT Manager, Customer Support II
- Gail M. Goldfinger Customer Support Analyst
- Dan J. Gross Senior Infrastructure Engineer
- Carole Christine Harris Executive Assistant
- Debra A. Heyn Senior Software Analyst
- Kris Krawiec Director, Software Architecture and Development
- Kim M. Lavan Senior Software Analyst II
- Kris McDaid Associate Vice President, Information Technology
- Christopher R. Moore Infrastructure Engineer
- Christine Namur Web Development Manager
- Jerry A. Pizza IT Manager, Infrastructure II
- Radha M. Reddy Senior Software Engineer II
- Matthew Schonberger Customer Support Technician
- Christopher T. Seickel Applications Solutions Architect II
- David P. Spies Customer Support Analyst
- Sury Suryanarayanan IT Manager, Applications II
- Robyn B. Tyminski Customer Support Analyst
- Thomas Varouhakis Senior Infrastructure Engineer
- Desmond L. Wattley Infrastructure Technician
- Robert L. Woodhead Software Engineer
- Syndia Wu Software Engineer
Investment Office
- Brian S. O'Neil Chief Investment Officer
- Cookie Anne Acot Administrative Coordinator, Investment Operations
- Michael E. Aswad Managing Director, Private Investments
- Vanita Gaonkar Senior Investment Officer
- Karen J. Candelori Director, Investment Operations
- Freddy Cheng Executive Assistant, Investment Office
- Qi Feng Lau Director, Investments
- Zarah Lee P. Opitz Senior Investment Operations Manager
- Linda M. Seveneant Administrative Coordinator, Investments
- Joshua B. Stern Director, Private Investments
- Warren M. Stock Managing Director, Public Investments
- Yelin L. Wen Senior Investment Analyst
- Howard Yu Investment Associate
- Alexandra Yudkoff Senior Investment Analyst
Law Department
- Katherine Hatton Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
- Melanie S. Adams Executive / Senior Legal Assistant
- Edmond J. Ghisu Associate General Counsel and Chief Investment Counsel
- Kristen M. Gurdin Assistant General Counsel
- Sharon E. Krauss Legal Administrative Coordinator
- Alexander Maro Associate Counsel
- Caroline B. McKeever Legal Assistant
- Kelly Simone Senior Counsel
National Program Services
- Adam Liebling Director, Grants Management
- Tim Crowley National Program Services Associate
- Debbie A. Malloy Senior Administrative Coordinator
- Carole J. Salinger National Program Services Associate
Office of Proposal Management
- Lydia A. Ryba Senior OPM Manager
- Patti H. Higgins Senior Administrative Coordinator
- Joseph P. Miliano Database Administrative Coordinator
- Katherine A. Pellegrino Administrative Assistant
- Carol J. Tierney Administrative Assistant
Policy
- Kimberly Elliott Director, Public Policy
- Giridhar G. Mallya Senior Policy Officer
Program Records Management Center
- Thomas J. Andruszewski Program Records Manager
- Nicole Bianco Program Records Assistant
Program Service Center
- Michelle Arroyo Program Team Coordinator
- Katie Barratt Program Administrative Assistant
- Julia Bloyed Program Administrative Assistant
- Judy Ramira Braune Program Administrative Assistant
- Christine Buck Program Administrative Assistant
- Jill A. Cunningham Program Administrative Assistant
- Elise S. DeMeo Program Administrative Assistant
- Laura DiFilippo Program Administrative Assistant
- Cathy Goldsmith Program Team Coordinator
- Julie M. Harris Program Team Coordinator
- Kim L. Haston Program Administrative Assistant
- Sharon Kakas-Cosma Program Administrative Assistant
- Erica Kelly Program Administrative Assistant
- Cynthia L. Kiely Senior Manager, Foundation Services
- Helen J. Mathew Program Team Coordinator
- Eden Angelina Patrick Program Administrative Assistant
- Karen P. Reuter Executive Assistant
- Janice Bonilla Rivera Program Administrative Assistant
- Donna M. Russo Program Administrative Assistant
- Mayra C. Saenz Program Administrative Assistant
- Colleen R. Salvas Program Administrative Assistant
- Kelly M. Schulthies Program Team Coordinator
- Toni D. Scratchard Senior Administrative Coordinator
