Board of Directors
Paul Hilder, Chairman
Greg Hogarth, Vice Chair
Bruce McKenna, Secretary
Paramjit Bains
Lisa Deletroz
Chris Garrah
David Kourie
John Mulvihill
James Shaw
Hafiz Sorathia
Mark Torchia
Meet the Team
Rita Soronen
President & CEO
Jennifer Blank
Senior Director, Development
Julia Brake
Director, Wendy’s Wonderful Kids
Dean Bring
Senior Director, Partnerships
Laura Carpenter
Manager, Graphic Design
Lindsay Ciavarelli
Senior Manager, Business Development and Government Relations
Jill Crumbacher
Senior Vice President, Marketing and Development
Sye Cunningham
Director, Finance and Accounting
Brittni Doerfer
Adoption Program Manager
Quinn Dybdahl
Staff Attorney
Melissa Eck
Director, Data and Performance Measurement
Fred Engel
IT Service Engineer
Alison Fournier
Director, Events
Stephanie Fowler
Office Manager
David Frissora
Senior Vice President, Business Development & Government Relations
Marissa Furr
Executive Assistant
Laura Garvin
Adoption Program Manager
Andrea Glass
Vice President, Programs
Stacy Gonzalez
Manager, Training
Melinda Haggerty
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
Tina Howard
Adoption Program Manager
Jennifer Justice
Senior Vice President, Strategic Program Development
Tim Kelso
Director, Strategic Communications
Megan Kennedy
Adoption Program Manager
Christina Killilea
Adoption Program Manager
Scott Kriss
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Andrea Magaña Lewis
Senior Manager, Content Marketing
Amy Licata
Manager, Human Resource
Maggie Malloy
Manager, Graphic Design
Angela Marshall
Director, Wendy’s Wonderful Kids, Canada
Clay McCreery
Staff Accountant
Leigh Anne McDermitt
Adoption Program Manager
Rachel Milligan
Manager, Partnerships
Donna Minor
Adoption Program Manager
Susan Missler
Senior Analyst, Data and Performance Measurement
Jared Moloney
Senior Staff Accountant
Clare Nejedly
Development Manager
Julianne Nichols
Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Tara Roberson
Adoption Program Manager
Lisa Rovner
Senior Manager, Development
Mervat Saa
Director, Wendy’s Wonderful Kids
Carol Schwiebert
Manager, Digital Communications
Lisa Shiff
Program Manager
Mary Ellen Smalley
Director, Public Relations
Betsy Walker
Senior Manager, Partnerships
Maree Whitlow
Vice President, Human Resources
