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, Director of Development - Major Gifts and Institutional Giving
- Georgia Kloos, Director of Development
- Melate Bekele, Senior Development Officer
- Nikki Shubert, Development Officer–Major Gifts
- Matilda Dada, Development Officer–Major Gifts
- Kecia Jones, Development Officer–Church Relations
- Bella Coughlin, Development Officer
- Mike Littler, Development Officer
- Dana Hindman, National Ambassador Manager
- Monica Finifrock, Foundations and Grants Manager
- Katie Holisky, Development Administrative Assistant
- Priscilla Puno, Development Administrative Assistant
Marketing
- Brad Cooper, Director of Marketing
- Stephen Bay, Associate Director of Marketing
- Rebekah Roose, Creative Services Manager
- Lauren Schneider, Donor Platforms Manager
- Kristin Wakamoto, Digital Marketing Manager
- Abbey Danskin, Marketing Coordinator
Finance
- Wayne Twigg, Director of Finance
- Emily Dunlop, Senior Accountant
- Anne Balliet, Donation Processing Analyst
Operations
- Mackenzie Cummins, Director of Operations
- Christina Garcia, Executive Assistant
- Sheri Homann, Senior Human Resources Manager
Programs
- Vanessa Mendoza, Director of Programs
- Nicole VanderZouwen, Associate Director of Programs, Medical
- Tess Stansbury, Senior Programs Manager
- Jennifer Wong, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager
- Garrett English, Medical Programs Coordinator
- Keila Reyes, Programs Administrative Coordinator
Independent Contractors
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- Ilse Caballeros, Regional Program Coordinator
- Thatiana Morataya, Regional Program Coordinator
- James Keitany, Regional Program Coordinator
Manufacturing Team
- Keith Herr, Director of Manufacturing
- Bonnie Gonzalez, Mechanical Engineer
- Lorena Hernandez, Logistics Manager
Independent Contractors
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- Eric Lai, Procurement Manager
- Grégoire Leblanc, Project Leader
- Jean-Michel Roncin, Product Engineer
- Pia Hindersson, Volunteer Product Manager
- Mark Hedstrom, Treasurer
Retired, CFO and COO, Colony Capital, Inc. - Debbie Hendry, Member
Retired, Operations Executive - David Hummelberg, Chair
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
Senior Advisor, Institutional Consulting Services, Beacon Pointe Advisors - Dave Link, Member
Retired CEO, Precision Pet Products - Stuart Rattray, Chair Emeritus
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
Orange County Women’s Council for Mobility
- Ellen Bell, Member
- Susan Griffiths, Chair
- Elizabeth Henry, Member
- Kim Hodson, Member
- Patty Knutson, Member
- Angela O'Neill, Member
- Kim Shipman, Member
- Michelle Triepke, Member
- Mike Allen, Member
- Tyler Feldman, Member
- Thomas Giacinto, Member
- James Griffin, Chair
- Kiara Imani, Member
- Stephen Kim, Member
- Alexander Mansfield, Member
- Anna Schoendorfer, Member
- Marlana Shoshtari, Member
- Jonathon Simmons, Member
- Joseph Spellmeyer, Member
- Samantha Wheeler, Member