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
ASHLEIGH SMOTHERS
Accounting Assistant
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
Ron Menze, ex-officio voting member
Retired Partner/Architect, MKM architecture + design
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
Damian Gosheff, At Large
Attorney and Founder, Gosheff Estate & Trust Law, LLC
Susan Wesner, At Large
Chief Financial Officer, Greater Fort Wayne Inc.
Stephanie Carper, At Large
Tax Partner, FORVIS
Zachary Benedict
President, MKM architecture + design
Stephanie Crandall
Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, City of Fort Wayne
Hallie Custer
Vice President Human Resources, Parkview Health
Jason Knothe
Chief Financial Officer, Micropulse
Edmond C. O’Neal III
President, Northeast Indiana Works
Nikki Quintana
Executive Director, City of Fort Wayne Metropolitan
Human Relations Commission
Paul Sauerteig
Attorney at Law, Snow & Sauerteig LLP
Gary Shearer
Retired President and CEO, Physicians Health Plan
of Northern Indiana, Inc.
Daniel H. Swartz
Community Leader
Shelley Walker
Project Leader, BF Goodrich
Denita Washington
Executive Director, Girlz Rock and Adams Township Trustee