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
Mark Gallagher
Director, Legal Services
Coleene McDevitt
Chief Financial & Administrative Officer
LaShon Sawyer
Director, Advocacy & Policy
Adaora Nzelibe Schmiedl
Director, Marketing & Development
Joan Crosby
Director, Community & Reentry Programs
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 | ERN Success Coach | lbusbee@towardsemployment.org
James Cabil | Career Coach, Community & Reentry | jcabil@towardsemployment.org
Ronnie Cannon | Sr. Manager, Community Engagement | r.cannon@towardsemployment.org | x 262
LaTonya Cliff | Case Manager, OSY | lcliff@towardsemployment.org
Renee Ditchburn | Program Manager | rditchburn@towardsemployment.org | x 308
CJ Jacobs | Program Manager of Community & Reentry Programs | cjacobs@towardsemployment.org
Jayde Snyder | ERN Success Coach | jkee@towardsemployment.org
Addie Gall | 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
Melody Harvey | Case Manager | mharvey@towardsemployment.org
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
Christopher Poston | First Step Case Manager | cposton@towardsemployment.org | x242
Greg Reaves | Alumni Network Corodinator | greaves@towardsemployment.org
Jonathan Rodriguez | Career Coach | jrodriguez@towardsemployment.org | x 241
Sandi Rosado | Marketing & 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 | IP Program Assistant | dsingleton@towardsemployment.org
Cynthia Smith | Community & Reentry Economic Stability Coordinator | csmith@towardsemployment.org | 216-777-8243
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
Colleen Yugulis | Career Coach | c.smith@towardsemployment.org | x 232