Meet our leaders

Board of Directors

Mr. Brian Bullard [Chairman]

Retired Senior Vice President, Investment Operations | The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

Rev. Dn. Justin Bosl

Resurrection Greek Orthodox Church & Former Partner | Kazan McClain Satterley & Greenwood

Mr. Andrew Geleris

Physician | Magan Medical Clinic, Part of Optum

Dr. Maria Misthos

Medical Director | Aetna

Mr. Eric Paljug, PhD

Clinical Associate Professor of Business Administration | Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, Univ. of Pittsburgh

Mr. William Hoeft, Jr.

Chief Development Officer | Ziegler Cat

Dr. Christine Hoeplinger

Retired | Christine Hoeplinger, DDS 

Ms. Lory Barsdate Easton 

Retired Partner | Sidley & Austin LLP

Ms. Georgia Kazakis [Vice Chair]

Attorney | Owner, Covington & Burling LLP

Mr. Brent Smith 

Owner | MHS Parks LLC

Mr. Kenneth Kozak 

Director of Business Development | Enviroserve Inc

Sbdn. Richard Ajalat 

 

Honorary Board Members

Mr. Charles R. Ajalat [Founder] 

Mr. Brian Gerich 

Mr. William Hoeft, Sr. [Founder]

Meet our Team

Staff Directory

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Steven Christoforou

Interim Executive Director

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Finance Staff

David Smeltzer

Chief Financial Officer

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Operations & Program Staff

Katrina Bitar

Interim Director of Operations

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Sarah Blevins

Community Engagement Coordinator

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Development Staff

Sarah Werner

Director of Development

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Alex Goodwin

Development and Communications Associate

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Jerilyn Burgess

Grant Writer

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National Programs

Wadeed Fakhoury

Director, YES

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Center & Program Leadership

Reese Martin

Director, FOCUS Atlanta

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Charlene Myers

Director, FOCUS Cincinnati

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Kirk Ries

Director, FOCUS Cleveland

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Adam Murphy

Director, FOCUS Detroit

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Fr. Matthew Mcdonald

Director, FOCUS Gateway City

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Susanne Haddad

Director, FOCUS Houston

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Dustin Hertzog

Director, FOCUS Minnesota

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Margaret Conkle

Director, FOCUS Southern California

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