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 Program Officer

Amber Hacker

Chief of External Affairs & CFO

Jenan Mohajir

Vice President of External Affairs

Eboo Patel

Founder and President

Adam Nicholas Phillips

Chief Strategy Officer & Chief of Staff

Rebecca Russo

Vice President of Higher Education Strategy

Noah Silverman

Vice President of Strategic Communications

Programs

Cassie Meyer

Director of Campus Partnerships

Katie Bringman Baxter

Chief Impact Officer

Bex Blackburn

Assistant Director of Program Operations

Anne Coyne

Program Coordinator

Rokki Espie

Director of Data Governance

Mary Ellen Giess

Chief Program Officer

Tina Grace

Program Manager

Earl Grandberry

Director of National Bridgebuilding Initiatives

Todd Green

Senior Director of Campus Partnerships

Joey Haynes

Assistant Director of the Interfaith Leadership Summit

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 Corporate Strategy

Reaz Khan

Program Manager

Rev. Tasha Mitchell

Director of Student and Educator Programs

Jenan Mohajir

Vice President of External Affairs

Shauna Morin

Director of Program Operations & Evaluation

Noa Nakao

Manager of Student Experience

Rollie Olson

Program Manager

Amar Peterman

Assistant Director of Civic Networks

Marley Pierce

Program Manager

Sara Rahim

Program Manager

Scott Rasmussen

Democracy Initiatives Consultant

Carolyn Roncolato

Director of Academic Initiatives

Rabbi Or Rose

Senior Consultant

Rebecca Russo

Vice President of Higher Education Strategy

Jess Smoot

Program Assistant

Lizzy Sullivan

Program Assistant

Bimi Tella

Program Assistant

Rachel Tingley

Program Manager

Leslie Virnelson

Democracy Fellow

Paul Wagner

Program Operations Coordinator

Suzanne Watts Henderson

Senior Director of Faith & Health

Mike Whitenton

Director of Academic Initiatives

Homayra Ziad

Director of Campus Partnerships

Strategic Communications

Kevin Coval

Senior Advisor

Randy Craig

Director of Marketing & Communications

Rachel Crowe

Staff Writer

Amber King

Learning Systems Manager

Tajik McGeorge

Email Marketing Manager

Connie Meyer

Director of Learning

Katherine O’Brien

Web Manager

Noah Silverman

Vice President of Strategic Communications

Allie Vroegop

Assistant Director of Strategic Communications

Gracie Webb

Program Manager

Advancement

Chris Portman

Senior Director of Institutional Advancement

Sam Ryan

Grants Coordinator

Morgan Visser

Advancement Manager

Olivia Whitener

Director of Foundation Relations

Operations & Finance

Sean Riley

Assistant Director of IT

Kaitlyn Dalton

Talent & Culture Manager

Samantha Esser

Assistant Director of HR

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.