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Our Staff

Our team is dedicated to advancing United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley’s mission: to improve lives and strengthen communities through education, healthy aging, food, housing and emergency services.

We pride ourselves in offering rewarding and meaningful careers. Join our team.

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Executive OFFICE


JACKY BAIO
Executive Assistant

MARCI LESKO
President and Chief Executive Officer

LAURA MCHUGH
Chief Engagement Officer

JENNIFER NICOLOSI
Director, HR Services

SUE NUÑEZ
Director, Executive Office

LAUREN SHANAHAN
Associate Vice President, Donor Experience

MARY TERP
Associate Vice President, People & Culture

HEATHER TUROCZI
Associate Vice President, Data and Evaluation

MAGGIE WALTERS
Director, Community Relations

JOHN WERKHEISER
Labor Liaison

Community Impact


CARMEN BELL
Sr. Director, Healthy Aging

ERIKA BUTZ
Dementia Outreach Coordinator

ERIN CONNELLY
Vice President, Impact

VICTORIA CYR
Director, Community Hubs

YAHAIRA DAVIS
Community School Network Services Coordinator

LIZBETH ESPIRITUSANTO MARTE
Director, Community School Implementation

OLIVIA FLUKE
Director, Grant Development

KHUSHBOO JAIN
Director, Community School Network

LISA JORDAN
Manager Grant Administration

ELI LAURIN
Data Scientist, Lehigh Valley Justice Institute

TIM LOFTUS
Data Scientist, Lehigh Valley Justice Institute

MARSHA MACALUSH
Rural Outreach Specialist

MARCI MARTINEZ-HOWEY
Associate Vice President, Culture & Community Building

GINA NICHOLS
Director, Family Stability

JILL PEREIRA
Vice President, Strategic Partnerships

JUAN RAMIREZ
Assistant Director, Community School Network Data

JOSE RIVERA
Community Engagement Coordinator

PRISCILLA ROSADO
Director, Partner Engagement

LIZ ROSARIO
Executive Assistant, Impact

BRIDGET SILK
Director, Impact Data

ABHILASHA (ASHI) SINGH
Director, Community Resilience

MISSY WISE
Assistant Director, United Way Training Initiatives

JOSEPH WRIGHT
Director, Community School Implementation

VICTORIA WRIGLEY
Associate Vice President, Lehigh Valley Justice Institute

finance and administration


VERONICA ALMANZA
Director, Finance

MELISSA JACOBSON
Grant Accountant

KARA MOHSINGER
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer

STACEY MOISES
Manager, Grants

COLLEEN POMPEY
Manager, Accounts Receivable

MEGAN SOLT
Controller

JON YOUNG
Manager, Accounts Payable

marketing and communications


MEGAN ASTACIO
Events Manager

ALAURA ENNIS
Marketing and Design Specialist

MADELINE FALCONE
Sr. Director, Engagement and Events

DANIELLE STOKES
Assistant Director, Digital Communications

ZANDRA WHALEN
Sr. Director, Marketing and Design

Resource development


SAMANTHA ANGLESTEIN
Philanthropy Officer

MILISSA BURKE
Director, Stewardship

AARON DOBBS
Relationship Manager

JENNIE ELAM
Philanthropy Officer

DONNA FAHRINGER
Executive Assistant to the Chief Philanthropy Officer and Advisor to the CEO

PAUL HURD
Chief Philanthropy Officer

KIM KITASHIMA
Director, Gift Processing

DAVID LEWIS
Advisor to the CEO

FELYCITIE LINDSAY
Manager, Stewardship

SHAUN MARAKOVITS
Sr. Director, Workplace Engagement

EMILY PARKER
Philanthropy Officer

SEEMA SHAH
Associate Vice President, Philanthropy

KABRIA WIMBUSH
Executive Assistant

strategic technology


CAITLIN FOSBURG
Manager, Digital Giving Portals

ANIBAL ROSADO
Network Manager

JULIAN SNOW
Associate Vice President, Strategic Technology

AUTUMN SPENCER
Director, Strategic Technology

SCHOOL-BASED STAFF


KIMBERLY ALLEN
Community School Coordinator, Luis Ramos Elementary School

FRANSHESCA BAEZ
Community School Coordinator, Sheridan Elementary

EMILY BECK
Community School Coordinator, Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School

SHIMA ENSMINGER
Activities Coordinator, Lincoln Elementary School

JEFFREY ESPINOLA
Community School Coordinator, Washington Elementary School

PHEBE EUGENE
Community School Coordinator, Harrison Morton Middle School

GENA HOLMES
Sr. Community School Coordinator, Lincoln Elementary School

EMMA HOPE
Community School Coordinator, Panther Valley Elementary School

DEBORAH JAMES
Community Resource Coordinator, Panther Valley Elementary School

MARTHA LARKIN
Community School Coordinator, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School

NATALIE MILLER
Community School Coordinator, South Mountain Middle School

MICHELLE RESTO-CARLSON
Community School Coordinator, Trexler Middle School

ELIZA SUKANICK
Community School Coordinator, Northeast Middle School

SHEILA VELEZ
Activities Coordinator, Central Elementary STREAM Academy

YASAINEE VERAMENDI BURTON
Community School Coordinator, Roosevelt Elementary School

DEJA WILSON
Community School Coordinator, Central Elementary STREAM Academy

volunteers and interns


CHRISTY AYALA
Office Volunteer

SUDHA BULUSU
Impact Data, AmeriCorps VISTA

KIMBERLEIGH BURGESS
Resilient Lehigh Valley, MSW Intern

MARISOL CLAUDIO
Community Resource Navigator, Casa Guadalupe

JENNA FACCENDA
Marketing and Communications, AmeriCorps VISTA

GREG GOODEN
Community Resource Navigator, Lehigh County

MARIA HARRIS
Research Intern, Lehigh Valley Justice Institute

NIKAYAH HILL
Boys and Girls Club of Allentown, AmeriCorps VISTA

ERIN MARKULICS
Kellyn Foundation, AmeriCorps VISTA

GRACE PANKUCK
Community Resource Navigator, Lehigh County

FRANCESCA SAENZ
Research Intern, Lehigh Valley Justice Institute

PRINCESA SANTOS
Healthy Aging Intern

CARLY SAUNDERS
Community Resource Navigator, Big Brothers, Big Sisters

ALEXANDRA WALTERS
Strategic Technology Intern