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
President

Desirae Arends
Regional Partnership Director - Utah

Janelle Averill
Regional Partnership Director - North Carolina

Jo Bender Yocum
Executive Director, Indiana

Whitney Bunn
Regional Partnership Director - Michigan

Michael Chae
Chief Operating Officer

Jennette Claassen
Director of Evaluation

Chris Conard
Executive Director, Utah

Danyel “Crutch” Crutcher
Senior Manager of Special Projects

Kyle DeRoos
Director of IT Solutions

Bertina Denogean
Regional Partnership Director - Southern California

Jackie Dixon
HR Partner

Philip Dizon
Regional Partnership Director - Northern California

Tara Doherty
Director of Regional Systems Strategy

Katie Edwards
Chief of Staff

Beth Eisen
Marketing and Communications Director

Jon Gay
Executive Director, New England

Jessica Glasser
Digital Marketing Manager

Robin Grossman
Executive Director, New York/New Jersey

Colleen Harvey
Executive Director, Illinois

Joshua Hatfield
Talent Acquisition Coordinator

Edith Hong
Director of Individual Giving

David Kloss
Regional Partnership Director - Pennsylvania

Shauna McDonald
Executive Director, Minnesota

Cuong Nguyen
HR Partner

Jessica Oh
Director of Systems

Ivy Olesh
Executive Director, Pennsylvania

Eileen Pedersen
Director of Special Projects

Angela Rogensues
Executive Director, Michigan

Jessica Schaeffer
Regional Partnership Director - New York/New Jersey

Kate Schaffer
Director of National Grants

Kerryann Tomlinson
Executive Director, Arizona

Sylvia Townsend
HR Generalist

Tracy Williamson
Director of Government Programs

Tim Wohltmann
Director of Digital Learning & Design

Andrea Woolley
Executive Director, Colorado

Marc Yu
Senior Graphic Designer