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
Desirae Arends
Regional Partnership Director - Utah
Janelle Averill
Associate Director, North Carolina
Jo Bender Yocum
Vice President of Field Operations - 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 - California
Jackie Dixon
HR Partner
Tara Doherty
Director of Regional Systems Strategy
Katie Edwards
Chief of Staff
Beth Eisen
Head of Marketing and Communications
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
Vice President of Field Operations - Pennsylvania
Eileen Pedersen
Director of Special Projects
Jessica Schaeffer
Regional Partnership Director - New York/New Jersey
Kate Schaffer
Director of National Grants
Michelle Serrano
Vice President of Field Operations - California
Kerryann Tomlinson
Vice President of Field Operations - Arizona
Sylvia Townsend
HR Generalist
Asia Wisecarver
Executive Director, Pacific Northwest
Andrea Woolley
Executive Director, Colorado
Marc Yu
Senior Graphic Designer