Bringing people together to uplift the foster community.
Board of Directors
OFFICERS
Sarah Vedas
Chair
Senior Manager Social Media and Employee Advocacy
Lam Research
Tom Moring
Vice-Chair
Attorney
Jaburg Wilk Law Firm
Craig Lewandowski
Treasurer
Partner
Semple, Marchal & Cooper, LLP
Bronwyn Beabeau
Secretary
Chief Operating Officer
Thunderbird School of Global Management
Arizona State University
Maureen Noe
President & CEO
The Foster Alliance
MEMBERS
Kim Anderson
SVP of Mutual Fund Product Development
VOYA Investments
Kevin Fox
Senior VP Commercial Banking
Gainey Business Bank
Kate Franklin
Certified Public Accountant – Tax
Levine Investments
Veronica Hill
Former Tribal Court Judge
Albuquerque, NM
Gary Jaburg
Managing Partner
Jaburg Wilk Law Firm
Drew Lamprich
Executive Vice President, Brokerage Manager
Sotheby’s International Realty
Matthew Makofske
Associate Healthcare Economics Director
United Healthcare
Joseph Norris
Vice President of Enterprise Risk Management
Desert Financial Credit Union
Stacie Shelby
Shareholder
Grass, Coffey & Scharlau, CPAs
Jay R. Spector, CFP
Co-Chief Executive Officer
EverVest Financial
Paul Surdakowski
Regional Vice President
Transamerica
Staff
Allie Bakos
Service Associate
abakos@thefosteralliance.org
Cierra Bos
Director of Finance & Operations
cbos@thefosteralliance.org
Jami Carlson
Director of Development
jcarlson@thefosteralliance.org
Samantha Cimo
Service Associate
scimo@thefosteralliance.org
Jaida Dalton
Engagement Manager
jdalton@thefosteralliance.org
Krysta Flores
Administrative & Project Manager
kflores@thefosteralliance.org
Greg Goodrich
Operations & Logistics Manager
ggoodrich@thefosteralliance.org
Ceci Hartke
Individual Development Manager
chartke@thefosteralliance.org
Katie Jones
Development Coordinator
kjones@thefosteralliance.org
Stephanie Juarez
Program Manager – New Mexico
sjuarez@thefosteralliance.org
Matt Lipan
Operations & Strategy Officer
mlipan@thefosteralliance.org
Maureen Noe
President & CEO
mnoe@thefosteralliance.org
Shawn Pendergast
Director of Programs
spendergast@thefosteralliance.org
Josh Porter
Warehouse Associate
jporter@thefosteralliance.org
Don Pruitt
Facilities Coordinator
dpruitt@thefosteralliance.org
Arundhathi Reddygari
Database Manager
areddygari@thefosteralliance.org
Izaiah Simpson
Warehouse Associate
isimpson@thefosteralliance.org
Yasaman Tabrizi
Director of Outreach
ytabrizi@thefosteralliance.org
Shawna Williams
Program Manager – Central Arizona
swilliams@thefosteralliance.org
