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
- All Staff
- Headquarters
- Regions
Chrissy Besheer
Ellen H. Blais
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
Katie Brosseau
Marissah Burt
Grace Carmichael
Greg Clements
Vanessa Crews
Amy Crumbaugh
Sue Fine, Ph.D.
Annie Forrest
David Gallagher
Claire Giampetroni
Adriane Grant
Megan Gray
Libby Gutschenritter
Ojeda Hall
Michael Harley
Michèle Heffron
Hali Holtzman
Madeline Hopper
Rhea Kimble
Chelsea Leonard
Jennifer Lescott
Juan Marte, Jr.
Ebele Onyema
Eleonore Ouedraogo
Julian Perdomo
Gina Provenzano
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].