Our staff - many of whom have successfully overcome the same barriers that participants face - are passionate about supporting participants and graduates as they develop skills and knowledge to advance in the workplace.
TE Leadership
Jill Rizika
President and CEO
Joan Crosby
Director, Community & Reentry Programs
Mark Gallagher
Director, Legal Services
Coleene McDevitt
Chief Financial & Administrative Officer
LaShon Sawyer
Director, Advocacy & Policy
Adaora Nzelibe Schmiedl
Chief Advancement & Community Engagement Officer
Samantha Shahid
Chief Program Officer
Staci Wampler
Director, Industry Partnerships
TE Staff
All TE staff phone numbers begin with 216.696.5750 unless otherwise noted.
Sam Awad | BJA Program Manager | sawad@towardsemployment.org | x 307
Gwen Awoyade | Financial Career Coach | gawoyade@towardsemployment.org
Brenda Brown | Community Engagement Associate | bbrown@towardsemployment.org
Lehman Busbee | Career Coach | lbusbee@towardsemployment.org
Ronnie Cannon | Sr. Manager, Community Engagement | r.cannon@towardsemployment.org | x 262
LaTonya Cliff | Case Manager, OSY | lcliff@towardsemployment.org
Jennifer Crayton | Lincoln Electric Success Coach | jcrayton@towardsemployment.org
Renee Ditchburn | Program Manager | rditchburn@towardsemployment.org | x 308
CJ Jacobs | Program Manager of Community & Reentry Programs | cjacobs@towardsemployment.org
Addie Gall-Hunter | Grants Associate | agall@towardsemployment.org
Haidee Garcia | Senior Manager, Industry Partnerships | hgarcia@towardsemployment.org | x 238
Shaina Garcia | Program Admin, OSY | sgarcia@towardsemployment.org
Daniel Garven | Employment Specialist | dgarven@towardsemployment.org | x 226
Ebony George | Community and Reentry Case Manager | e.george@towardsemployment.org | x 317
Peaches Gibson | Admin Support, Achieve Staffing | pgibson@towardsemployment.org
Bob Giebel | Director, IT | bgiebel@towardsemployment.org | x 248
Kevin Glass | Accounting Manager | kglass@towardsemployment.org
Beth Grace | Program Associate | bgrace@towardsemployment.org | x 227
April Grant | Data Administrator | agrant@towardsemployment.org
Melanie Green | Sr. Manager, Young Adult Services | mgreen@towardsemployment.org | 216-777-8228
Erica Hardy | Supervisor, Young Adult Services | ehardy@towardsemployment.org | x 230
Kathy Harlow | Staff Attorney | kharlow@towardsemployment.org | x 304
Tamika Hawthorne | Admissions Associate | thawthorne@towardsemployment.org
Stephanie Herriott | Lincoln Electric Success Coach | sherriott@towardsemployment.org | 216-777-8232
Karla Hopkins | Workshop Facilitator | khopkins@towardsemployment.org
Anita Hill | Case Manager | ahill@towardsemployment.org | x 261
Cortez Jenkins | Lincoln Electric Facilitator | cjenkins@towardsemployment.org
Karen Jones | Work Experience Specialist | kjones@towardsemployment.org | x 274
Nettie King | Recruitment Associate for Industry Partnerships | nking@towardsemployment.org | x 229
Debbie Lucci | Career Coach, OSY | dlucci@towardsemployment.org
Jim Madden | PACE Career Coach Lead | jmadden@towardsemployment.org | x 240
Shela Mills | Front Desk Associate | smills@towardsemployment.org | (216) 696-5750
Greg Reaves | Alumni Network Coordinator | greaves@towardsemployment.org
Quran Robinson | Facilitator | qrobinson@towardsemployment.org
Jonathan Rodriguez | Career Coach | jrodriguez@towardsemployment.org | x 241
Sandi Rosado | Digital Content Coordinator | srosado@towardsemployment.org
Dr. LaShon Sawyer | Director, Policy & Advocacy | lsawyer@towardsemployment.org
Ron Scott | Training Services Program Manager | rscott@towardsemployment.org
Jenna Schroeder | IT & Data Technology Support Specialist | jschroder@towardsemployment.org | 216-777-8235
Stella Shepard | Workshop Facilitator | sshepard@towardsemployment.org | x 305
Donny Singleton | Success Coach | dsingleton@towardsemployment.org
Elizabeth Smith | Development Associate | esmith@towardsemployment.org
Rhonda Smith | Career Coach | rsmith@towardsemployment.org | x233
Caleb Stephens | Case Manager, IP | cstephens@towardsemployment.org
James Stubbins | Account Manager, Achieve Staffing | jstubbins@towardsemployment.org | x 272
Jeff Stupiansky | Senior Manager, Data Analytics | jstupiansky@towardsemployment.org | 336-754-4781
Demetrius Tucker | Program Manager | dtucker@towardsemployment.org
CJ Turner | Facilitator | cturner@towardsemployment.org
Amirr Thomas | Case Manager | athomas@towardsemployment.org
Jaymone Whitaker | Career Coach | jwhitaker@towardsemployment.org
Colleen Yugulis | Career Coach | c.smith@towardsemployment.org | x 232