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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- 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 Chief of Staff
- 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
- 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
- Susan B. Halucka Program Financial Analyst
- Carol L. Jefferson Executive Assistant
- Rebecca E. Kamer Program Financial Assistant II
- Sofia T. Kounelias Senior Program Financial Analyst I
- Doreen J. Laskow Program Finance Associate
- Tina M. Manfre Senior Manager, Tax and Investment Accounting
- James L. Mendez Program Financial Analyst
- Jan A. Mihalow Program Financial Analyst
- Carol Owle Accounting Specialist
- Christine Phares Program Financial Analyst
- Daniela M. Phayme Program Finance Associate
- Georgina M. Pitre Accounting Specialist
- 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 Assistant Vice President, Communications
- Najaf Ahmad Communications Associate
- Joan E. Barlow Creative Services Officer
- Tanya M. Barrientos Director, Executive Communications
- Melissa E. Blair Communications Specialist
- Nicole Collins Bronzan Senior Communications Officer
- Jennie Day-Burget Communications Officer
- Christine A. Clayton Communications Officer
- Joseph Costello Director, Digital Communications
- Sherry M. DeMarchi Communications Associate
- Phil D. Hagerty Senior Digital Analytics Analyst
- Andrew R. Harrison Archivist / Historian
- Erin M. Kelly Social Media Manager
- Ari B. Kramer Communications Officer
- Susan P. Leisentritt Communications Assistant
- Alexis D. Levy Senior Communications Officer
- Mary Ann Lombardo Media Relations Associate
- Wilson Lopez Digital Analytics Associate
- Jessica H. Mark Communications Officer
- Joe Marx Director, Program Communications
- Teresa Mozur Creative Strategist
- Sam J. Patel Senior Digital Analyst
- Michelle C. Procaccini Communications Project Manager
- Jordan B. Reese Director, Media Relations
- Amy R. Schamp Senior Marketing Associate
- Mia A. Sedwick Communications Associate
- Jody L. Struve Communications Officer
- Maddie Suomala Communications Assistant, Social Media
- Brent C. Thompson Senior Communications Officer
- Beth Toner Senior Communications Officer
- Brooke Van Roekel Director, Brand Engagement
- Oriana Wesolowsky Communications Assistant
- Renee C. Woodside Communications Project Manager
Facilities Management
- John M. D'Allessio Director, Facilities Management
- Tom A. Cheney Assistant Manager, Facilities Management
- Cruzaldo P. Cruz Senior General Mechanic I
- Thomas R. Ficarro General Mechanic II
- Brian M. Gorman General Mechanic I
- Thomas W. Nelson Senior 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
- 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
- Eboni L. Aarons HR Business Support Coordinator
- Shannan I. Gonzalez Senior Human Resources Officer
- Angela C. Green HR Business Support Specialist
- 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 I
- 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 Assistant Vice President, Information Technology
- Christopher R. Moore Infrastructure Engineer
- Jerry A. Pizza IT Manager, Infrastructure II
- Radha M. Reddy Senior Software Engineer II
- Christopher T. Seickel Applications Solutions Architect II
- David P. Spies Customer Support Analyst
- Sury Suryanarayanan IT Manager, Applications II
- 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 Investment Officer
- Karen J. Candelori Director, Investment Operations
- Freddy Cheng Executive Assistant, Investment Office
- Alex C. Douglas Associate Investment Manager
- Qi Feng Lau Senior Investment Officer
- Zarah Lee P. Opitz Investment Operations Manager
- Spencer Polaske Senior Investment Analyst
- Linda M. Seveneant Administrative Coordinator, Investments
- Joshua B. Stern Director, Private Investments
- Warren M. Stock Director, Public Investments
- Yelin L. Wen Investment Analyst I
- Howard Yu Investment Associate
- Alexandra Yudkoff Senior Investment Analyst
Law Department
- Katherine Hatton Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
- Edmond J. Ghisu Associate General Counsel and Chief Investment Counsel
- Kristen M. Gurdin Assistant General Counsel
- Sharon E. Krauss Legal Administrative Coordinator
- Caroline B. McKeever Legal Assistant
- Kelly Simone Senior Counsel
- Denise S. Terranova Executive / Senior Legal Assistant
