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 Innovation Officer

Amber Hacker

Chief of External Affairs & CFO

Jenan Mohajir

Vice President of External Affairs

Eboo Patel

Founder & President

Adam Nicholas Phillips

Chief Strategy Officer & Chief of Staff

Rebecca Russo

Vice President of Higher Education Strategy

Noah Silverman

Vice President of Public Affairs

Programs

Katie Bringman Baxter

Chief Impact Officer

Bex Blackburn

Program Operations Manager

Anne Coyne

Program Coordinator

Mary Ellen Giess

Chief Innovation Officer

Tina Grace

Program Manager

Todd Green

Director of Campus Partnerships

Joey Haynes

Program Manager

Carr Harkrader

Interim Director of Interfaith Leadership Institute

Becca Hartman-Pickerill

Senior Director of Democracy Initiatives

Zahra Jamal

Senior Consultant

Megan Johnson

Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives

Connie Meyer

Director of Learning

Jenan Mohajir

Vice President of External Affairs

Shauna Morin

Director of Program Operations & Evaluation

Noa Nakao

Program Coordinator

Rollie Olson

Program Manager

Zia Pentescu

Program Assistant

Amar Peterman

Program Manager

Marley Pierce

Program Manager

Sara Rahim

Program Manager

Carolyn Roncolato

Director of Academic Initiatives

Rebecca Russo

Vice President of Higher Education Strategy

Jess Smoot

Program Assistant

Lizzy Sullivan

Program Assistant

Bimi Tella

Program Assistant

Rachel Tingley

Program Manager

Paul Wagner

Program Operations Coordinator

Suzanne Watts Henderson

Senior Director of Faith & Health

Gracie Webb

Program Manager

Public Affairs

Kevin Coval

Senior Advisor

Rachel Crowe

Marketing & Communications Coordinator

Katherine O’Brien

Marketing & Communications Manager

Brandan Robertson

Social Media Manager

Noah Silverman

Vice President of Public Affairs

Silma Suba

Editor

Allie Vroegop

Content Manager

Advancement

Chris Portman

Senior Director of Institutional Advancement

Sam Ryan

Grants Coordinator

Morgan Visser

Advancement Manager

Olivia Whitener

Foundation Relations Manager

Operations & Finance

Sean Riley

IT Senior Support Specialist

Kaitlyn Dalton

Talent & Culture Manager

Rokki Espie

Director of Data Governance

Samantha Esser

Benefits & HRIS Manager

Amber Hacker

Chief of External Affairs & CFO

Nadia Salam

Controller

Slavica Sudar

Staff Accountant

Vanessa Young

Office Manager

Angela Zonderman

Senior Director of HR and Operations

Executive Office

Christian Alvarez

Executive Assistant

Annalyn Chia

Executive Assistant

Teri Simon

Director of Executive Office

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.