We love to spotlight our team members! Get to know a bit more about our staff and what attracted each of them to Nonprofit HR.
“Nonprofit HR’s welcoming culture and fastidious work philosophy.”
-Mark Fefelov
“Its leadership, values, diversity, organizational and opportunity to grow personally and professionally.”
-Maggie Jewett, MA, SHRM-CP
“The opportunity to work within the nonprofit sector and support impact- focused organizations.”
-Danisha Martin, MBA, CSC
“The healthy culture, people and opportunity to learn from our robust HR professionals on staff.”
-Valerie Lara, SHRM-CP
“…Hearing that Nonprofit HR wants its staff to be/feel heard by giving us space and freedom to grow made it extremely attractive. Now that I am here, I see firsthand the opportunities provided to help us all mature and learn, no matter the stage of our career.”
-Taron Franklin
“Taking my career in a challenging & unpredictable direction.”
-Lisa Wright Ponce, MSHR, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, sHRBP
“I imagined I’d have more autonomy with how I go about my work in support of my client—I was exactly right.”
-Samantha L. Justice, PHR, SHRM-CP, CPCC, ACC
“Since Nonprofit HR partners with nonprofits of varying sizes across multiple industries, the firm provided an opportunity for me to leverage and use my knowledge and skills in different ways.”
-Dr. Antonio Cortes
“As I started to get more familiar with Nonprofit HR, I realized the people and the culture far exceeded what I thought I could experience in a workplace.”
-Dr. Rachael Forester
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Noelle Myriam Cherubim
Tameka Lockhart-Spann
Amanda Waller
“Supporting organizations in the development of intentional structures and cultures that allow people to flourish and deepen the impact of their mission.”
-Julia Kaufman, MPA, SHRM-SCP
“It is a great consulting firm with highly credentialed consultants and a mission that is easy to get behind.”
-Bob Johansen
“I love helping nonprofits achieve their missions through great people practices.”
-Suzanne Shonkwiler, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
“There have not been too many CEOs that knew the talent level of the particular person and wanted to know how that impacted the person, and vice versa. I knew that [Nonprofit HR] was different, I knew that it was different.“
-Bryan W. Jackson, MA
“It is exciting to be able to contribute to an employee’s experience and to create ways to recognize/reward high performers, as well as provide resources to those who need guidance.”
-Christine Kim
“I’m so grateful my life aligned in a way to land me here. I hope my legacy with this firm is strong, full of brilliance, seeped in positive relationships and flooded with excellent HR outcomes.”
-Tamika S. Harold
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Amy Kurikose
Avyan Mejdeen
Nora Benmamoun
Zach Hankin
“Our workplace impacts our entire life, so helping organizations find the right people, build a great culture and achieve their mission is so fulfilling.“
-Laura Green, SHRM-CP
“I like to connect the dots to the big picture and bring about change… Striving to make the workplace better for others brings me satisfaction and joy.”
“My favorite aspect of talent management is helping people understand how their skills and experiences can be applied to new and different opportunities in the workplace. I enjoy helping organizations build a successful culture that enables them to fulfill their mission.”
-Dotti David
“I enjoy working with and supporting other people in making a difference in the world. At Nonprofit HR, I can contribute to many different causes and nonprofits with a great team.”
-Preethi Kositz
“I was attracted to Nonprofit HR because of its ability to assist social impact organizations in moving to a level where they are ensuring programmatic success by taking care of the people that are fulfilling the mission.”
-Antonio (Tony) Cruz
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