Staff & Leadership
Free Wheelchair Mission wouldn't be where it is today without the tremendous support and hard work of its board of directors, staff and dedicated volunteers.
Our office may be reached by calling 949.273.8470 or our toll-free number 800.733.0858. Learn more about career opportunities.
Leadership
- Don Schoendorfer, President and Founder
- Nuka Solomon, Chief Executive Officer
Development
- Angela Gomez, National Director of Development
- Georgia Kloos, Director of Development and Strategic Initiatives
- Melate Bekele, Development Officer–Major Gifts
- Sarah Bartlett, Foundations and Grants Manager
- Dana Hindman, National Ambassador Manager
- Sacha Morales, Development Administrative Assistant
Marketing
- Brad Cooper, Director of Marketing
- Ken Hammond, Senior Manager, Creative Services
- Emily Bisogno, Events Manager
- Stephen Bay, Marketing Manager
- Lauren Schneider, Donor Platforms Manager
- Kristin Hori, Social Media Intern
Finance
- Debbie Le Fever, Senior Director of Finance
- Emily Dunlop, Accountant
- Raspreet Sudan, Donation Processing Analyst
Administration
- Mackenzie Cummins, Associate Director of Operations
- Sheri Homann, Human Resources Manager
- Olivia Alvarez, Receptionist & Office Administrator
Programs
- Vanessa Mendoza, Director of Programs
- Nicole VanderZouwen, Associate Director of Programs, Medical
- Noelle Simpson, Medical Projects Manager
- Tess Stansbury, Regional Program Manager
- Jennifer Wong, Field Analysis Manager
- Sofia Mbega, Programs – Administrative Assistant
Independent Contractors
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- Ilse Caballeros, Central America Regional Trainer
- Thatiana Morataya, Central America Regional Facilitator
Manufacturing Team
- Bonnie Gonzalez, Test Engineer
- Lorena Hernandez, Operations Specialist
Independent Contractors
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- Eric Lai, Procurement Manager
Board of Directors
- Dan Hanson, Member
Executive Director Distributed Retail, loanDepot - Debbie Hendry, Member
Retired, Operations Executive - David Hummelberg, Member
COO/CFO, North American Distribution, The Capital Group - Denny Kromer, Treasurer
Retired President & COO, Dunn-Edwards - Dave Link, Member
Retired CEO, Precision Pet Products - Stuart Rattray, Chair
Retired SVP Area South East, Hapag-Lloyd - Connie Salios, Member
Board Advisor & Organizational Consultant - Don Schoendorfer, PhD, Member
Founder and President, Free Wheelchair Mission - Bob Shank, Member
Founder and CEO, The Master’s Program - Susan Shore, PT, PhD, Member
Professor and Chair, Department of Physical Therapy, Azusa Pacific University - Marjorie Terner, JD, Secretary
Retired Senior Counsel, The Boeing Company
Southwest Region Advisory Council
- Bob Holloway, Chair
USI Southwest, Senior Vice President - Jay Harbison, Jr., Member
4J Energy, LLC, President - Alison Shanklin, Member
Second Baptist Church, Houston - Rachel Shaw, Member
HashiCorp, Global Technical Recruiter, World Wide Customer Success - Tony Visage, Member
Bracewell LLP, Partner
Orange County Women’s Council for Mobility
- Leah Dodge, Member
- Kathryn Flattum, Chair
- Susan Griffiths, Member
- Heather Hosto, Member
- Lisa Hummelberg, Member
- Lori Philp, Member
- Kim Shipman, Member