Staff
Meet our team of passionate experts with extensive national and international disaster, philanthropic and nonprofit experience.
Patricia “Patty” McIlreavy
President and CEO
humanitarian leadership, equitable recovery, philanthropy
Regine A. Webster
Vice President
philanthropy, disaster events, humanitarian crises
Jennifer Commander, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
financial due diligence, contracts, regulatory requirements, accounting, tax compliance
Allison Conroe
Domestic Funds Program Associate
due diligence, migrant workers & refugees, agroecology
Cari Cullen
Director, Midwest Early Recovery Fund
early recovery, rural recovery, community needs assessment, low-attention disasters
Nevean Dekaidek
Development Grants & Stewardship Assistant
Taylor Dudley
International Funds Program Associate
Ruja Entcheva
Marketing and Communications Manager
Robin Fender
Development Associate
Alex Gray
Director, International Funds
humanitarian leadership, policy & practice; equitable recovery
Adrian Greer
Marketing and Communications Manager
Tanya Gulliver-Garcia
Director, Learning and Partnerships
equity issues, disaster giving trends, response and recovery strategies
Katie Huang
Learning and Partnerships Program Assistant
Liz Joseph
Operations Associate
Audrey Kidwell
Grants Manager
Devin Mathias
Senior Director, Development
Kristina “Yna” C. Moore
Senior Director, Marketing and Communications
Sonja Pagniano
Development Manager
Sarah Dawn Petrin
Senior Director, Consulting
strategic planning, leadership, technical assistance, partnerships, research, humanitarian emergencies
Guy Pinguino
Accounting Associate
Sally Ray
Director, Domestic Funds
equitable recovery, trauma-informed care, advocacy, building community capacity for recovery
Austin Snowbarger
Learning and Partnerships Manager
disaster risk reduction, humanitarian emergencies, older adults, philanthropy