Meet the team
One Love’s staff is comprised of truly passionate and hard-working individuals. These are the people behind the mission who roll up their sleeves and get down to business to further the One Love cause every day.
Katie Hood
Chief Executive Officer
Katie Hood is Chief Executive Officer of the One Love Foundation, a position she has held since 2014. Under her leadership, the organization has become the nation’s leading educator of young people on the topic of healthy and unhealthy relationships, as both a primary prevention strategy for relationship abuse and as an investment in the relationship health of the next generation. One Love’s award-winning film-based, peer-to-peer educational workshops have reached more than 1.5 million young people in-person and over 100 million have engaged with One Love’s educational campaigns online.
Prior to joining One Love, Katie was Chief Executive Officer at the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research where for nine years, she worked to drive research progress toward a cure for Parkinson’s disease. Katie also worked as a philanthropic consultant and served as a Visiting Lecturer at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy. Before discovering her passion for philanthropy, she held positions at both Goldman Sachs and Bain & Company. Katie is a passionate, dynamic speaker who has appeared at TED, Aspen Ideas: Health, Milken Global Conference, Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Conference, and The Nantucket Project. She is frequently quoted as an expert on dating violence and healthy relationships in national media outlets from ABC News to Teen Vogue.
Katie received her bachelor’s degree in Public Policy from Duke University and MBA from Harvard Business School. She currently serves on the Dean's Board of Advisors for Harvard Business School and the President's Advisory Council of Concordia College, and has served on the Advisory Board of the National Institutes of Neurological Disease and Stroke (NINDS) at the NIH, and as an advisor to the Institute of Medicine at the National Academies in Washington DC. Katie lives outside New York City with her husband and four children. 
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Leisle Bartley
Engagement Manager, California
Leisle Bartley (she/her) is responsible for engaging youth and adults in One Love’s work throughout Los Angeles and Southern California. Leisle is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and has significant experience in the non-profit space. Prior to joining One Love, Leisle worked as Program Director at Films by Youth Inside, a violence prevention program empowering incarcerated youth. Leisle previously worked as Senior Therapist and Clinical Coordinator at Shields for Families, an agency providing comprehensive services for high-risk families in South Los Angeles. Before attaining her Master of Social Welfare (MSW) at UCLA, Leisle worked in project management for Razorfish, one of the world’s largest interactive agencies. Leisle has two teenage sons and is passionate about bringing One Love’s invaluable resources to all young people. To learn more about how to bring One Love to your community, please email Leisle at [email protected].
Nora M. Beirne
Development Manager, New York Tri-State
Nora Beirne is responsible for leading advancement efforts for One Love in the New York Tri-State area. Prior to joining One Love, Nora held a variety of roles at non-profits in New York. Most recently, Nora served as the Development Manager at the USO of Metropolitan New York where she was for securing corporate sponsorships and expanding community fundraising to support active-duty military and their families. Prior to that, Nora served as the Government and Community Affairs Manager at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, where she was responsible for a variety of initiatives to enhance and expand the organization’s outreach efforts, partnerships, and relationships with a wide-ranging number of stakeholder groups to build and maintain support for the institution. Nora is originally from Yonkers, New York and received a degree in Communications from Loyola University Maryland. Nora brings passion for One Love’s mission and can be reached at [email protected].
Chrissy Besheer
Manager, Special Events
Chrissy Besheer oversees the development and execution of One Love’s annual special events – including One Night for One Love, Church Party benefitting One Love, and virtual Meet the Movement events. She also supports One Love's regional offices in delivering engaging community cultivation and fundraising events. Prior to joining One Love, she worked with art collectors from around the globe as the Collector Relations Administrator at Artsy. Chrissy graduated from Colby College in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in Art History. To learn more about One Love’s events, contact Chrissy at [email protected]. Ellen H. Blais
Executive Director, New York Tri-State
Ellen H. Blais is One Love’s Executive Director of the New York Tri-State Region, leading initiatives to increase educational programming and partnerships in New York, New Jersey, and southern Connecticut and empowering communities to end relationship violence through education and awareness. Ellen brings over 25 years of experience in non-profit and business management. Previously, Ellen was Vice President of Development at STRIVE International where she implemented fundraising strategies that promoted revenue growth and stability for the organization. Prior she was an investment banker at Credit Suisse, executing initial public offerings and mergers & acquisitions, and served on the management team of the Global Investment Banking Department, coordinating the annual budgeting and strategic planning process. In her free time, Ellen volunteers as a tour guide at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and has served on the Board of Directors of the Appalachian Mountain Club. She holds a BA from Brown University and an MBA from Columbia Business School. She and her husband have three adult children. Ellen brings a passion for making positive change to One Love and can be reached at [email protected].
