United Way Build Tomorrow Today

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.

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Executive OFFICE


MATT ENCARNACIÓN
Director, Impact Data

JACKY GUADALUPE
Executive Assistant

MARCI LESKO
Chief Executive Officer

DAVID LEWIS
Immediate Past President

MARCI MARTINEZ-HOWEY
Associate Vice President, Diversity Equity and Inclusion

LAURA MCHUGH
Chief Engagement Officer

JENNIFER NICOLOSI
Director, Service Learning Programs

SUE NUÑEZ
Director, Executive Office

LAUREN SHANAHAN
Associate Vice President, Strategic Initiatives

MARY TERP
Associate Vice President, Human Resources

HEATHER TUROCZI
Associate Vice President, Data and Evaluation

MAGGIE WALTERS
Director, Community Relations

JOHN WERKHEISER
Labor Liaison

Community Impact


ERLINDA AGUIAR
BankOn Ambassador

MEGAN ASTACIO
Emergency Rental Assistance Program Intake Specialist

CARMEN BELL
Sr. Director, Healthy Aging

JAMIE CHASE
Community School Coordinator Ramos Elementary School

ERIN CONNELLY
Vice President, Impact

VICTORIA CYR
Director, Community Hubs

ERIN DENNISON
Housing Stability Coordinator

OLIVIA FLUKE
Director, Grant Development

KHUSHBOO JAIN
Director, Community School Network

MARSHA MACALUSH
Assistant Director, PennServe Program

ERIKA NEWHARD
Dementia Outreach Coordinator

GINA NICHOLS
Director, Family Stability

ASHLEY NORKUS
Assistant Director, Community School Training and Support

JILL PEREIRA
Vice President, Strategic Partnerships

JOSE RIVERA
Community Engagement Coordinator

PRISCILLA ROSADO
Director, Partner Engagement

LIZ ROSARIO
Executive Assistant, Impact

ABHILASHA (ASHI) SINGH
Director, Community Resilience

NAYDA THOMPSON
Director, Violence Prevention & Handle With Care Program

MISSY WISE
Assistant Director, United Way Training Initiatives

finance and administration


VERONICA ALMANZA
Finance Manager

MELISSA JACOBSON
Manager, Grant Administration

KARA MOHSINGER
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer

COLLEEN POMPEY
Coordinator, Gift Processing

MEGAN SOLT
Controller

MO’NAJE WALKER
Grant Accountant

JON YOUNG
Accounting Clerk

strategic technology


CAITLIN FOSBURG
Manager, Digital Giving Portals

ANIBAL ROSADO
Network Manager

JULIAN SNOW
Associate Vice President, Strategic Technology

AUTUMN SPENCER
Director, Data Systems

marketing and communications


ALAURA ENNIS
Marketing and Design Specialist

MADELINE FALCONE
Director, Engagement and Events

DANIELLE STOKES
Assistant Director, Digital Communications

ZANDRA WHALEN
Senior Director, Marketing and Design

Resource development


SAMANTHA ANGLESTEIN
Philanthropy Officer

MILISSA BURKE
Director, Stewardship

AARON DOBBS
Relationship Manager

DONNA FAHRINGER
Executive Assistant

PAUL HURD
Chief Philanthropy Officer

KIM KITASHIMA
Director, Gift Processing

FELYCITIE LINDSAY
Manager, Stewardship

SHAUN MARAKOVITS
Sr. Director, Workplace Engagement

EMILY PARKER
Philanthropy Officer

SEEMA SHAH
Associate Vice President, Philanthropy

Americorps, volunteers and interns


TRUTH ABDULLAH-JOHNSTON
211 and Community Resources Support VISTA

ANDRIA AHRENS
Promise Neighborhoods of the Lehigh Valley VISTA

NICKY ALICEA-SMITH
Resilient Lehigh Valley Community Outreach VISTA

RACHEL ANDERSON
SELF LV VISTA

CHRISTY AYALA
Office Volunteer

ELIZABETH BRINGHURST
United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley Community Schools Network VISTA

AMINATA COULIBALY
Marcon Equity Innovation and Impact Lab Fellow

NATASHA CRUZ
Community Resource Navigator, Penn Kidder Ministerium After School Program

YAHAIRA DAVIS
Unidos Foundation VISTA

IVANNIA DIAZ
Community Resource Navigator, Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley

BROOKELYN FARRELL
Community Resource Navigator, Ripple Community Inc.

DEBORAH JAMES
Community Resource Navigator, Weatherly Area School District

ERIN MARKULICS
Kellyn Foundation VISTA

KERA MATHIS
Chronic Absence Support VISTA

OMAR MOHAMED
Community Resource Navigator, Big Brothers, Big Sisters

STACEY MOISES
Grants and Research VISTA

ANGELIQUE REID
Community Resource Navigator, Lehigh Valley Active Life

LAURA ROBERTS
Community Resource Navigator, Paxinosa Elementary School

SHARE ROMAN
Promise Neighborhoods of the LV VISTA

BROOKE WHITE
Impact Data VISTA

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