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
Robin Smalley
Director, Community & Reentry Programs
Staci Wampler
Director, Industry Partnerships
TE Staff
All TE staff phone numbers begin with 216.696.5750 unless otherwise noted.
Dondreya Allen | Career Coach, PACE | dallen@towardsemployment.org | x 306
Sam Awad | BJA Program Manager | sawad@towardsemployment.org | x 307
Gwen Awoyade | Financial Career Coach | gawoyade@towardsemployment.org
Jay Bayhurst | Senior Manager, Young Adult Services | jbayhurst@towardsemployment.org | x 234
Linda Briggs | YRC as Program Admin | lbriggs@towardsemployment.org | x 236
Brenda Brown | Community Engagement Associate | bbrown@towardsemployment.org
Gabriel Brunow | Assistant Controller | gbrunow@towardsemployment.org | x 237
Ronnie Cannon | Community Engagement Manager | r.cannon@towardsemployment.org | x 262
Joan Crosby | Senior Manager, Community and Reentry Programs | jcrosby@towardsemployment.org | x 252
Charles Dickerson | Case Manager, YRC | cdickerson@towardsemployment.org | 216-777-8226
Renee Ditchburn | Program & Data Admin, PACE | rditchburn@towardsemployment.org | x 308
Chelsie Froning | First Step Manager | cfroning@towardsemployment.org | x 231
Haidee Garcia | Manager, Industry Partnerships | hgarcia@towardsemployment.org | x 238
Ebony George | Community and Reentry Case Manager | e.george@towardsemployment.org | x 317
Shaina Garcia | Case Manager Support, YRC | sgarcia@towardsemployment.org
Daniel Garven | Employment Specialist | dgarven@towardsemployment.org | x 226
Bob Giebel | Director, IT | bgiebel@towardsemployment.org | x 248
Beth Grace | Program Associate | bgrace@towardsemployment.org | x 227
April Grant | Program Administrator | agrant@towardsemployment.org | x 273
Melanie Green | Manager, Youth Services (YRC) | mgreen@towardsemployment.org | 216-777-8228
Erica Hardy | Case Manager, Reentry | ehardy@towardsemployment.org | x 230
Kathy Harlow | Staff Attorney | kharlow@towardsemployment.org | x 304
Stephanie Herriott | Case Manager | sherriott@towardsemployment.org | 216-777-8232
Karla Hopkins | Career Coach | khopkins@towardsemployment.org
Anita Hill | Case Manager | ahill@towardsemployment.org | x 261
Karen Jones | Work Experience Specialist | kjones@towardsemployment.org | x 274
Nettie King | Recruitment Associate for Industry Partnerships | nking@towardsemployment.org | x 229
Benjamin Krutko | Career Coach, OSY | bkrutko@towardsemployment.org | 216.777.8227
Debbie Lucci | Career Coach, OSY | dlucci@towardsemployment.org
Jim Madden | PACE Career Coach Lead | jmadden@towardsemployment.org | x 240
Greg Reaves | PACE Career Coach | greaves@towardsemployment.org | x 310
Melissa Riccio | Program Manager Training Services | mriccio@towardsemployment.org
Jonathan Rodriguez | Case Manager | jrodriguez@towardsemployment.org | x 241
Sandi Rosado | Marketing & Digital Content Coordinator | srosado@towardsemployment.org
Dr. LaShon Sawyer | Director, Policy & Advocacy | lsawyer@towardsemployment.org
Jenna Schroeder | IT & Data Technology Support Specialist | jschroder@towardsemployment.org | 216-777-8235
Stella Shepard | Workshop Facilitator | sshepard@towardsemployment.org | x 305
Cynthia Smith | Case Manager, YRC | csmith@towardsemployment.org | 216-777-8243
James Stubbins | Account Manager, Achieve Staffing | jstubbins@towardsemployment.org | x 272
Jeff Stupiansky | Senior Manager, Data Analytics | jstupiansky@towardsemployment.org | 336-754-4781
Fawntaine Walls | Talent and Culture Specialist | fwalls@towardsemployment.org
LaGina White | 2-Gen Coach | lwhite@towardsemployment.org | x 239
Colleen Yugulis | Career Coach | c.smith@towardsemployment.org | x 232