Tracey Broadhead
Executive Director, California
Tracey Broadhead (she/her) is One Love’s Executive Director of the Bay Area Region, leading initiatives to increase educational programming and partnerships and empowering communities to end relationship violence through education and awareness. She has a proven track record of leading individuals and teams to higher levels of performance by passionately focusing on maximizing the effectiveness of planning, process, communications, and culture. Prior to joining One Love, Tracey successfully completed a $40M capital campaign as the Capital Campaign Director at a Catholic high school in Oakland, California. Tracey practiced business-entertainment law in Los Angeles for five years, then she moved to New Jersey where she taught legal research in law schools throughout the Mid-Atlantic. In 2010, she returned to the Bay Area and was tapped by a multi-billion-dollar company to create a national law school program, which resulted in a $10M revenue stream. Tracey is thrilled to bring her collective experience to One Love and serve the mission of educating young people about healthy and unhealthy relationships, empowering them to identify and avoid abuse, and learning how to love better. Tracey holds a B.A. from the University of California at Los Angeles, a J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and maintains active membership with the State Bar of California. To learn more about how to bring One Love to your community, please contact Tracey at [email protected]. Katie Brosseau
Director of Advancement
Katie Brosseau (she/her/hers) is responsible for leading advancement efforts nationally at One Love. Prior to joining One Love, Katie held a variety of roles at City Year, including managing the national major gifts program, Red Jacket Society, and launching the prospect research function. Most recently, Katie was the Director of Development Operations and Communications at City Year New York. Katie holds a dual degree from University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She is currently pursuing her MPA, with a certificate in nonprofit management, from Villanova University. Contact Katie at [email protected] Marissah Burt
Leadership Giving Manager
Marissah Burt (she/her/hers) builds relationships with donors and is responsible for overseeing the Leadership Giving Program and stewardship initiatives aimed to engage our national donor community with One Love’s mission. Prior to One Love, she worked at a nonprofit member association, BritishAmerican Business, where she managed and engaged a portfolio of companies with exclusive membership benefits and the wider member community. Marissah started her nonprofit career at iMentor, where she supported signature special events and managed all development operations. Marissah holds a B.A. in Psychology from Ohio University. Grace Carmichael
Engagement Manager, Mid-Atlantic
Grace Carmichael (she/her) oversees education and engagement programs in the Mid-Atlantic Region, including Delaware, Maryland, Washington D.C., and Virginia. Grace’s primary responsibility includes developing and scaling One Love’s public-school district model. Grace also works to increase programmatic reach while building collaborative partnerships with community-based organizations. Before joining One Love, Grace worked in Development with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and The Family League of Baltimore. She graduated from Dickinson College with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology with an emphasis on Conflict Analysis and Resolution. Grace is currently working on her Master’s in Social Work from Boston University. To learn more about how to bring One Love to your Delaware, Maryland, D.C. or Virginia community, please email Grace at [email protected]. Katie Clancy
Engagement Manager, California
Katie C. brings 20 years of experience to One Love with focus in the areas of college- and career-readiness, training and development, human behavior, performance management, and conflict resolution through the lens of a social worker and immigrant. She has worked primarily in education focused non-profit organizations that serve young people. She likes to tell people she “develops soft skills in hard environments”.
Most recently Katie was an independent consultant to non-profits in the areas of training facilitation, program development, and writing. Prior to that, she held roles as a Program Manager at City Year, guidance counselor at an urban high school, and an academic adviser at Northeastern IL University. Katie has a BA in Social Work from Northeastern IL University and an MA in Social Service Administration from The University of Chicago.
One Love’s engagement manager for Oakland and its surrounding cities is the job she has been waiting for. The perfect blend of deepening human connections to themselves and their environments and a never-ending stream of administrative tasks that helps bring the stories of data to life.