National Program Services
- Dee A. Colello Deputy Director, Operations
- Tim Crowley National Program Services Associate
- Debbie A. Malloy Senior Administrative Coordinator
- Marianne M. Meyer National Program Services Associate
- Carole J. Salinger National Program Services Associate
- Robyn B. Tyminski Customer Support Analyst
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
Program Records Management Center
- Thomas J. Andruszewski Program Records Manager
- Nicole Bianco Program Records Assistant
Program Service Center
- Tom J. Rauen Director, Program Service Center
- Melanie S. Adams Program Team Coordinator
- Tonya D. Aldrich Program Associate
- Michelle Arroyo Program Team Coordinator
- Julia Bloyed Program Administrative Assistant
- Janice Bonilla Program Administrative Assistant
- Christine Buck Program Administrative Assistant
- Jill A. Cunningham Program Administrative Assistant
- Elise S. DeMeo Program Coordinator
- Laura DiFilippo Program Administrative Assistant
- Nicole D. Ferris Executive Assistant
- Cathy Goldsmith Program Team Coordinator
- Julie M. Harris Program Team Coordinator
- Kim L. Haston Program Administrative Assistant
- Tina Hlavaty Executive Assistant
- Sharon Kakas-Cosma Program Administrative Assistant
- Erica Kelly Program Administrative Assistant
- Cynthia L. Kiely Senior Manager, Program Service Center
- Rose Littman Program Administrative Assistant
- Helen J. Mathew Program Team Coordinator
- Holly Peck Program Administrative Assistant
- Kristal V. Pilot Program Administrative Assistant
- Karen P. Reuter Executive 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
- 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
- Stephanie L Welsh Program Administrative Assistant
- Marybeth Tamayo Program Administrative Assistant
Program Staff
- John R. Lumpkin Senior Vice President - Program
- Michelle A. Larkin Associate Chief of Staff
- Pam S. Dickson Associate Executive Vice President
- David Adler Senior Program Officer
- 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
- Paul Cheh Program Officer
- Abbey K. Cofsky Managing Director - Program
- Andrea Daitz Program Associate
- Martha B. Davis Senior Program Officer
- Andrea M. Ducas Senior Program Officer
- Jeanette G. Elstein Program Associate
- Kaytura L. Felix Managing Director - Program
- 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
- Susan B. Hassmiller Senior Adviser for Nursing
- Hilary Heishman Senior Program Officer
- George Hobor Program Officer
- Sadia Kalam Program Associate
- Meshie D. Knight Program Officer
- Paul L. Kuehnert Associate Vice President - Program
- Maryjoan D. Ladden Senior Program Officer
- Quiana J. Lewis Program Associate
- Giridhar G. Mallya Senior Policy 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 Interim Managing Director - Program
- Tara Oakman Senior Program Officer
- Marjorie A. Paloma Senior Director - Program
- Shuma R. Panse Senior Program Officer
- Matt W. Pierce Program Officer
- Dwayne C. Proctor Senior Adviser to the President
- Jasmine N. Hall Ratliff Program Officer
- Sharon Z. Roerty Senior Program Officer
- Pamela G. Russo Senior Program Officer
- Kristin B. Schubert Interim Assistant Vice President - Program
- Donald F. Schwarz Senior Vice President - Program
- Maisha E. Simmons Senior Program Officer
- Amy B. Slonim Senior Program Officer
- Ashley C. Starck Program Associate
- Aditi Vaidya Senior Program Officer
- Monica H. Vinluan 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 Executive Assistant
- Nancy Wieler Fishman Senior Program Officer
- Lori Melichar Director
- Priya Gandhi Research Associate
- Claire B. Gibbons Senior Program Officer
- Trene M. Hawkins Program Associate
- Katherine Hempstead Senior Adviser to the Executive Vice President
- Gina Hijjawi Senior Program Officer
- Tina J. Kauh Senior Program Officer
- Mary Beth Elizabeth Kren Information Center Coordinator
- Laura C. Leviton Senior Adviser for Evaluation
- 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
- Mona N. Shah Program Officer
- Kristin L. Silvani Production Coordinator
- Margaret E. Tait Research Associate
- Paul Tarini Senior Program Officer
- Matthew D. Trujillo Program Officer
- Oktawia P. Wojcik Program Officer
Staff Development
- Cheri Indelicato Staff Development Coordinator
- Jennifer Woods Staff Training and Development Officer