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 US. Learn about the energetic, creative people working to ensure every kid has the chance to play—every day.
Jill Vialet
CEO & Founder
Lovely Abordo
Accounting Analyst
Neetu Agrawal
Pro Trainer
Janelle Averill
Account Manager
Jo Bender Yocum
Executive Director, Indiana
Russell Boltwood
General Counsel
Ebony Boyd
HR Associate
Heidi Brandecker
Controller
Carolyn Caballero
Senior Web Producer
Michael Chae
Regional Executive Officer
Amber Checky
Senior Manager of Special Projects
Jennette Claassen
Director of Evaluation
Sarah Clark
Director of Foundations and Institutional Giving for California
Fayne Cohen
Operations Manager
Chris Conard
Executive Director, Utah
Elizabeth Cushing
President
Kyle DeRoos
Director of IT Solutions
Bertina Denogean
Regional Partnership Director
David Diaz
IT Manager
Jackie Dixon
HR Partner
Tara Doherty
Director of Regional Systems Strategy
Jo Doyle
Pro Trainer
Katie Edwards
Director of Operations
Beth Eisen
Communications Director
Rhett Etherton
Pro Trainer
Frankie Fernandez
Accounting Systems Analyst
Jon Gay
Executive Director, New England
Mara Gericke
AmeriCorps Program Manager
Robin Grossman
Executive Director, New York/New Jersey
Colleen Harvey
Executive Director, Illinois
Joshua Hatfield
Talent Acquisition Coordinator
Erica Kalingking
National Development Manager
Trish Kelley
Grant Accountant
Drew Lisac
Regional Executive Officer
Tom Low
Chief Financial Officer
Danielle Marshall
Executive Director, Maryland
Sarah May
Evaluation Manager
Evelyn McBride
Accounts Receivable Specialist
Talia McCray
Payroll Manager
Shauna McDonald
Executive Director, Minnesota
Faren McNabb Ahlman
Talent Acquisition Manager
Cuong Nguyen
HR Partner
Jessica Oh
Director of Systems
Ivy Olesh
Executive Director, Pennsylvania
Jennifer Oxley
Executive Director, Greater Washington, D.C.
Patricia O’Brien
Executive Director, Texas and Louisiana
Eileen Pedersen
Director of Special Projects
Maya Posey
Pro Trainer
Catherine Ramer
Director of Human Resources
Angela Rogensues
Executive Director, Michigan
Stephanie Rose
Production Coordinator
Anna Salazar
Executive Assistant
Marco Santos
Assistant Controller
Kate Schaffer
Director of National Grants
Sean Schmeits Harding
Senior Manager for Development
Atoi Sinclair
Regional Pro Trainer
Robert Sindelar
Regional Executive Director, California
Dan Squire
Pro Trainer
Parisa Tehrani
Operations Associate
Kerryann Tomlinson
Executive Director, Arizona
Sylvia Townsend
HR Generalist
Michael Tran
Senior Customer Success Manager, Digital
Kim Webster
Transition Director
Tracy Williamson
Director of Government Programs
Tim Wohltmann
Director of Digital Learning & Design
Andrea Woolley
Executive Director, Colorado
Marc Yu
Senior Graphic Designer