Greg Clements
Director, Data & Information Systems
Greg Clements oversees One Love’s donor services operations and data integrity. Before joining One Love, he managed systems and lead development projects at the non-profit Child Mind Institute. His background includes various roles in project management, marketing and operations. Greg received a bachelor’s degree in Communications from the University of Southern Maine and a master’s degree in Public Relations and Advertising from Suffolk University. Vanessa Crews
Chief Growth Officer
Vanessa joins One Love as the Chief Growth Officer responsible for leading the marketing and advancement efforts nationally at One Love. Most recently, Vanessa was the Managing Director of Development and Communications at City Year’s New York office. With a background in non-profit and for-profit areas of business development, fundraising, sales and marketing, Vanessa seeks out organizations that align with her values and goals in the areas of youth leadership and education with a lens of diversity, inclusion, and equity. She has also been fortunate to work at such institutions as: The Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation, 92Y, The New School University, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Architecture, Center for Architecture/AIA New York. She holds an MA in International Relations from University of Kent at Canterbury, UK and a BA in Political Science and International Studies from Stonehill College.
Amy Crumbaugh
Director, Learning & Evaluation
Amy S. Crumbaugh is responsible for developing the strategic learning agenda and leading the national research and evaluation work at One Love. She most recently served as Senior Director of Research and Policy at After School Matters – a Chicago non-profit organization that provides out-of-school-time programs and internships to high school students – overseeing research, program evaluation, and government relations. Amy brings to One Love more than 15 years of field experience working across the health, education, child welfare, and youth development sectors. Amy also previously served as Director of Population Studies at Feeding America where she led national food insecurity research, supported federal advocacy efforts, and helped shape the organization’s strategy to end hunger through financial stability. Amy earned her BSW in Social Work from Texas Christian University and her MA from the University of Chicago. Athena Dávila-Miranda
Partner Success Coordinator
Athena Dávila-Miranda (she/her) is responsible for managing programming and strategy with all schools, community-based organizations, and individuals outside of regional offices. Athena has worked in the non-profit sector supporting youth services in various organizations in Washington and California. Most recently, she worked at Communities in Schools of Benton-Franklin where she supported student success by creating school partnerships and providing access to community resources, as well as individualized case management. Athena has a passion for youth services and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. She graduated from San Diego State University with a B.S. in Criminal Justice and B.A. in Political Science. To learn more about how to bring One Love to your community, please contact Athena at [email protected]. Sue Fine, Ph.D.
Sr. Director, Education
Sue oversees the design, development and ongoing adaptations of all One Love educational products, curricula, tools and resources. She is dedicated to ensuring that all One Love educational products optimize learning and impact for young people, educators and families. A life-long educator, Sue has a BS in Elementary Education from the University of Illinois, an MS in Remedial Reading and a Ph.D. in Politics and Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. To learn more about One Love’s educational design, please email Sue at [email protected]. David Gallagher
President
David Gallagher is the President of the One Love Foundation. He started with the organization in 2020. David joined One Love after dedicating two decades of his career to the strategic expansion of Playworks, a youth-focused nonprofit headquartered in San Francisco. Thanks to David’s expertise and oversight, Playworks grew from a small, local non-profit serving eight schools in the San Francisco Bay Area into a national organization serving 1200 schools across 23 regions, while helping to improve the social and emotional health of many children’s lives.
