Leadership

Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Ashley Sanchez, President

Director of Marketing and Communications, MD Helicopters

 

Alejandro Rios, Vice President/Secretary

Operations Manager, Intel Corporation

 

Chris Melson, Treasurer

Vice President, First Bank

 

Julie Graham, Member at Large

Director, External Affairs, Dignity Health

 

Board Members 

Jacqueline Clines

Program Manager, APS

 

Zachary Cummard

Police Commander, City of Chandler

 

Jackson Graves

Program Manager, Waymo

 

Sarah Oglesby-Dunegan
Senior Minister, Valley Unitarian Universalist Congregation

 

Michael Soelberg
Chief of Police, Town of Gilbert

 

Alexa Whippo
External Communications Manager, Deloitte

 

Andrew Althoff (Ex Officio)

President, AAA Pallet & Lumber Co.

 

Trinity Donovan (Ex Officio)

CEO, AZCEND

 

 

Did you know?

More than 15,000 people received a lifeline of essential, life-changing services and resources at AZCEND last year.

 

Staff

Executive

Trinity Donovan, Chief Executive Officer

 

Finance

Andrew Phelan, Finance Director

Sky Williams-Tao, Accounting Associate

Gisela Silva, Accounting Associate

 

Program Operations

Steve Hewitt, Operations Director

Jackie Cruz, Administrative Assistant

Ariel Baber, Assistant Director of Programs

Paula Knight, Food Bank Manager

Kelly Delgado, Senior Programs Manager, Gilbert Senior Center

Esmeralda Sanchez, Family Resource Center Manager, Heritage Center

 

Development

Shelley Nelson, Development Director

Daniel Valencia, Development Coordinator

Maddie Lawler, Volunteer Coordinator

Sarah Amstutz, Community Outreach

 

Did you know?

13,424 food boxes were distributed last year providing 823,590 meals so that none of our neighbors go to bed hungry.