Meet Our Team

Leadership

Barron Segar

  • President and CEO

Claudio Silva

  • Chief Operations Officer & Chief Financial Officer

Dorota Amin

  • Chief Philanthropy and Partnerships Officer

Jessamyn Sarmiento

  • Chief Marketing Officer

Katharine Emerson

  • Chief of Staff

Rebecca Middleton

  • Chief Advocacy & Engagement Officer

Executive Office

Ruby Baird

  • Senior Manager, Special Projects

Marketing & Communications

Abigail Seiler

  • Deputy Director, Public Relations

Adam Sussman

  • Director of Celebrity Relationships

Angela Kung

  • Sr. Director, Digital Advertising & Marketing

Anna Luiza Mendonca

  • Experience Marketing Manager

Chris McKenna

  • Manager, Partner Communications

Christian Mooser

  • Senior Manager, Performance Marketing

Dennis Kontor-Kwateng

  • Manager of Brand and Creative

Emma Misiaszek

  • Senior Associate, Social Media & Engagement

Erin Murphy

  • Manager, Editorial Content & Brand

Goldie Pyka

  • Director, Editorial Content and Brand

Jill Ammon

  • Vice President, Digital Advertising & Marketing

Luke Kvarda

  • Program Associate

Meghan Amoroso

  • Senior Director of External Affairs

Natasha Murcia

  • Senior Manager, Celebrity & Influencer Partnerships

Nick Eppinger

  • Deputy Director, Digital Advertising & Marketing

Nicole Thomas

  • Director of Social Media and Influencer Marketing

Nicole Valle Gross

  • Manager, Creative Media & Production

Steve Hassey

  • Sr. Manager, Digital Advertising & Marketing

Steven Ma

  • Senior Manager, Digital Marketing & Web Experience

Tessa Climer

  • Manager, Social Media & Engagement

Toula Athas

  • Director, Communications

Development

Abhinav Joshi

  • Senior Associate of Development

Alexandra Lubczuk

  • Manager, ZeroHunger Heroes

Alexandra South

  • Director, Institutional Partnerships

Amelia Benedicto

  • Sr. Associate, Development Support

Araba Samassekou

  • Sr. Manager, Direct Response

Beryl Simpson

  • Senior Associate, Development Support

Briana Kusuma

  • Senior Associate, Philanthropy

Camila Urbina

  • Deputy Director, Institutional Partnerships

Christina Mellace

  • Director, Institutional Partnerships

Diana Kalaly

  • Senior Director, Development Support

Elizabeth Shafer

  • Assistant Manager, Prospect Research

Erin Mezgar

  • Deputy Director, Development Support

Hannah Lynch

  • Senior Associate, Institutional Partnerships

Jerrica Frazier

  • Sr. Associate, Development Support

Jillian Kenny

  • Assistant Manager, Global Programs

Karen Metzger

  • Deputy Director of Philanthropy – Planned Giving

Karen Turney

  • Vice President, Philanthropy

Katie Siahkoohi

  • Deputy Director, Institutional Partnerships

Kem Seesink

  • Senior Director, Institutional Partnerships

Kristen Nock

  • Senior Manager, Philanthropy

Kye Young

  • Director, Corporate Partnerships

Lauren Jesch

  • Deputy Director, Corporate Partnerships

Lauren Scott

  • Assistant Manager, Institutional Partnerships

Lexi Elgin

  • Senior Manager of Digital Philanthropy

Lisa Burgess

  • Senior Director, Corporate Partnerships

Liz Hesterberg

  • Deputy Director, Corporate Partnerships

Luke Hall

  • Senior Associate, Digital Philanthropy

Madeline Escourt

  • Sr. Associate, Corporate Partnerships

Mame Traore

  • Senior Associate, Stewardship and Donor Relations

Megan Goessling

  • Manager, Development Support

Melissa Zenaty

  • Sr. Director, Philanthropy

Rachel Cutter

  • Deputy Director, Prospect Research

Robin Benatti

  • Sr. Director, Direct Response

Sarah Lindsay

  • Manager, Philanthropy

Senka Filipovic

  • Director, Corporate Partnerships-Tech Brands

Sessalie Gore

  • Senior Associate, Stewardship & Donor Relations

Stephanie Creed

  • Deputy Director, Corporate Partnerships

Taylor Stubblefield

  • Senior Manager, Philanthropy

Valentina Paz Lara Sanchez

  • Senior Manager, Global Programs

Public Policy

Chase Sova

  • Vice President, Advocacy & Engagement

Cynthia Yue

  • Manager, Advocacy & Engagement

Galen Fountain

  • Public Policy Advisor

Jane Shey

  • Senior Policy Consultant

Ryan Quinn

  • Senior Director, Advocacy and Coalitions

Sanika Salim

  • Deputy Director, Advocacy & Engagement

Tia Carr

  • Senior Associate, Public Policy

Operations

Abel Patrick Assizo

  • Manager, Information Technology

Alex Mykulyn

  • Operations Assistant

Alfred Archampong

  • Director, Systems and Analytics

Anita Yamoah

  • HR Generalist

Catherine McHugh

  • Operations Manager

Ebenezer Dadzie

  • Senior Director, Information Systems

Gloria Walker

  • Vice President, Accounting and Finance

India Kapenzi

  • Director, Human Resources

Kathryn Egan

  • Senior Salesforce Systems and Analytics Specialist

Kweku Abosompim

  • Administrator, Salesforce

Martina De Luca

  • Data & Reporting Analyst

Nicole D’Isa

  • Senior Accountant

Pamela Van de Walle

  • Senior Director, Human Resources

Vega Bharadwaj

  • Deputy Director, Business Intelligence

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