Our People

Leadership and staff section

Leadership

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    Maribel Pérez Wadsworth

    President & CEO
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    Rebecca Carland

    Chief Investment Officer
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    Térèse Coudreaut Curiel

    VP/Administration and Secretary to the Board of Trustees
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    Alejandro de Onís

    VP/Communications and Digital Strategy
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    Kyla Elhelo

    VP/Strategy & Learning
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    Francesca de Quesada Covey

    VP/Community Impact
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    Alex Meza

    VP/Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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    Amalie Nash

    VP/Journalism
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    Kristina Newman-Scott

    VP/Arts
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    John Sands

    VP/Information & Society

Staff

  • Knight Foundation

    Gidget Abreu-Hidalgo

    Executive Assistant/Information Technology
  • Knight Foundation

    Hope Alfonso

    Executive Assistant/Communications and Journalism
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    Hallie Atkins

    Manager/Grants Administration
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    Jenn Baez

    Director/Community Impact Operations
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    Jon Belgrad

    Director/Strategy & Learning
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    Luis Berthin

    Manager/Knight Knowledge
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    Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa

    Associate/Journalism
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    Sonia Blumenthal

    Executive Assistant
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    Charlene Bradley

    Director/St. Paul
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    Allison Bromley

    Director/Public Investments
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    Michelle Carter

    Officer/Arts
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    Shanna Charles

    Director/Investment Operations
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    Eddie Chin

    Associate/Investments
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    John Churchill

    Director/Philadelphia
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    Justin Cook

    Systems Engineer
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    A.J. D’Amico

    Director/Information & Society
  • Knight Foundation

    Roman Diaz

    Officer/Finance
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    Jeannine Escobar

    Convenings Project Manager
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    Vivian Estalella

    Executive Assistant/Arts
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    Alisa Evans

    Associate/Program Administration
  • Knight Foundation

    Philip C. Francis

    Director/Information Technology
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    Amanda Garcia

    Program Associate/Arts
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    Susan L. Gomez

    Manager/Administrative Services
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    Natalia Gonzalez

    Officer/Journalism
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    Nelson Hernandez

    Officer/Digital Content and Marketing
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    Patton Hindle

    Director/Arts
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    Kyle Kutuchief

    Director/Akron
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    Marisa Kwiatkowski

    Director/Journalism
  • Knight Foundation

    Brian Lipiz

    Grants Systems Administrator
  • Knight Foundation

    Elika Lopez

    Senior Compensation and Benefits Specialist
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    Duc Luu

    Director of Sustainability Initiatives/Journalism
  • Knight Foundation

    Brianna Martinez

    Administrative Assistant/President's Office
  • Knight Foundation

    Jorge A. Martinez

    Senior Director/Information Technology
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    Lia Martinez-Machado

    Accounting Manager
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    LaTrice McClendon

    Director/Detroit
  • Knight Foundation

    Alexis Miyar

    Director of Talent Management
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    Ricardo Mor

    Officer/Information & Society
  • Knight Foundation

    Lynn Murphey

    Director/Macon
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    Simona Nagyova

    Manager/Administration and Project Management
  • Knight Foundation

    Julio C. Ocon

    Director/Finance
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    Christina Oener

    Accounts Payable Clerk
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    Claire Pfitzinger

    Manager/Communications
  • Knight Foundation

    Erica Pinto

    Executive Assistant/Finance
  • Knight Foundation

    Wilermine Previlon

    Program Associate/Information & Society
  • Knight Foundation

    Olga L. Rodriguez

    Associate/Grants Administration
  • Knight Foundation

    Liliana Romero

    Executive Assistant/Community Impact
  • Knight Foundation

    Enrique Rosell

    Officer/Arts
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    Atena Sherry

    Director/Communications
  • Knight Foundation

    Ashley Simon

    Director/Marketing and Creative
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    Brad Stelzer

    Director/Private Investments
  • Knight Foundation

    Elena Stetsenko

    Controller
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    Charles Thomas

    Director/Charlotte
  • Knight Foundation

    Riley Tinlin

    Administrative Coordinator
  • Knight Foundation

    Julio Vasquez

    Investment Operations Associate
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    Lilly Weinberg

    Senior Director/Community Impact
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    Maria Yero

    Staff Accountant