About Us

Our Team

Interfaith America has a talented and dedicated staff of interfaith leaders who make our mission a reality.

Leadership

Katie Bringman Baxter

Chief Impact Officer

Mary Ellen Giess

Chief Program Officer

Amber Hacker

Chief of External Affairs & CFO

Jenan Mohajir

Vice President of External Affairs

Eboo Patel

Founder and President

Adam Nicholas Phillips

Chief Executive Officer

Rebecca Russo

Vice President of Higher Education Strategy

Programs

Monica Ahlert

Program Assistant

Katie Bringman Baxter

Chief Impact Officer

Bex Blackburn

Assistant Director of Program Operations

Anne Coyne

Program Manager

Chris Crawford

Senior Director of Civic Strategies

Rokki Espie

Director of Data Governance

Mary Ellen Giess

Chief Program Officer

Tina Grace

Program Manager

Todd Green

Senior Director of Campus Partnerships

Joey Haynes

Assistant Director of the Interfaith Leadership Summit

Carr Harkrader

Program Consultant

Abbie Haug

Program Manager, National Bridgebuilding Initiatives

Meg Huber

Program Assistant

Ramsey Hufford

Program Assistant

Zahra Jamal

Senior Consultant

Megan Johnson

Senior Director of Corporate Strategy

Harmeet Kaur Kamboj

Assistant Director of Workplace Strategy

Ali Khaleel

Assistant Director of Emerging Leaders Network

Reaz Khan

Program Manager

Amber King

Learning Systems Manager

Connie Meyer

Senior Director of Curricula & Training

Cassie Meyer

Director of Campus Partnerships

Rev. Tasha Mitchell

Director of Student and Educator Programs

Jenan Mohajir

Vice President of External Affairs

Shauna Morin

Senior Evaluation Specialist

Noa Nakao

Manager of Student Experience

Lou Nelson

Data Quality Specialist

Amar Peterman

Assistant Director of Civic Networks

Marley Pierce

Assistant Director of Learning

Scott Rasmussen

Director of Democracy Initiatives

Nazish Rizwan

Program Manager

Carolyn Roncolato

Deputy Chief Program Officer

Rabbi Or Rose

Senior Consultant

Rebecca Russo

Vice President of Higher Education Strategy

Jess Smoot

Program Coordinator

Lizzy Sullivan

Program Assistant

Bimi Tella

Program Assistant

Aisha Thompson

Director of Evaluation

Rachel Tingley

Program Manager

Paul Wagner

Program Operations Manager

Suzanne Watts Henderson

Senior Director of Faith & Health

Gracie Webb

Program Manager

Mike Whitenton

Director of Academic Initiatives

Strategic Communications

Randy Craig

Director of Marketing & Communications

Olivia Crouse

Email Marketing Manager

Rachel Crowe

Staff Writer

Cameron Dreher-Siefkes

Social Media Manager

Kayla Le Roux

Program Assistant

Katherine O’Brien

Web Manager

Allie Vroegop

Assistant Director of Strategic Communications

Advancement

Chris Portman

Senior Director of Institutional Advancement

Sam Ryan

Grants Coordinator

Hayley Segall

Grant Writer

Morgan Visser

Assistant Director of Advancement

Olivia Whitener

Director of Foundation Relations

Operations & Finance

Roberto Bravo

Director of Operations

Kaitlyn Dalton

Talent & Culture Manager

Stefanie Engström

IT Assistant

Samantha Esser

Assistant Director of HR

Amber Hacker

Chief of External Affairs & CFO

Iaza Khan

Human Resources Coordinator

Sean Riley

Assistant Director of IT

Nadia Salam

Controller

Slavica Sudar

Staff Accountant

Vanessa Young

Office Manager

Angela Zonderman

Senior Director of HR and Operations

Executive Office

Annalyn Chia

Senior Executive Assistant

Chandra Chouhan

Senior Executive Assistant

Rollie Olson

Research & Media Manager, President’s Office

Teri Simon

Senior Director of President's Strategic Initiatives

Hannah Snoeyink

Executive Assistant

Olivia Stufflebeam

Executive Assistant

Senior Fellows

Senior Fellows are influential field leaders with a track record of bridging divides in their respective fields. Working with IA on a variety of specific initiatives, Senior Fellows provide invaluable strategic insight, advice, and advocacy within their spheres of influence on behalf of the organization.