David brings his passion for fostering healthy relationships and nonprofit leadership to One Love. He will oversee daily operations and lead work on evolving the organization’s mission on relationship health education. David earned a B.A. in Psychology from Siena College and is currently earning a Master’s in Education, Equity and Social Justice from San Francisco State University. He resides in Brooklyn with his wife and two children. Claire Giampetroni
Engagement Manager, Boston
Claire Giampetroni (she/her) is responsible for overseeing education and engagement programs in the Boston area, working with schools, community-based organizations and local facilitators. Before joining One Love, she served as an AmeriCorps volunteer, bringing health and wellness programming to the youth of Vermont. Claire graduated from the University of Vermont with a bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education with a focus in English. To learn more about how to bring One Love to your community in the greater New England area, please email Claire at [email protected]. Adriane Grant
Engagement Manager, New York Tri-State
After One Love was awarded a DOJ OVW grant to partner with youth-serving community-based organizations, Adriane Grant (she/her/hers) took the lead in overseeing the education and engagement opportunities in Westchester County and the Bronx, New York area. Outside of our Department of Justice grant services, Adriane also manages our support services for Westchester County schools. Before joining One Love, Adriane worked in human resources at the nonprofit organization Family Services of Westchester and in the New York State Legislative Assembly. Adriane graduated from the University at Albany, SUNY, with a bachelor’s degree in Communications and Rhetoric. To learn more about how to bring One Love to your community, please email Adriane at [email protected]. Libby Gutschenritter
Engagement Manager, Pacific Northwest
Libby Gutschenritter (she/her/hers) is responsible for overseeing education and engagement programs across the Pacific Northwest, working with schools, student leaders, and local facilitators. Before joining One Love, she oversaw programs at After-School All-Stars Puget Sound and was a high school math teacher with the New York City Department of Education. Libby graduated from Hamilton College with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and philosophy, and holds a master’s degree in secondary mathematics education from Relay Graduate School of Education. To learn more about how to bring One Love to your Pacific Northwest community, please contact Libby at [email protected]. Ojeda Hall
Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic
Ojeda leads One Love’s Mid-Atlantic division and is responsible for the expansion of One Love’s partnerships and programming in the region. Under her leadership, the organization has initiated a formal partnership with Baltimore City Schools and enriched its video content with diverse stories and storytellers from the Baltimore community. She brings over 15 years of experience as a community organizer in the civic sector. Before joining One Love, Ojeda was the Senior Director of Collective Action for Leadership for Educational Equity (LEE). She holds a bachelor’s degree in Government from Harvard College and a Master of Divinity Degree from the Drew Theological Seminary. To learn more about how to bring One Love to your Maryland & D.C. community, please email Ojeda at [email protected]. Michael Harley
Manager, Partner Success
Michael Harley (he/him/his) is responsible for overseeing programming and strategy with all schools, community-based organizations and individuals outside of our regional offices. Previously, Michael served as an Engagement Manager for over three years on the Tri-State team and worked for Binghamton University’s 20:1 Prevention Programs, leading workshops around Sexual Assault Prevention and Bystander Intervention to Binghamton students. A native of New Jersey, Michael graduated from SUNY-Binghamton with a major in Psychology and a minor in Biological Anthropology. To learn more about how to bring One Love to your community, please contact Michael at [email protected]. Hali Holtzman
Manager of Student Leadership
As the Manager of Student Leadership, Hali works with high school and college students empowering them to live the 10 signs and engage their communities in this live saving conversation. She is passionate about empowering young people to build healthy relationships by providing them with the necessary tools. Hali graduated from the State University of New York at Cortland in 2017 with a B.A. in English and minors in Social Philosophy and Professional Writing. Prior to One Love, she spent two years serving AmeriCorps with City Year Boston. During this time, she had the privilege of working with two different Boston Public Schools to mentor young people in social emotional skill building. Additionally, she led an affinity space where LGBTQIA+ identifying young adults and allies could discuss identity and build community. To learn more about getting involved with One Love’s student leadership programs, please contact Hali at [email protected] Madeline Hopper
Online Learning Systems Manager
Madeline Hopper (she/her) is responsible for overseeing the development of One Love’s Education Center, your one-stop-shop for all of One Love’s workshop materials and training. Madeline also supports educational content creation and training initiatives. Madeline graduated from Colgate University with a bachelor’s degree in Peace and Conflict Studies, and holds a master’s degree in Violence, Conflict and Development from SOAS, University of London. To learn more about One Love’s Education Center visit joinonelove.org/education-center. Rhea Kimble
Director, Development – Pacific Northwest
Rhea Kimble is the Engagement Manager for One Love in the Pacific Northwest, focused on overseeing educational programs for K-12 public schools, universities and community-based organizations. Rhea has over 10 years of experience working in non-profit assisting with outreach programs and mentoring youth through the performing arts. She studied Broadcast Journalism and Theatre Arts at the University of Miami. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Renton Historical Society and brings her passion for telling stories and building relationships to One Love. To learn more about how to bring One Love programs to your community, email Rhea at [email protected]. Jeff Lemberg
