Leadership
From our Board of Directors to our administrative team, everyone at the Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of children in foster care in Arizona.
AFFCF STAFF
Luis De La Cruz
President and CEO
ldelacruz@affcf.org
Brenna Bader
Career Development Specialist, Keys to Success
bbader@affcf.org
Stephany Caceres Mejia
Career Development Specialist, Keys to Success
scaceres@affcf.org
Kaylen Cruz
Career Development Specialist, Keys to Success
kcruz@affcf.org
Diane Daily
Program Director, Keys to Success
ddaily@affcf.org
Denisse Daniel
Employment Development Specialist, Keys to Success
ddaniel@affcf.org
Gail Fidura
Employment Development Specialist, Keys to Success
gfidura@affcf.org
Mike Flanagan
Career Development Specialist, Keys to Success
mflanagan@affcf.org
Kristen Gowen-MacDonald
Director, Finance and Operations
kgowen@affcf.org
Becky Gutierrez
Resource Specialist, Keys to Success
bgutierrez@affcf.org
Jasmine Flores
Program Assistant
jflores@affcf.org
Kim Jenkins
Career Services Manager, Keys to Success
kjenkins@affcf.org
Julia Jones
Employment Development Specialist, Keys to Success
jjones@affcf.org
Erika Klotz
Post-Secondary Program Manager
eklotz@affcf.org
Leslie Mar'Na
Program Manager
lmarna@affcf.org
Genova Mateo
Employment Development Specialist, Keys to Success
gmateo@affcf.org
Maria Navarro
Career Development Specialist, Keys to Success
mnavarro@affcf.org
Frank Nagy
Grants Manager
fnagy@affcf.org
Noelle Pee
Employment Services Manager, Keys to Success
npee@affcf.org
Gloria Petruzzelli
Employment Development Specialist, Keys to Success
gpetruzzelli@affcf.org
Madison Poindexter
Career Development Specialist, Keys to Success
mpoindexter@affcf.org
Ciara Quidera Lara
Employment Development Specialist, Keys to Success
cquideralara@affcf.org
Kim Searles
Marketing and Outreach Manager
ksearles@affcf.org
Krystal Solano Serrano
Career Development Specialist, Keys to Success
ksolano@affcf.org
Helene Tonnemacher
Career Development Specialist, Keys to Success
htonnemacher@affcf.org
T'Ra Watts
Housing Specialist, Keys to Success
twatts@affcf.org
Marissa Wilson
Career Development Specialist, Keys to Success
mwilson@affcf.org
Amanda Zhllima
Keys to Financial Success Program Manager
azhllima@affcf.org
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Meredith DeAngelis
Chair
Village Health Club & Spas

Karen Brown
CenturyLink

Leonnesia "Nisa" Herd
Family Law Resolutions

Rick Rentschler
Hirtle, Callaghan & Co.

John Keane
Vice Chair
Retired, Crum and Forster

Alexis Celani
Workday, Inc.

Carlian Dawson
FIBCO Family Services

Debbie Hall
Treasurer
Retired, Insight, HQ

Lisa Cvijanovich
Subaru Superstore

Caroline Lautt Owens
Dependent Children’s Services, AZ Supreme Court

Lin Leclair Turner
Secretary
1st Choice Tax Services

Teri Harnisch
VNSA

Honorable Ben Norris
Arizona Attorney General’s Office
JOSE
“Thank you very much for what you guys are doing for kids that go into the foster system. I want to personally thank you guys for picking me up and helping me go to karate. Now I am a red belt and I’m two more belts away from black belt.
It’s a gift that I’ve come a long way…my life is going good now.”
Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation
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Address: 360 E Coronado Rd Suite 190, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Phone: 602.252.9445
Email: grants@affcf.org