Our Team
These are the people integral to our operation. They coordinate thousands of volunteers, advance the organization, cultivate partnerships, and spend every day journeying with guests. All of them are here to utilize their skills and gifts to pursue life transformation for others and for themselves.
The Leadership Team
Josiah Haken
Chief Executive Officer
Elysia Saint-Ange
Chief Operating Officer
Lydia Lucas
Chief People Officer
Jessica Wright
Chief Strategy and Advancement Officer
Joe Bae, Outreach Leader
Sidney Bowie, Community Engagement Officer
Cory Dziedzic, Outreach Leader
Elizabeth Fischetti, Advancement Manager
Vanessa Gutierrez, Volunteer Hospitality Coordinator
Corey Hayes, Creative Director
Jahlil Holmes, Outreach Leader
Nelson Maldonado, Guest Care Field Manager
Linimary Molina, Facilities and Office Manager
Deborah Miranda, Executive Assistant to the CEO
BJ Neal, Director of NY Programs
Arnold Onyango, Finance Associate
Kate Richards, Director of Volunteer Services
Zeandra Rodriguez, New Jersey Program Manager
Dan Sadlier, Community & Church Partnerships Officer
Anncito Saint-Ange, Outreach Leader
Matthew Schuler, Outreach Leader
Joe Shultz, Director of NJ Programs
Sherry Sung, Volunteer Coordinator
Marcellous Valentin, Guest Care Coordinator
Board of Directors
CHAIRMAN — Launa Vaughn, Outreach Pastor, Hope Fellowship
FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR — Deon Minnaar, Partner, KPMG
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR — Mike Wile, Director, Ernst & Young
TRUSTEES COMMITTEE CHAIR - Bindia Malhotra, Senior Legal Counsel, Mastercard
Executive Committee
Javier Andrade-Marin, President, Home and Garden Division of Spectrum Brands
Tom Do, Senior Director, Global Benefits at Nike
Tanesha Duncan, VP, Operations Functional Transformation Office, Amgen
Chris Haimbach, Head of Sales, Commercial Operations & Strategy, U.S., Bayer, Consumer Health North America
Lyndsey Helms, Assistant General Counsel, Honeywell
Katy Hu, Senior Director of Commercial Insights and Strategy, Johnson & Johnson
Board Members
Bindia Malhotra, Senior Legal Counsel, Mastercard
Raymond Melillo, President, Melillo International
Deon Minnaar, Partner, KPMG
Steve Pearson, Managing Director, Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Mark Reitsma, Partner, Regency Wealth Management
Launa Vaughn, Outreach Pastor, Hope Fellowship
Michael Wile, Director, Ernst & Young