Director of Development, Boston
Jeff Lemberg (he/him/his) leads advancement efforts throughout the One Love Boston region. Jeff’s career has spanned the world of education, nonprofit leadership, journalism, and communications. For nearly 15 years, he worked as a professor of media studies and digital storytelling at colleges and universities in the Greater Boston and Greater Washington, D.C. areas. More recently, Jeff has directed development operations at a pair of Massachusetts-based nonprofits, including Boys for the Better and Veterans Legal Services. Boys for the Better, which he founded in the late 2010s, used media literacy education to teach male-identifying middle school students throughout Eastern Massachusetts essential social and emotional learning skills, including relational health and violence prevention. Jeff holds a bachelor’s degree in advertising from the University of Bridgeport, in Connecticut; a master’s degree in journalism from Boston University; and a Ph.D. in public communication from the University of Maryland, in College Park. Contact Jeff at [email protected]
Chelsea Leonard
Director of Development, California
Chelsea Leonard (she/her/hers) is responsible for leading advancement efforts in the San Francisco Bay Area. Prior to joining One Love, Chelsea held a variety of roles at non-profits on the West Coast working in the veteran, healthcare and environmental spheres. Most recently, Chelsea served as the Director of Development for a veterans non-profit in San Francisco where she was responsible for building and growing the development department including the major gifts, community giving, planned giving and donor cultivation and stewardship programs. Chelsea is originally from northern Nevada where she attended the University of Nevada, Reno where she studied English Literature before moving to the Bay Area. Jennifer Lescott
Chief Operations Officer
Jennifer is the Chief Operations Officer at One Love, overseeing the strategic direction of the organization as well as operating functions including finance, human resources and technology. Jennifer brings to One Love over a decade of experience in finance, strategy, and operations at companies including Morgan Stanley, Disney, and Insight Communications. Most recently she helped launch a start-up Investment Management firm in New York City. Jennifer received a B.A. with distinction from Northwestern University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Juan Marte, Jr.
Sr. Data Integrity & Systems Specialist
Juan assists with One’s Love’s donor services operations and data integrity. Before joining One Love, he worked as an Admissions Recruiter for Mercy College. Juan has participated in the 10-week intensive Salesforce Administration Academy Training with PepUp Tech Academy. Juan graduated from LIU Post with a Bachelor’s degree in Broadcasting and is currently pursuing his Master’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Data Analytics from Mercy College. Ebele Onyema
Director, Digital Content & Partnerships
Ebele is the Director of the New York Tri-State Region at One Love. Her work is focused on building and executing strategies to expand our programmatic footprint, and managing the community education and activation efforts that are the heart and soul of our work. A dynamic and strategic leader, Ebele served as Vice President of Global Strategic Planning at an award-winning public relations firm, leveraging data-driven insights to guide the strategic vision and goals of some of the world's top brands. In addition to her corporate background, Ebele brings to One Love over a decade of nonprofit leadership experience – designing programs, leading teams, and growing local and global partnerships for a variety of high-impact, social justice-focused organizations. Ebele earned her bachelor’s degree in Political Economics from Georgetown University, and her Master of Social Work from the University of Chicago. To learn more about how to bring One Love to your New York Tri-State community, reach out to Ebele at [email protected]. Eleonore Ouedraogo
Operations Manager
Eleonore manages operational processes and works with Finance and Human Resources on a variety of projects. Her background includes roles in communications, marketing, human resources, and purchasing, in both the for profit and nonprofit sector. Eleonore has a bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management. Julian Perdomo
Marketing Manager
Julian is responsible for developing marketing strategies and tactics to increase One Love’s mission awareness. He is passionate about the power of storytelling, he enjoys experimenting with all its visuals and verbal forms to communicate strong concepts, create powerful interactions and foster lasting engagements. Julian graduated from The Pontifical Javeriana University with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and holds a master’s degree in Digital Communication Strategies & Online Marketing from IM Digital Business School. Gina Provenzano
Director, PR & Communications
Gina is the Director of PR & Communications for One Love and is based out of the New York office. She is responsible for managing One Love’s communications strategies and increasing awareness of the organization and its mission. Prior to joining One Love in February of 2020, Gina was a Strategist at Blue State and an Associate Creative Director at J. Walter Thompson. Her work at these strategic agencies focused on establishing brand and messaging campaigns for her clients which included UNICEF USA, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, and The Department of Veterans Affairs. Gina is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana where she studied Advertising. To connect on public relations and communications opportunities at One Love, reach out at [email protected].
