Leadership Team
Our Leadership Team provides the leadership that puts AKF's values into action: putting patients first, leading with integrity, being a valued partner, promoting team excellence and increasing awareness of kidney disease.
Patient Support and Education
Gwendolyn Dewberry, Senior Director of Patient Support
Melanie Paris, Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships and Education
Shahzia Lakhani, Senior Director of Clinical Education
Jemetra Collins, Director of Professional Education
Joy Hall, Director of Outreach and Strategic Partnerships
Margaret Solar, Director of Patient Support
Ryan Woolley, Director of Public Education
Communications and Marketing
Nancy Gregory, Senior Director of Communications
Marni Frankel, Senior Director of Digital Marketing
Tanyelle Gill, Senior Director of Brand Marketing
Myron De Melo, Webmaster and Director of SEO
Amanda Rush, Director of Email Marketing
Development Operations
Daniell Griffin, Senior Director of Individual Giving
Chris Hines, Senior Director of Direct Donor Engagement
Fiona Lawless, Senior Director of Corporate Engagement
Craig Cole, Senior Director of Development Strategy and Operations
Cara Yanosick, Senior Director of Special Events
Ben Clausen, Director of Corporate Engagement
Bridgit Phelps, Director of Peer to Peer Fundraising
John O'Brien, Director of Individual Giving
Lane Falcon, Director of Major Gifts
Kyndele Rhudy, Director of Corporate Engagement
Colleen Stevens, Director of Constituent Data
Katrina Washington, Director of Corporate Engagement
Business Operations
Lisa A. Mitchell, SHRM CP, PHR, Senior Director of Human Resources
Michael Nosil, Chief Financial Officer and Sr. Director of Finance and Administration
Rosalyn Brown, Director of Strategic Operations
Jack Cunningham, Director of Financial Analysis
Avril Miller, Director of Human Resources
Shannon Texeira, Director of Information Technology and Platform Solutions
Sandy Tiberino, Director of Accounting
Shayla Harris, Director of Administration
Government Affairs
Deborah Darcy, Senior Director of Government Relations
Jon Hoffman, Senior Director of State Policy and Advocacy
Michael Ly, Director of Public Policy
Anne Rohall, Director Of Public Policy
Eric Vicks, Director of Patient Advocacy
Our impact
We are the nation's leading kidney nonprofit. With programs of prevention, early detection, financial support, disease management, clinical research, innovation and advocacy, no kidney organization touches more lives than AKF.
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134 kidney transplants per month made possible with AKF's support, more than any other organization.
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30+ years of funding innovative research
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In 2023, nearly 58,000 dialysis and recent transplant patients were able to afford the cost of health care and other treatment-related expenses.
Fighting on all fronts
From prevention and research through treatment and transplant, we are dedicated to making sure kidney patients have someone fighting by their side.
