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