Anneke Reich
Engagement Manager, Boston
Anneke Reich (she/her) is a Boston Regional Engagement Manager whose work is focused around partnerships in the Greater Boston Area and beyond, centering on building sustainable programming in public school districts in the region, supporting educators, and authentically engaging youth. An experienced educator, teaching artist and curriculum designer with a demonstrated history of working in both prevention and arts-based non-profit organizations, prior to joining One Love Anneke worked as an educator within the Boston Public Schools and with organizations including Company One, Speak About It, the Bok Center at Harvard, and Actors’ Shakespeare Project. Guided by equity-seeking practices centering youth voice, Anneke specializes in devised work, consent pedagogy, and social justice-based curriculum development for youth and adults. She piloted an arts-based consent education curriculum for high school students, which produced a series of student-created videos about consent and modeling healthy relationships both for teens and adults, produced in collaboration with The Uncomfortable Conversation, Inc. and The Margarita Muñiz Academy. Anneke is a graduate from the Harvard Graduate School of Education (M.Ed.) and holds at BA from Brandeis University in Theater Arts and American Studies. Contact Anneke at [email protected]. Sheridan Riolo
Engagement Manager, California
Sheridan Riolo (she/her/hers) is responsible for engaging youth and adults in One Love’s work throughout the Bay Area and greater California regions. She works with middle schools, high schools, and community-based organizations to cultivate leaders and maximize One Love’s educational reach through our train-the-trainer model. Sheridan is proud to lead the Western Teen Ambassador program, working with high school students from Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming to build leadership skills and bring One Love to their communities. Before coming to One Love, Sheridan worked as a prevention educator at a San Luis Obispo-based domestic violence services agency, implementing primary prevention programming throughout the county. She is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University and holds a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies. To learn more about how to bring One Love to your community, please email Sheridan at [email protected]. Carlos Rivera
Sr. Director, Finance & Accounting
Carlos manages One Love’s financial operations. He brings 25 years of senior financial management experience in the non-profit sector. Before joining One Love, he served as the Controller and Corporate Secretary of The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation. Carlos graduated from Baruch College with a bachelor’s degree in Accountancy and a master’s degree in Business Administration. He is an alumnus of the Executive Leadership Development Program through the Institute for Not-For-Profit Management at Columbia Business School. Shera Salgado Easter
Director of Events
Shera Salgado Easter (she/her/hers) is the Director of Events at One Love and has been involved in non-profit fundraising for over 20 years. She manages the fundraising events including overseeing all special events, community fundraising and managing Move for Love and the One Love Race (Marathon) program. Before joining One Love, Shera served as the Director of Development at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York City – Southern New York Chapter, where she oversaw Bike MS New York City, a cycling fundraiser that raised $3 million annually. During her 12 years at the Society, Shera oversaw several fundraising events including walks, stair-climbs and marathons. Shera holds a B.A. in Communications from the Pennsylvania State University. If you are interested in fundraising for One Love or supporting a One Love fundraising event, contact Shera at [email protected]. Manisha Sareen
Advancement Operations Manager
Manisha is responsible for donor services, overseeing donor relations and stewarding each donation that comes through the organization. Before joining One Love, she worked with mission programming for the Global Smile Foundation. Manisha graduated from Adelphi University with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and holds a master’s degree in International Business from Hult International Business School. if you need help or information regarding your donation, please email Manisha at [email protected]. Sowmya Satagopan
Partner Success Coordinator
Sowmya Satagopan is responsible for managing programming and strategy with all schools, community-based organizations, and individuals outside of our regional offices. She has a strong public health background and is passionate about injury prevention and education as they relate to relationship health. Before joining One Love, she was a Healthcare Assistant at Planned Parenthood of Michigan where she assisted with day-to-day activities and provided reproductive health education to patients. Additionally, she served as a hotline volunteer and an Affiliate intern at the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), where she managed accounts and provided trauma-informed support to victims of sexual assault.
To learn more about how to bring One Love to your community, please contact Sowmya at [email protected]. J. Keith Scroggins
Regional Manager for Policy and Volunteers, Mid-Atlantic
J. Keith Scroggins is the Regional Manager for Policy and Volunteers for the One Love Foundation. Prior to assuming this position, Mr. Scroggins was a 2019 retiree from the Baltimore City Public School System. Keith served as the chief Operating Officer for 12 1/2 years. Prior to his stint at the school system, Keith was employed with the City of Baltimore for twenty-five years, serving notably as the Chief of Human Resources, Head of the Bureau of Transportation and retiring as the Bureau Head of General Services, all in the Baltimore City Department of Public Works.
