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
- Nikki Tobia, Development Officer–Major Gifts
- Kecia Jones, Development Officer–Church Relations
- Dana Hindman, National Ambassador Manager
- Monica Finifrock, Foundations and Grants Manager
- Katie Holisky, Development Administrative Assistant
Marketing
- Brad Cooper, Director of Marketing
- Ken Hammond, Senior Manager, Creative Services
- Stephen Bay, Senior Content Manager
- Lauren Schneider, Donor Platforms Manager
- Alyssa Lanier, Marketing Manager
- Kristin Wakamoto, Marketing Associate
- Abbey Danskin, Marketing Coordinator
- Jacqui Lanier, Events Assistant
Finance
- Wayne Twigg, Director of Finance
- Emily Dunlop, Accountant
- Anne Balliet, 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
- Tess Stansbury, Regional Program Manager
- Katie Howland, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager
- Garrett English, Medical Programs Coordinator
- Keila Reyes, Programs Administrative Assistant
Independent Contractors
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- Ilse Caballeros, Regional Programs Coordinator
- Thatiana Morataya, Regional Programs Coordinator
- James Keitany, Regional Program Coordinator
Manufacturing Team
- Keith Herr, Director of Manufacturing
- Bonnie Gonzalez, Mechanical Engineer
- Lorena Hernandez, Operations Specialist
Independent Contractors
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- Eric Lai, Procurement Manager
- Grégoire Leblanc, Project Leader
- Pia Hindersson, Volunteer Product Manager
- Dan Hanson, Member
Executive Director Distributed Retail, loanDepot - Mark Hedstrom, Treasurer
Retired, CFO and COO, Colony Capital, Inc. - Debbie Hendry, Member
Retired, Operations Executive - David Hummelberg, Member
Retired, COO/CFO, North American Distribution, The Capital Group - Sefakor Komabu-Pomeyie, PhD, Member
International Disability Rights Advocate and Policy Analyst - Felix Lin, CFA, Member
President, Institutional Consulting Services, Beacon Pointe Advisors - 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 - 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
Orange County Women’s Council for Mobility
- Ellen Bell, Member
- Susan Griffiths, Chair
- Elizabeth Henry, Member
- Kim Hodson, Member
- Heather Hosto, Member
- Lisa Hummelberg, Member
- Patty Knutson, Member
- Angela O'Neill, Member
- Lori Philp, Member
- Kim Shipman, Member
- Michelle Triepke, Member
- Tyler Feldman, Co-Chair
- Thomas Giancinto, Member
- James Griffin, Member
- Kiara Imani, Member
- Stephen Kim, Co-Chair
- Sandra Lifshits, Member
- Morgan Link, Member
- Alexander Mansfield, Member
- Anna Schoendorfer, Member
- Andy Thompson, Member