Our People

leadership

BRAD LITTLE
President / CEO
HEIDI LUDWIG
Chief Operating Officer
ALISON GERARDOT
Chief Impact Officer

ADMIN

RHONDA PEQUIGNOT
Director of Administration
AMANDA PANT
Administrative Assistant

Finance

SARAH KNOCH
Controller
LORI VOGHT 
Accounting Specialist 

PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES

KILEY TATE-POTTS
Director of Philanthropic Services
JAREN HARMON
Donor Engagement Specialist

GRANTS

ANGELA STANLEY
Director of Impact
ESTELA GUTIERREZ
Impact Assistant

Marketing and Communications

COLLEEN HELMKEN
Director of Marketing & Communications
TAYLOR ABDON
Data Analyst Specialist

WOMEN’S FUND

CASSIE BEER
Women’s Fund Director
PATTY DUNN 
Women’s Fund
Development Specialist
CHYNNA PRESLEY 
Women’s Fund Economic Security Specialist

Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne Board

Sherry Early, Chair
Principal with Early Consulting

Susan Wesner, Vice Chair
CPA, Chief Financial Officer, Greater Fort Wayne, Inc.

Christine Boles, Secretary
Director of Human Resources,
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana, Inc.

Rob Slusser, Treasurer
Senior Vice President – Market President,
Farmers & Merchants State Bank

Stephanie Carper, At Large
Tax Partner, FORVIS Mazars US

Jason Knothe, At Large
Chief Financial Officer, Micropulse

Nikki Quintana, At Large
Executive Director, City of Fort Wayne
Metropolitan
Human Relations Commission

Zachary Benedict
President, MKM architecture + design

Stephanie Crandall
Of Counsel, Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Hallie Custer
Vice President Human Resources,
Parkview Health

Paul Sauerteig
Attorney at Law,
Snow & Sauerteig LLP

Gary Shearer
Retired President and CEO,
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana, Inc.

Sarah Schenkel
Partner, CPA, Katz, Sapper & Miller

Daniel H. Swartz
Community Leader

Kody Tinnel
Vice President of Community Development,
Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne Inc.

Shelley Walker
Project Leader, BF Goodrich

Denita Washington
Executive Director,
Girlz Rock and Adams Township Trustee