Staff
Playworks is the leading national nonprofit leveraging the power of play to bring out the best in every kid. Headquartered in Oakland, California, we have 23 regional offices across the U.S. Learn about the energetic, creative people working to ensure every kid has the chance to play—every day.
Elizabeth Cushing
CEO
Dolly Ames
National Program Associate, AmeriCorps
Desirae Arends
Regional Director - Utah
Janelle Averill
Director of Field Operations, North Carolina
Ann Baker Easley
Director of Institutional Giving
Jo Bender Yocum
Vice President of Field Operations - Indiana
Rafael Cervantes Barajas
Cloud Support Specialist
Michael Chae
Chief Operating Officer
Jennette Claassen
Director of Evaluation
Jessica Cornejo
Senior Manager of Program Innovation
Danyel “Crutch” Crutcher
AmeriCorps Program Manager
Kyle DeRoos
Director of IT Solutions
Bertina Denogean
Regional Partnership Director - California
Maddie Derrick
Regional Partnership Director - North Carolina
PJ Dever
Executive Director, Wisconsin
Belle Devera
Administrative Assistant
Jackie Dixon
HR Partner
Tara Doherty
Director of Regional Systems Strategy
Nikki Duff
Head of Partnerships Growth
Beth Eisen
Head of Marketing and Communications
Kirsten Fuller
Evaluation Manager
Renee Gaudette
Executive Director, New England
Robin Grossman
Executive Director, New York/New Jersey
Calvin Hamilton
Regional Partnership Director - California
Colleen Harvey
Executive Director, Illinois
Joshua Hatfield
Talent Acquisition Coordinator
Edith Hong
Director of Individual Giving
Beth Kimberly
Senior Marketing Automation Manager
Vincent Kirkwood
Executive Director, Michigan
Jessica Koch
Digital Marketing Manager
Abigail MacLaren
Director of Service Quality and Support
Joe Martinez
Chief Development Officer
Shauna McDonald
Executive Director, Minnesota
Laura Medina Quintanar
Executive Director, Northern California
Cuong Nguyen
HR Partner
Toni Oberto
Director of Digital Products
Jessica Oh
Director of Systems
Ivy Olesh
Vice President of Field Operations - Pennsylvania
Eileen Pedersen
Director of Special Projects
Molly Reichman
Operations Manager
M.C. Reidy
Program Innovation & Support Manager
Jessica Schaeffer
Regional Partnership Director - New York/New Jersey
Michelle Serrano
Vice President of Field Operations - California
Will Sexton
Marketing Associate
Cameron Sims
Development Operations Manager
Satoshi Steimetz
Chief Financial Officer
Kerryann Tomlinson
Vice President of Field Operations - Arizona
Sylvia Townsend
Senior HR Generalist
Kellie Wilson
Talent & DEI Manager
Asia Wisecarver
Executive Director, Pacific Northwest
Andrea Woolley
Executive Director, Colorado
Marc Yu
Senior Creative Designer