About Us

About Us image of kids

Leadership & Staff

National Office Senior Management

MaryLee Allen
Director, Child Welfare & Mental Health

Marian Wright Edelman
President

Dr. Cathy Grace
Director, Early Childhood Development Policy

Dr. Jeanne Middleton-Hairston
National Director of CDF Freedom Schools® Program

Patti Hassler
Vice President of Communications and Outreach

Dr. Thomas Maridada
Director of Education Policy, Practice and Strategic Initiatives

Kenneth Troshinsky
Chief Financial Officer
Director of Institutional Advancement and Strategic Planning

CDF Regional Contacts

Kim Brettschneider
Executive Director, CDF-California

Melanie Hartzog
Executive Director, CDF-New York

Jamila Iris Edwards
Northern Director, CDF-California

Oleta Garrett Fitzgerald
Director, CDF-Southern Regional Office

Mary Joseph
Relief Project Director, CDF-Louisiana

Renuka Mayadev
Executive Director, CDF-Ohio

Beth Quill
Director, CDF-Texas

Robin Sally
Director, CDF-Marlboro County (South Carolina)