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
Diane Daily
Program Director, Keys to Success
ddaily@affcf.org
Kristen Gowen-MacDonald
Director, Finance and Operations
kgowen@affcf.org
Kim Jenkins
Program Manager, Keys to Success (Career Development)
kjenkins@affcf.org
Julia Jones
Program Manager, Keys to Success (Employment Development)
jjones@affcf.org
Erika Klotz
Program Manager, Post-Secondary Education
eklotz@affcf.org
Leslie Mar'Na
Program Manager, Childhood Activities Funding
lmarna@affcf.org
Frank Nagy
Manager, Grant Management and Reporting
fnagy@affcf.org
Kim Searles
Manager, Marketing and Outreach
ksearles@affcf.org
Amanda Zhllima
Program Manager, Keys to Financial Success
azhllima@affcf.org
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Meredith DeAngelis
Chair
Village Health Club & Spas
Karen Brown
CenturyLink
Leonnesia "Nisa" Ford
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