- Bianca Angelina Segura Program Administrative Assistant
- Alyson C. Silk Program Administrative Assistant
- Paula C. Silva Program Administrative Assistant
- Betty A. Simmons Program Administrative Assistant
- Dawn M. Southwick Program Administrative Assistant
- Ashley Strada Program Administrative Assistant
- Marybeth Tamayo Program Administrative Assistant
- Allison Warner Program Administrative Assistant
Program Staff
- Pam S. Dickson Associate Executive Vice President
- Michelle A. Larkin Associate Executive Vice President
- Kristin B. Schubert Assistant Vice President - Program
- David Adler Senior Program Officer
- Tonya D. Aldrich Program Associate
- Katrina E. Badger Program Officer
- Deborah H. Bae Senior Program Officer
- Nancy Barrand Senior Adviser for Program Development
- Victoria K. Brown Senior Program Officer
- Jamie B. Bussel Senior Program Officer
- Abbey K. Cofsky Managing Director - Program
- Dee A. Colello Deputy Director, Operations
- Dwayne A. Curry Program Officer
- Martha B. Davis Senior Program Officer
- Andrea M. Ducas Senior Program Officer
- Jeanette G. Elstein Program Associate
- Kaytura L. Felix Managing Director - Program
- Nicole D. Ferris Executive Assistant
- Aingyea Fraser Program Associate
- Sam Mintzer Fuchs Program Associate
- Emily Hall Ganos Program Officer
- Sallie Anne George Program Officer
- Amy R. Gillman Senior Program Officer
- Lori K. Grubstein Program Officer
- Alison Grubbs Program Associate
- Monica R. Hall Program Associate
- Susan B. Hassmiller Senior Adviser for Nursing
- Hilary Heishman Senior Program Officer
- George Hobor Program Officer
- Cassie Kingsbury Coordinating Center Associate
- Meshie D. Knight Program Officer
- Paul L. Kuehnert Associate Vice President - Program
- Maryjoan D. Ladden Senior Program Officer
- Catherine J. Malone Program Officer
- Kaitlyn W. Meirs Program Associate
- Susan R. Mende Senior Program Officer
- Melissa R. Nahm Program Associate
- Marco V. Navarro Senior Program Officer
- Jennifer M. Ng'andu Managing Director - Program
- Tara Oakman Senior Program Officer
- Shuma R. Panse Senior Program Officer
- Matt W. Pierce Program Officer
- Dwayne C. Proctor Senior Adviser to the President
- Sharon Z. Roerty Senior Program Officer
- Pamela G. Russo Senior Program Officer
- Donald F. Schwarz Senior Vice President - Program
- Amy B. Slonim Senior Program Officer
- Ashley C. Starck Program Associate
- Christi Tran Director, Network Leadership for Better Health
- Aditi Vaidya Senior Program Officer
- Monica H. Vinluan Senior Program Officer
- Uma Viswanathan Senior Program Officer
- Katie E. Wehr Senior Program Officer
- Anne F. Weiss Managing Director - Program
- J. Michael White Program Associate
- Wendy L. Yallowitz Deputy Director and Senior Program Officer
Research-Evaluation-Learning
- Alonzo L. Plough VP, Research-Evaluation-Learning and Chief Science Officer
- Brian C. Quinn Associate Vice President, Research-Evaluation-Learning
- Karabi B. Acharya Director
- Tracy Costigan Senior Learning Officer
- Roshani Desai Program Team Coordinator
- Nancy Wieler Fishman Senior Program Officer
- Lori Melichar Senior Director - Program
- Priya Gandhi Research Associate
- Claire B. Gibbons Senior Program Officer
- Trene M. Hawkins Program Officer
- Katherine Hempstead Senior Policy Adviser
- Gina Hijjawi Senior Program Officer
- Tina J. Kauh Senior Program Officer
- Kerry Anne McGeary Senior Program Officer
- Carolyn E. Miller Senior Program Officer
- Tracy Orleans Senior Program Officer/Senior Scientist
- Michael W. Painter Senior Program Officer
- Holly Peck Executive Assistant
- Mona N. Shah Senior Program Officer
- Kristin L. Silvani Learning Coordinator
- Paul Tarini Senior Program Officer
- Martina Todaro Research Associate
- Oktawia P. Wojcik Senior Program Officer
Staff Development
- Cheri Indelicato Staff Development Coordinator
- Jennifer Woods Staff Training and Development Officer