Our Staff

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President’s Office

Charles Stokes
President and CEO
Sandra Bien-Aimé
Executive Assistant
sbien-aime@cdcfoundation.org

Communications

Kate Ruddon
Vice President for Communications
kruddon@cdcfoundation.org
Shannon Easley, M.P.A.
Associate Vice President for Communications
seasley@cdcfoundation.org
Terri Heyns
Communications Officer
theyns@cdcfoundation.org
Mila Rossi
Communications Officer – Meta-Leadership
brossi@cdcfoundation.org
Lisa Splitlog**
Senior Communications Officer
lsplitlog@cdcfoundation.org
Amy Tolchinsky
Communications Manager
atolchinsky@cdcfoundation.org

Advancement

Chloe Tonney
Vice President for Advancement
ctonney@cdcfoundation.org
Dee Dee Honaman
Associate Vice President for Advancement
dhonaman@cdcfoundation.org
Aimee Ahmed
Manager of Stewardship and Donor Relations
aahmed@cdcfoundation.org
Courtney Bartels
Senior Meeting Planner
cbartels@cdcfoundation.org
Sheri Dixon
Donor Records Associate
sdixon@cdcfoundation.org
Jessica Hogan
Advancement Associate
jhogan@cdcfoundation.org
Leah-Lane Lowe, M.P.P.
Assistant Director of Public-Private Partnerships
llowe@cdcfoundation.org
Angela Lyons
Manager of Advancement Operations
alyons@cdcfoundation.org
Julie Rodgers Smith, M.S.
Director of Public-Private Partnerships
jsmith@cdcfoundation.org
Miriam Witcher
Special Assistant to the VP for Advancement
mwitcher@cdcfoundation.org

Finance & Human Resources

Kelley T. Mouchabeck, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Paula Jasina
Associate Vice President of Finance and Human Resources
pjasina@cdcfoundation.org
Jim Menton
Senior Accountant
jmenton@cdcfoundation.org
Judy Preston
Accounting Assistant
jpreston@cdcfoundation.org

Administration

Alan D. Harrison
Vice President for Administration
aharrison@cdcfoundation.org

Emily Sprague
Administrative Assistant/Receptionist
esprague@cdcfoundation.org

Polly Wallace
Office Manager
pwallace@cdcfoundation.org

Programs

Verla Neslund, J.D.*
Vice President for Programs
vneslund@cdcfoundation.org
Kevin Brady, M.P.H.*
Associate Vice President for Programs
kbrady@cdcfoundation.org
Gale Allgood, M.B.A.
Budget Analyst
gallgood@cdcfoundation.org
 
Marquita Battle
Program Administrative Assistant
mbattle@cdcfoundation.org
Lanette Cousineau
Project Coordinator
Meta-Leadership Summit for Preparedness
lcousineau@cdcfoundation.org
Ken Crawford*
Program Officer
kcrawford@cdcfoundation.org
Connie Granoff**
Coordinator of Financial Services
Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use
cgranoff@cdcfoundation.org
Michael Green**
Coordinator of IT Services
Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use
mgreen@cdcfoundation.org
Nabil Issa, M.S.*
Director of Field Operations
Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use
nissa@cdcfoundation.org
Erin Justen, M.P.H.
Senior Program Officer
ejusten@cdcfoundation.org
Dhevi Kumar, M.A., M.P.H.
PEPFAR Public-Private Partnerships Program Officer
dkumar@cdcfoundation.org
Dacia LaDonis, M.A.
Senior Program Officer
dladonis@cdcfoundation.org
Caroline Ledlie
Program Officer
cledlie@cdcfoundation.org
Linda McGehee, Ph.D., R.N.
Senior Program Officer
lmcgehee@cdcfoundation.org
Bill Parra, M.S.
Chief Operating Officer
Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use
wparra@cdcfoundation.org
Sara Sandlin
Senior Program Officer
ssandlin@cdcfoundation.org
Ruth Schultz
Project Manager
Meta-Leadership Summit for Preparedness
rschultz@cdcfoundation.org
Verónica Santiago-Johnston
Project Manager
Meta-Leadership Summit for Preparedness
vsjohnston@cdcfoundation.org
Brandon Talley
Coordinator, GATS Program Development
Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use
btalley@cdcfoundation.org
Bernice B. Tannor, M.P.H.
Program Officer
btannor@cdcfoundation.org
Susan True*
Associate Vice President for Programs
Meta-Leadership Summit for Preparedness
strue@cdcfoundation.org

* CDC Loaned Executive or CDC employee on detail to the CDC Foundation
** Independent Contractor