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

Danyel “Crutch” Crutcher
AmeriCorps Program Manager

Kyle DeRoos
Director of IT Solutions

Bertina Denogean
Regional Partnership Director - California

Jackie Dixon
HR Partner

Tara Doherty
Director of Regional Systems Strategy

Beth Eisen
Head of Marketing and Communications

Jessica Glasser
Digital Marketing Manager

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

Abigail MacLaren
Program Innovation & Support Manager

Joe Martinez
Chief Development Officer

Shauna McDonald
Executive Director, Minnesota

Cuong Nguyen
HR Partner

Jessica Oh
Director of Systems

Ivy Olesh
Vice President of Field Operations - Pennsylvania

Eileen Pedersen
Director of Special Projects

Molly Reichman
Office Administrator

Jessica Schaeffer
Regional Partnership Director - New York/New Jersey

Michelle Serrano
Vice President of Field Operations - California

Cameron Sims
Development Operations Manager

Satoshi Steimetz
Chief Financial Officer

Kerryann Tomlinson
Vice President of Field Operations - Arizona

Sylvia Townsend
HR Generalist

Kellie Wilson
Talent & DEI Manager

Asia Wisecarver
Executive Director, Pacific Northwest

Andrea Woolley
Executive Director, Colorado

Marc Yu
Senior Creative Designer