During his retirement, Mr. Scroggins devoted himself to playing golf and volunteering with the University of Maryland Incentive Awards Program, the Curriculum Project of Baltimore Charter Schools, The One love Foundation and his Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity chapter. Mr. Scroggins has also served part-time as Chair of the Supervisory Committee of the Municipal Employees Credit Union in Baltimore.
Keith has a B.A. in English from the University of Maryland at College Park and an M.A. in Management from the Notre Dame of Maryland University. To learn more about how you can get involved with One Love in the Maryland and D.C. community, please email him at [email protected]. Megan Shackleton
Chief Program Officer
Megan is One Love’s Chief Program Officer, leading all of One Love’s programmatic efforts with the goal of developing the highest-impact educational tools, scaling our national reach and building the movement to end relationship violence. Prior to her current role, Megan was One Love's founding Bay Area Executive Director. Megan has fifteen years of experience working in strategy roles in the nonprofit sector – including leading strategy and impact assessment for the Einhorn Family Charitable Trust, and the Team Fox community fundraising program for The Michael J. Fox Foundation. She holds a B.A. in American Studies from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business. Serena Sidawi
Director of Marketing
Serena Sidawi (she/her) is the Director of Marketing at One Love. She is responsible for developing creative marketing strategies for the foundation and spreading awareness about our mission. Serena is the manager of One Love's brand voice and visual identity. She joined the team in March 2016 after several years in the digital communications field at various advertising agencies in NYC. Serena received a B.S. in Advertising and minor in Interactive Digital Design from Quinnipiac University. Tara Small
Executive Director, Boston
Tara Small is the One Love Regional Executive Director for Boston. In her role, Tara leads all One Love efforts with the goal of scaling One Love’s educational programs and building the movement to end relationship violence throughout the region. Tara brings years of experience in the nonprofit sector of Boston with a focus on critical issues impacting the lives of young people including substance abuse, education, social justice, and gang violence. Tara has a Bachelor’s Degree from Stonehill College and Master’s Degrees in Social Work and Public Health from Boston University. Melanie Sperling
Director, Partner Success
Melanie Sperling joined One Love in 2014 as One Love’s second employee. Her dedication to One Love’s mission inspired her work spearheading One Love’s integration into schools and development of strategic national campaigns including #LoveBetter. She now serves as One Love’s Director of Partner Success, focused on scaling One Love’s educational programming and ensuring that all partners have a positive experience with One Love. As the leader of this strategy, Melanie is responsible for developing a capacity building approach to supporting partners to bring One Love’s high-impact educational tools to communities on a national and international scale. Melanie graduated from Duke University with a B.A. in psychology, and received her MBA from Harvard Business School, where she graduated with second year honors, served as Chief Community Officer, and was a Dean’s Award Recipient. You can reach Melanie at [email protected].
Jalesa Tucker
Social Media Manager
Jalesa oversees the content and strategy for One Love’s social media including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok. Additionally, she is responsible for content creation of the company’s blog and its team of external contributors, the Writers Corps. Prior, Jalesa worked as a public relations consultant at the entertainment agency The Terrie Williams firm. To learn more about contributing to One Love’s blog, please contact Jalesa at [email protected]. Madi Welder
Engagement Manager, Mid-Atlantic
Madi Welder (he/him) is responsible for overseeing education and engagement programs across the Maryland, D.C. & Virginia, working with schools, community-based organizations, and local facilitators. Before joining One Love, he worked to build connections and resources through client advocacy, community organizing, education, and outreach to achieve equity for vulnerable LGBTQ+ Marylanders at FreeState Justice. Madi graduated from Shepherd University with a Regents Bachelor of Arts and a master’s degree in College Student Development Administration. He is currently working on his Doctorate of Professional Studies in Organizational Leadership at Shenandoah University. To learn more about how to bring One Love to your Mid-Atlantic community, please contact Madi at [email protected]. Nalicia Williams
Engagement Manager, New York Tri-State
Nalicia is responsible for overseeing education and engagement programs in the New York/Tri-State area, working with schools, community-based organizations and local facilitators. Before joining One Love, Nalicia worked as a substitute teacher and in risk assurance at PwC where she participated in programs to teach youth about financial literacy and workforce preparation. She graduated from Quinnipiac University with a degree in Computer Information Systems. To learn more about how to bring One Love to your New York/Tri-State community, please email Nalicia at [email protected].