Meet Our Team of Rural Experts

Meet Our Board

Mike McLaughlin

Board Chair

Amy Callahan Tracewell

Vice Chair

Cheryl L. Morgan

Board Treasurer

Taylor Sarman

Board Secretary

Juan Barraza

Board Member

Chris Cummings

Board Member

Anesat Leon-Guerrero

Board Member

Brett Morgan

Board Member

Michael Rogers

Board Member

Meet Our Staff

Heidi Khokhar

Executive Director

Alexis Amavisca-Nieve

Program Coordinator

Alison Cassin

Outreach and Program Coordinator

Amy Hause

Director, Economic Vitality Services

Brenda Brown

Bilingual Program Manager

Cayla Catino

Program Manager

Christian Vazquez-Rivera

Bilingual Program Manager

Christine Gilmore

Leadership Services Business Manager

Dhenuka Hoffman

Director of Finance and Administration

Freya Hendrickson

Impact and Networks Manager

Jennifer Groth

Director of Policy and Partnerships

Jessica Black

Program Coordinator

Jessie Katon

Executive and Finance Coordinator

Lauren Kolojejchick-Kotch​

Program Manager