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
James Barenbaum
Account Manager
Jo Bender Yocum
Executive Director, Indiana
Russell Boltwood
General Counsel
Tyler Brewington
Evaluation Manager
Carolyn Caballero
Senior Web Producer
William Campbell
Director of Learning & Development
Michael Chae
Regional Executive Officer
Amber Checky
Manager of Quality
Jennette Claassen
Director of Evaluation
Sarah Clark
Director of Grants
Terri Cofield
Payroll Associate
Fayne Cohen
Operations Manager
Paul Collins
Executive Director, San Francisco
Chris Conard
Executive Director, Utah
Elizabeth Cushing
President
Kyle DeRoos
Director of IT Solutions
Bertina Denogean
Pro Trainer
David Diaz
IT Manager
Jackie Dixon
HR Partner
Tara Doherty
Manager of Service Leadership
Jo Doyle
Pro Trainer
Meg Duff
Marketing Manager
Katie Edwards
Director of Operations
Beth Eisen
Communications Director
Rhett Etherton
Pro Trainer
Frankie Fernandez
Accounting Systems Analyst
Gihani Fernando
Network Strategy Officer
David Gallagher
Chief Program Officer
Jon Gay
Executive Director, New England
Mara Gericke
AmeriCorps Program Manager
Lindsey Gummersall
Strategic Partnerships Manager
Tobie Halliburton
Account Manager
Colleen Harvey
Executive Director, Illinois
Joshua Hatfield
Talent Acquisition Coordinator
Kristin Hathorn
Executive Director, North Carolina
Kafi Hauser
Director of Marketing & Communications
Erica Kalingking
National Development Manager
Bora Kara
Sr. Financial/Business Analyst
Sean Keelan
Master Trainer
Trish Kelley
Grant Accountant
Laura Lamando
Regional Partnerships Director
Dawn Lavallee
Pro Trainer
Grace Lee
Manager of Service Design
Randi Lee
Strategic Initiatives Officer
Drew Lisac
Regional Executive Officer
Tom Low
Chief Financial Officer
Deborah Lukovich
Executive Director, Wisconsin
Meredith Maniscalco
Pro Trainer
Danielle Marshall
Executive Director, Maryland
Sarah May
Evaluation Manager
Evelyn McBride
Accounts Receivable Specialist
Ellen McCarty
Executive Director, Georgia
Talia McCray
Payroll Manager
Shauna McDonald
Executive Director, Minnesota
Faren McNabb Ahlman
Talent Acquisition Manager
Rachel Miller
Learning & Development Specialist
Ben Neveras
Executive Director, Silicon Valley
McKenzie Neveras
Manager of Quality
Cuong Nguyen
HR Partner
Jessica Oh
Systems Manager
Ivy Olesh
Executive Director, Pennsylvania
Jennifer Oxley
Executive Director, Greater Washington, D.C.
Patricia O’Brien
Executive Director, Texas and Louisiana
Deb Parsons
Chief Development Officer
Eileen Pedersen
Director of Program Quality
Maya Posey
Pro Trainer
Catherine Ramer
Director of Human Resources
Laura Ritz
Copywriter
Roberta Rivas
Pro Trainer
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
Grants Manager
Robert Sindelar
Regional Executive Officer
Jess Skylar
Chief Growth Officer
Susannah Staats
Director of Service Design
Parisa Tehrani
Office Administrator
Kerryann Tomlinson
Executive Director, Arizona
Paul Towne
National Director of Corporate Partnerships
Sylvia Townsend
HR Associate
Michael Tran
Master Trainer
Kim Webster
Director of Service Leadership
Tracy Williamson
Director of Government Programs
Tim Wohltmann
Instructional Designer
Andrea Woolley
Executive Director, Colorado
Marc Yu
Senior Graphic Designer