Leadership

The Taproot Foundation is a dynamic team of professionals with extensive experience working for a wide range of nonprofits and corporations. We share a vision and dedication to providing world-class services to nonprofits, volunteers, and community partners so that together, we can create a stronger society.

Board of Directors
Nancy Murphy, Chair - Senior Vice President, Case Foundation
Sylvia Reynolds, Vice Chair - Chief Marketing Officer, Wells Fargo
Sandra Lamb, Treasurer - President & CEO, Lamb Advisors
Brian Fabes, Secretary - President, Civic Consulting Alliance
Caroline Barlerin - Former Managing Director, Level Playing Field Institute
AnnMaura Connolly - Senior Vice President of Global Initiatives, City Year
Tom Eddington - Former Consultant, Hewitt Associates
Evan Hochberg - National Director of Community Engagement, Deloitte Services LP
Antoinette La Belle - Managing Director, Lehman Brothers
Esther Lardent - President & CEO, Pro Bono Institute
Betsy Neville - Senior Managing Director of Midwest Operations, FD Chicago
Tina Paikeday Shah - Principal, Talent Advisory Board

Roots (Staff)
Management Team
Aaron Hurst - President & Founder
James Shepard - COO
Matthew O'Grady - Vice President of National Expansion
Carol Guttery - National Program Director
Joel Bashevkin - Executive Director, West Coast
Michelle Pullaro - Executive Director, East Coast
Jamie Hartman - Director, Pro Bono Action Tank
Kate Griffin - Director, Finance and Administration

National Office
Josh Rai - Extranet & Web Developer
Alethea Hannemann - Product Manager of Consulting Services
Melanie Damm - Recruitment Manager
Joshua Brown - Recruitment Coordinator
Mandi Chappell - Recruitment Coordinator
Geeta Dharmappa - Recruitment Coordinator
Megan McDonald - Recruitment Coordinator
Kevin Sparrow - Recruitment Coordinator
Rachel Dickens - Special Assistant to the President
Bruce Jang - Funder Services Manager
Masumi Patzel - Funder Services Coordinator
Kirsten Rasmussen - Taproot Foundation Fellow, Funder Services
Ces Meneses - Finance Manager
Robbie Paras - Human Resources Coordinator

West Coast Office
Ragnar von Schiber - Senior Program Manager
Sharon Richard - Program Manager
Anne Diaz - Program Manager
Lindsay Firestone - Manager of Strategic Partnerships
Allyse Heartwell - Program Assistant

East Coast Office
Lara Crampe - Deputy Director, East Coast
Kandace Evelyn - Program Manager
Alison Farber - Program Manager
Mick Minard - Senior Manager, Business Development
Chanelle N. Carver - Program Associate

Chicago Office
Stacey Boeke - Program Manager

Seattle Office
April Kelley - Program Manager
Jaime Rohrer - Taproot Foundation Fellow, Western Region Outreach

Washington DC
Mick Minard


Boston
Mick Minard


 
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