Meet Our Team of Rural Experts
Meet Our Board
Taylor Sarman
Board Chair
Deb Smith
Vice Chair
Mallorie Roberts
Board Secretary
Mike McLaughlin
Board Treasurer
Amy Tracewell
Past Board Chair
Chris Cummings
Board Member
Jerry Miller
Board Member
Marina Denny
Board Member
Michael Held
Board Member Proxy
Willow Oelke
Board Member
Christian Vázquez -Rivera
Board Member
Meet Our Staff
Heidi Khokhar
Executive Director
Amy Hause
Deputy Director
Brenda Brown
Director of Latino Programs
Christine Gilmore
Director of Leadership and Community Engagement
Alexis Amavisca-Nieve
Operations Manager
Alison Cassin
Senior Outreach and Program Coordinator
Bonnie Day
Senior Partner and Fund Development Manager
Elionay Quiros-Meneses
Bilingual Facilitator and Trainer
Erubiel Valladares
Bilingual Program Manager
Hannah Lewis
Impact and Engagement Manager
Kendra Schaffer
Policy and Networks Manager
Megan Keating
Funds Tracking & Compliance Manager
Ximena Lemus-Hernandez
Bilingual Facilitator and Trainer
Yahaira Torres
Bilingual Program Manager
Yahaira Torres
Bilingual Program Manager