leadership
BRAD LITTLE
President / CEO
HEIDI LUDWIG
Chief Operating Officer
ALISON GERARDOT
Chief Impact Officer
ADMIN
RHONDA PEQUIGNOT
Director of Administration
AMANDA PANT
Administrative &
Grants Specialist
Finance
SARAH KNOCH
Controller
LORI VOGHT
Accounting Specialist
HEATHER HEAL
Senior Accountant
PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES
KILEY TATE-POTTS
Director of Philanthropic Services
JAREN HARMON
Donor Engagement Specialist
HANNAH MCDONALD
Donor Engagement Specialist
JO MEJIA
Senior Philanthropic
Partnership Advisor
GRANTS
ANGELA STANLEY
Director of Impact
ESTELA GUTIERREZ
Impact Assistant
STEPHANIE CARLSON
Senior Impact Advisor
Marketing and Communications
COLLEEN HELMKEN
Director of Marketing & Communications
TAYLOR ABDON
Data Analyst Specialist
BRITTANY GARLAND
Events & Engagement 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