Our Team

These are the people integral to our operation. They coordinate thousands of volunteers, advance the organization, cultivate partnerships, and spend every day journeying with guests. All of them are here to utilize their skills and gifts to pursue life transformation for others and for themselves.

The Leadership Team

  • Josiah Haken

    Josiah Haken

    Chief Executive Officer

  • Elysia Saint-ange

    Elysia Saint-ange

    Chief Financial Officer

  • Lydia Lucas, Chief People Officer

    Lydia Lucas

    Chief People Officer

Joe Bae, Outreach Leader

Sidney Bowie, Community Engagement Officer

Bill Caso, Comptroller

Elizabeth Fischetti, Advancement Manager

Teresa Gowan, Director of Community Partnerships

Vanessa Gutierrez, Outreach Coordinator, Paterson

Corey Hayes, Creative Director

Jahlil Holmes, Outreach Leader

Chelsea Horvath-Black, Sr. Director of Program Services

Nelson Maldonado, Guest Care Coordinator

Zac Martin, Outreach Director

Linimary Molina, Volunteer Coordinator

Deborah Miranda, Executive Assistant to the CEO

BJ Neal, Director of Guest Services

Joe Novitski, Staff Accountant

Kate Richards, Director of Volunteer Services

Zeandra Rodriguez, New Jersey Program Manager

Dan Sadlier, Community & Church Partnerships Officer

Matthew Schuler, Outreach Leader

Joe Shultz, Director of NJ Programs

Sherry Sung, Program Services Associate

Jess Wright, Sr. Director of Strategy and Advancement

Board of Directors

CHAIRMAN — Launa Vaughn, Outreach Pastor, Hope Fellowship

FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR — Deon Minnaar, Partner, KPMG

DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR — Mike Wile, Director, Ernst & Young

TRUSTEES COMMITTEE CHAIR - Bindia Malhotra, Senior Legal Counsel, Mastercard

Executive Committee

Tom Do, Director, Head of Benefits, Bausch Health

Tanesha Duncan, VP, Operations Functional Transformation Office, Amgen

Lyndsey Helms, Assistant General Counsel, Honeywell

Katy Hu, Senior Director of Commercial Insights and Strategy, Johnson & Johnson

Bindia Malhotra, Senior Legal Counsel, Mastercard

Board Members

Raymond Melillo, President, Melillo International

Deon Minnaar, Partner, KPMG

Steve Pearson, Managing Director, Pricewaterhouse Coopers

Mark Reitsma, Partner, Regency Wealth Management

Launa Vaughn, Outreach Pastor, Hope Fellowship

Michael Wile, Director, Ernst & Young