Kirsten Adams
Director of Corporate Partnerships
(818) 960-6300
OUR TEAM
Carolyn Blashek
Founder
Anne Bottema
Senior Manager of Information Systems
(818) 960-6400
Pedro Carrillo
Inventory & Donations Coordinator
(818) 960-7877
Paul Cucinotta
Colonel, USMC (Ret.)
Chief Operating Officer
(818) 960-7100
Stacey Danlyan
Senior Director of Volunteer & Community Engagement
(818) 960-7879
Maria Escuela
Donor Relations Coordinator
Betsy Eves
Director of Wounded Hero & Caregiver Program
(818) 960-6700
Luis Franco
Senior Manager of Production & Distribution
(818) 960-7875
Lisa Gipti-Mojica
Volunteer Engagement Coordinator
(818) 671-4400
Katie Haney
First Responder Program Manager
(818) 960-6900
Cheryl Hardy
Accounting Manager
(818) 960-7873
Richard Headley
Master Sergeant, USMC (Ret.)
Senior Director of Military and Veteran Programs
(818) 600-9606
Krysten Johnson
Development Coordinator
(818) 960-6800
Nancy Levy
Director of Donor Relations
(818) 960-6999
Katie Piedra
Senior Manager of Recruit Graduate & Military Families Programs
(619) 550-2154
Emily Pirman, CMP
Director of Corporate Volunteerism
(818) 960-7400
Kimberly Potter
Director of FOB Operations
(818) 960-7872
Kevin Schmiegel
Lieutenant Colonel, USMC (Ret.)
Chief Executive Officer
(818) 960-7444
Shereen Shariq
Regional Director – Southeast
(770) 322-4013
Monica Shea
Executive Manager
(818) 960-7500
Ruby Sierra
Shipping & Receiving Clerk
(818) 960-7875
Kelly South
Director of Handmade with Love Programs
(818) 960-7555
Terry Speer
Shipping & Receiving
Alanna Stuckert
Program Coordinator
(619) 361-1515
Cindy Tamoush
Data Entry Clerk
(818) 960-7874
Danielle Tenconi
Senior Director of Communications
Katrina Tomas
Engagement Coordinator
(818) 960-7880
Wilbur Walker
Warehouse & Facilities Manager
(818) 960-7876
Cheryl Zerah
Vice President of Administration
(818) 960-7871
BOARD MEMBERS
COUNCIL OF ADVISORS
Martha “Marty” Martin
Board Chair
Bob Raskin
Chair, Audit Committe
Dick Saklad
Chair, Finance Committee
Katelynn Duffel Heil
Chair, Compensation and Personnel Committee
Sharman Borncamp
Board Secretary
Joe Kristol
Captain, USMC (Veteran)
Jordan Blashek
Captain, USMC (Veteran)
COUNCIL OF ADVISORS
Admiral Scott Van Buskirk
U.S. Navy, Ret.
Lt. General Mark Hertling
U.S. Army, Ret.
Colonel Rich Anderson
U.S. Marine Corps, Ret.
Lt. Colonel Angel Ortiz
California Army National Guard, Ret.
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