Leadership
The Taproot Foundation is a dynamic team of professionals with extensive
experience working for a wide range of nonprofits and corporations. The members of the Management Team have a combined 88 years of nonprofit experience and 47 years of corporate experience. 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
- Sylvia Reynolds, Chair - Chief Marketing Officer, Wells Fargo
- Tom Eddington, Vice Chair - Former Consultant, Hewitt Associates
- Kerry Bessey, Secretary- Executive Vice President of Human Resources, Time, Inc.
- Sandra Lamb, Treasurer - President & CEO, Lamb Advisors
- Caroline Barlerin - Director, Big Tent
- AnnMaura Connolly - Chief External Affairs Officer, City Year
- David Eisner - President & CEO, National Constitution Center
- Evan Hochberg - National Director of Community Engagement, Deloitte Services LP
- Aaron Hurst - President & Founder, Taproot Foundation
- Antoinette La Belle - Former Managing Director, Lehman Brothers
- Esther Lardent - President & CEO, Pro Bono Institute
- Elizabeth Mackey - Senior Business Development Manager, Microsoft
- Nancy Murphy - Founder, My Energy Enterprises
- Betsy Neville - Senior Managing Director, Practice Leader - Corporate Communications, FD Chicago
- Chinwe Onyeagoro - Managing Partner & Founder, O-H Community Partners, Ltd.
- Tina Paikeday Shah - Principal, Talent Advisory Board
- Julian Posada - Founder and CEO, Cafe Media
- Wendi Sturgis - Vice President Management Group, Yahoo!
Roots (Staff)
Management Team
| Aaron Hurst - President & Founder | [Connect on LinkedIn] |
| Matthew O'Grady - Vice President of National Expansion | [Connect on LinkedIn] |
| Laura Weiss - Vice President of Service Innovation | |
| Joel Bashevkin - Executive Director, West Coast | [Connect on LinkedIn] |
| Megan Kashner - Executive Director, Eastern - Central Region | [Connect on LinkedIn] |
| Kate Griffin - Executive Director, National Services | |
| Carol Guttery - National Program Director | [Connect on LinkedIn] |
| Jamie Hartman - Executive Director, Pro Bono Action Tank | [Connect on LinkedIn] |
National Staff
| Josh Rai - Extranet & Web Developer | [Connect on LinkedIn] |
| Alethea Hannemann - Product Manager of Consulting Services | [Connect on LinkedIn] |
| Natalya Matusova - Product Development Fellow | [Connect on LinkedIn] |
| Melanie Damm - Recruitment Manager | [Connect on LinkedIn] |
| Mandi Chappell - Senior Recruitment Coordinator | [Connect on LinkedIn] |
| Jaime Hiraishi - Recruitment Coordinator | |
| Megan McDonald - Recruitment Coordinator | [Connect on LinkedIn] |
| Connor Donnelly - Recruitment Coordinator | [Connect on LinkedIn] |
| Lindsay Firestone - Senior Manager, Partnerships and Consulting Services |
[Connect on LinkedIn] |
| Jane Park - Pro Bono Action Tank Fellow | |
| Diana Fischer - Program Development Fellow, Pro Bono Action Tank | |
| Natalie Strickler - Manager of Talent Management |
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| Darryl Abantao - Human Resources Assistant | [Connect on LinkedIn] |
| Alexandra Romano - Manager, Strategic Initiatives |
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| Jacob Weldon - Special Assistant to the President | |
| Jennifer Belliveau - VISTA Leader | |
| Elizabeth Wells - Operations Coordinator | |
| Lisa Gaffney - Strategy Analyst Fellow | |
| Dagney Cassella - Brand Associate Marketing Fellow | |
| Kate Gazzaniga - Communications Specialist Marketing Fellow |
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Western Region Staff
| Joel Bashevkin - Executive Director, West Coast | [Connect on LinkedIn] |
| Ragnar von Schiber - Senior Program Manager | [Connect on LinkedIn] |
| Anne Diaz - Program Manager, San Francisco & LA |
[Connect on LinkedIn] |
| Alison Farber - Program Manager, San Francisco |
[Connect on LinkedIn] |
| April Kelley - Program Manager, Seattle | [Connect on LinkedIn] |
| Lily Osborne - Fellow, Western Region Outreach Coordinator, Seattle | |
| Karli King - Program Associate | |
| Amanda Pape Lenaghan - Development Manager | |
| Katelyn Wilson - Development Associate | [Connect on LinkedIn] |
| Wendy Levine - Development Fellow | [Connect on LinkedIn] |
| Melissa Paulo - Development Fellow | |
| Mark Rice - Program Manager, Los Angeles | [Connect on LinkedIn] |
| Wendy Gonzalez - Fellow, Western Region Outreach Coordinator, Los Angeles |
Eastern - Central Region Staff
| Megan Kashner - Executive Director, Eastern - Central Region | [Connect on LinkedIn] |
| Lara Crampe - Deputy Director, East Coast | [Connect on LinkedIn] |
| Elizabeth Schwan-Rosenwald - Development Manager, Eastern-Central Region | |
| Rachel Greenstein - Director of Development, Eastern-Central Region | |
| Stacey Boeke - Senior Program Manager, Chicago | [Connect on LinkedIn] |
| Joshua Brown - Program Manager, Chicago |
[Connect on LinkedIn] |
| Kandace Evelyn - Program Manager, Washington D.C. |
[Connect on LinkedIn] |
| Aaron Zueck - Outreach Fellow | [Connect on LinkedIn] |
| Hannah Clark - Program Fellow, Chicago | |
| Marilyn Chen - Business Development Fellow, Eastern-Central Region | [Connect on LinkedIn] |
| Mary Hankey - Development Fellow, Chicago | [Connect on LinkedIn] |
| Alexandra Larschan - Development Fellow, New York City | |
| Justin Gimotea - Corporate Relations Fellow | |
| Avrille Hanzel - Program Fellow, Washington, DC | |
| Jessica Gonzalez - Administrative Assistant, Chicago | |
| Max Woertendyke - Administrative Assistant, New York City |








