Our Staff

GFN’s expert global team is united by a shared vision and commitment to powering communities to achieve Zero Hunger.

All Staff

Lisa Moon
President & CEO
Vicki Clarke 
Vice President of Development 
Vanessa Gutierrez
Chief Financial Officer
Michael Oko
Vice President of Communications & Marketing
Lisa Primising
Human Resources Senior Director
Maria Aguirre
Associate Director of Financial Planning and Analysis
Halley Aldeen  
Research & Evaluation Director
Alyssa Ceretti
Field and Knowledge Services Program Manager
Jacklyn Chaney
Partnership Development Manager
Ryan Danker
New Business Development Coordinator
Eric Egipciaco
IT Manager
Lucy Foguth
Accounting Coordinator
James Fredrick
Media Relations and Strategy Associate Director
Luis Manuel Garcia Mendoza
Latin America Food Systems Partnerships Associate Director
María Teresa García Plata
Latin America Regional Director
Ignacio Gavilan
Food Systems Partnerships Senior Director
Leah Heck 
Corporate Partnerships Manager 
Danielle Horsfield
Executive Assistant to the CEO
Ahlea Isabella 
Content Marketing Associate Director
Jonathan James 
Corporate Partnerships Manager
Kaisha Johnson
Communications Coordinator
Gabriela A. Kafarhire
Europe, Middle East & Africa Regional Director
Alfredo Kasdorf
Latin America Regional Consultant
Anthony Kitchen 
Field & Knowledge Services Senior Director
Meredith Kruger Kos
Global Food Systems Partnerships Associate Director
Mel Mendoza
Accounting Manager
David Millar
Research Manager
Paula Moreno
Latin America Program Associate Director
Tiffany Morgan
Strategic Grants Manager
Craig A. Nemitz
Compliance and Crisis Services Director
Samuel Nichols
Foundation Relations Director
Phenny Omondi
Agricultural Recovery Hub Director
Hazel Quek
Asia-Pacific Regional Director
Kurt Schultz 
Infrastructure, Warehouse, and Logistics Consultant
Whitney Smith
Corporate Partnerships Senior Director
Ana Catalina Suaréz Peña 
Strategy & Innovation Senior Director
Angela Supernaw 
Strategic Grants Director
Mohama Tchatagba
Accelerator Program Coordinator
Ploy Thirapongphaiboon
APAC Food Systems Partnerships Associate Director
Bianca Vande Werken
Development Operations Coordinator
Jason Woods
Managing Editor
Jennifer Wright
Strategic Communications Senior Director
Elishah Yehudah
Human Resources Manager
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