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