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I’ve dedicated my career to ensuring that every person has the resources and tools to thrive. This is at the center of The Foundling’s mission, and I am humbled to have the opportunity to lead this changemaking organization into the future.

Melanie Hartzog
President & CEO

Melanie Hartzog

Melanie Hartzog

President & CEO
Ellen Eng

Ellen Eng

Chief Strategy & Operations Officer
Ellen Levine

Ellen Levine

Chief Financial Officer

Andrew Brunsden

Chief Legal Officer
Jennifer March

Jennifer March

Chief Advancement Officer
Karen Alexander

Karen Alexander

Chief Human Resources Officer

Adrian Witzke

Chief Information Officer
Liyan Bao

Liyan Bao

Senior Vice President, Child Welfare
Reina Batrony

Reïna Batrony

Senior Vice President, Community-Based & Education Programs
Patrick Kreshock

Patrick Kreshock

Senior Vice President, Developmental Disabilities Services
Kristy Lee Jean Pierre

Kristy-Lee Jean-Pierre, Ph.D

Senior Vice President, Mental Health Services
Dr. Delaney Gracy

Delaney Gracy, M.D., MPH

Senior Vice President, Medical Services
Yolanda McBride

Yolanda McBride

Senior Vice President, External Affairs & Public Policy
Phil Hung

Philip Hung

Senior Vice President, Compliance

Hayden Blades

Vice President, Facilities and Real Estate Management
Dr. Akeem Marsh

Dr. Akeem Marsh

Medical Director, Home of Integrated Behavioral Health & Vice President of the Vincent J. Fontana Center for Child Protection

Alexandria Munoz

Vice President, Foster Care

Bonnie Langer

Vice President, Education and Supportive Housing Services

Elizabeth Wright

Vice President, External Affairs

Janet Betancourt Cruz

Vice President, Head Start and Early Head Start

Jennifer Johnson

Vice President, Prevention and Family Justice

Jennifer Zhu

Vice President, Finance

Karen Reid

Vice President, Operations, Developmental Disabilities

Kathryn Messineo, Ph.D

Vice President, Clinical Services, Developmental Disabilities Division

Luisa Sanchez

Vice President, Finance

Michelle Watsula

Vice President, Mental Health Services

Rachel Marshall

Vice President, Systems Development & Integration, Information Technology

Riche Rodriguez

Vice President, Finance

Rosemary Collazo

Vice President, Program Support

Sashoi Grant

Vice President, Nursing, Developmental Disabilities

Viviane Ouedraogo

Vice President, Community Impact, Fatherhood & Peer Services

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