The Miami Foundation Team

Meet Our Team

Carrying out a mission for a Greater Miami.

The Miami Foundation provides civic leadership, bringing people together to advance the quality of life in Greater Miami. Our team of committed professionals is integral to the Foundation’s work in mobilizing resources and strengthening our community.

Work with us! We’re looking for community champions to join our team. View our open positions here.

Executive Team

Rebecca Fishman Lipsey
President & CEO
Lindsey Linzer
Chief Impact Officer
Sue Rosenthal
Chief Financial Officer
Nikisha Williams
Chief Operations Officer
Jocelyn Noya-Quintana
Chief Marketing Officer
Mike Rogers
Vice President of Philanthropy

Impact & Philanthropy

The Impact team leads the Foundation’s collaborative initiatives. Bringing cross-sector partners to solve our region’s most pressing issues and to mobilize donors, nonprofits, and community partners to work in cohesion to generate bold strategies to increase equity and resilience in Greater Miami. Contact the Impact & Philanthropy team if you are an individual, corporation, or professional advisor looking to transform your charitable giving or create a charitable legacy in our community.

Erica Mohan
Grants Administration Director
Stephanie Silva
Scholarships Director
Jessica Uzzell, JD
Gift Planning Director
Laurel Woloszyn
Philanthropy Director
Jacki Altman
Senior Manager of Community Impact
Flora Akselrad
Philanthropy Manager
Faith Grant
Philanthropy Manager
Rebecca Birkholz
Grants Administration Manager
Joane E. Ketant
Scholarships Officer
Marisabel Novillo
Grants Administration Officer
Martina Awad
Philanthropy Assistant

Community Investment

This team oversees all program and grantmaking-related activities for the Foundation and builds relationships with Miami’s nonprofit community. When you are looking for an innovative program that is accomplishing great things in our community, when you have a question about one of our grant programs or when you want more information on how to partner with the Foundation on a special initiative, contact this team.

Tere Figueras Negrete
Press Forward South Florida Senior Director
Caroline Miller
Community Engagement Director
Tiffany Wilson-Worsley
Leadership Director
Geryel Osorio Godoy
Community Investments Senior Manager
Julissa Rivera
Community Engagement Senior Manager
Rob Collins
Community Engagement Manager
Kelley Kessell
Data and Engagement Manager
Jasmine Browne
Administrative Assistant

Finance

This team is responsible for the financial and fiscal management of the Foundation. They coordinate our business planning, and accounting. When you would like a copy of your Fund statement, or when you need information about a grant check, contact this team.

Brittany Morgan
Economic Resilience Senior Director
Jennifer Azpeitia
Director of Accounting
Cristina Maal
Donations Officer
Latasha Rhodes
Accounts Payable Supervisor
Steve Ryan
Accounts Payable Specialist
Federico Gimenez
Senior Finance Assistant

Communications & External Affairs

When you want a representative of the Foundation to speak to your group, have questions regarding the Foundation’s marketing and public outreach, need a quote/image from the Foundation, or if you are a member of the media with questions, contact the Communications and External Affairs department. This branch drives change through digital media strategy, community engagement, and collective impact amplification.

Farhanaz Kermalli
Knowledge Leadership Director
Denise Landman
Marketing Director
Alejandra Rodriguez Castro
Give Miami Day & Special Events Director
Sam Basté
Communications Officer
Samantha Narson
Content Writer

Operations

This team is responsible for the general operations of the Foundation. When you have questions about the Foundation’s inner workings contact this team.

Meredith Hector
Director of Talent
Derica Reed
Director of Technical Operations
Elise Grisoni
Senior Manager, Co-Lab
Yazmin Valido
Senior Manager of Operations, Office of The President and CEO
Juankarlo Perez
Senior Data Officer
Kim Douthwright
Foundation Senior Assistant
Alex Santana
Assistant to the President & CEO
Ashley Valdez
Operations Assistant

Press Forward

Press Forward is a nationwide, nonpartisan philanthropic initiative working to strengthen communities by reinvigorating local news. Press Forward operates under the fiscal sponsorship of The Miami Foundation.

Dale R. Anglin
Executive Director
Jessica Silverman
Chief Development Officer
Christina Shih
Sr. Director of Development, Learning & Strategy
Melissa Milios Davis
Director of Grantmaking
Caroline Merenda
Director of Chapter Advancement
Marika Lynch
Director of Communications
Graham Watson-Ringo
Grantee Engagement & Support Manager
Dakota Dukes
Administrative Coordinator