OUR TEAM

Life’s sweeter when Charlotte’s around. She honed her enthusiasm for everything in Estes Park, Colorado, then headed east to prove it to the unsuspecting populations of William Jewell College, and later, the entire KC Metro area. As someone who’s into genuinely liking things while also being incredibly likable herself, we’re all glad she’s the Director of Marketing.

FUN FACT: All facts about Charlotte are fun.

After a few victory laps of the upper management tiers in Big Banking, Amanda’s considerable number-wrangling skills were sharp enough to cut glass. Sensing that her expertise could be employed for the unlimited good of all humankind, she joined Outreach, and has since ascended to Senior Manager of Donor Services, ushering in an era of frictionless, error-free mastery of all possible details.

FUN FACT: In her free time, she hustles rubes at billiards.

Nikki can’t keep up with her checklist. For every new thing she experiences, she seems to add two new fascinations, which she’ll tackle with her customary level of enthusiasm, then incorporate into her skill set for future deployment. Be it thrill-seeking in her free time or bill-seeking in her role as Chief Financial Officer at Outreach, Nikki’s somewhere in the middle of it all, savoring the details.

FUN FACT: She wants to meet your dog.

What do you do with over 15 years of experience in community-development programs, non-profit sectors, and rural sociopolitical contexts — work that involves coordinating outreach programs and conducting research on youth culture, and social and political dynamics? And what if you also hold a Ph.D. in Social Anthropology from the University of Kansas and are a research fellow with the University of the Free State’s Center for Gender and African Studies? If you’re Elene Cloete, you combine your empathy and expertise to embody Outreach’s ideal Director of Research and Advocacy, and you do amazing things every dang day.

FUN FACT: Her interest and passion for all manner of dams and dam-related topics exceeds that of even the most fastidious beaver. It’s incredible.

After spending most of his professional life in various roles in or around the field of newspaper comic strips, Dave was as surprised as anyone to have found a use for his creative writing degree. As Content Manager at Outreach, he’s a factory, not a warehouse, responsible for the written side of Outreach’s communications, and culpable for the sharp uptick in wordplay in recent years. He regrets nothing.

FUN FACT: Has complicated feelings about semicolons.

With all the big brains at Outreach, you’d think it’d be tricky to name the brightest among us… until you meet Felee. During her decades on Team Outreach, she’s added a galaxy of new skills and become a licensed social worker. In recent years, she’s lent her insights to newer field team members around the globe as our Senior Manager of International Training and Mentoring, helping them grow into the sort of world-changing facilitators embodied by Felee herself.

FUN FACT: Felee’s as dynamic in her off-hours as she is on the job, making the most out of life and savoring all the joys of travels — including new, wild foods, unique methods of transportation, and the occasional swing at a corn festival in Nepal.

Artists, by definition, make art. But what makes “art” art? An audience! Sarah is equally at home on either side of the spotlight, dividing her time between shaping her mind with her work, coloring it with her hobbies, and sharing it with a grateful public in venues both professional and personal. She brings it all together as Outreach’s Visual Communications Manager, sketching out every new latest, greatest creative triumph from her palate of cinematic, cultural and design references, then drawing applause from an inspired crowd.

Fun Fact: Her artistic affinity for nonprofit work puts the “passion” into “compassion,” but in like a really appealing, stylized way that works in a range of configurations and a variety of colors.

Every day, there are more things going on around Outreach HQ than can be counted on all the fingers and toes of all the staff members present. Laura is a beacon of calm amidst the frenzy of inspiration and accountability around her. After 13 years practicing law followed by 13 years perfecting her parenthood of three now-teenagers, her powers of conflict resolution are legendary. Thankfully, her desire to empower others drew her to Outreach, where her world-class efficiency matches our global ambitions.

FUN FACT: Lists “CrossFit” as an occasional hobby, which only confirms our suspicions that she has more energy than anyone we know.

You can count on Ellen. Experiences abroad in college sparked her interest in international development and the lasting impact of nonprofits, and her habit of thoughtful consideration led her to conclude that an inclusive, sustainable approach is the only true solution to poverty. Since joining Outreach, she’s left a wake of completed to-do lists behind her on her way to her current position as Community Engagement Manager, where she’s quietly crushin’ it, every single day.

FUN FACT: Had a dog encyclopedia as a kid. Is a dog encyclopedia as an adult.

A globe-hopping childhood sparked Alex’s lifelong passion for other cultures, and an abiding affection for structure(s) helped her find a path that wound its way from an architecture degree at Washington University, to a Masters from Vanderbilt in International Education Policy and Management, then later, to Outreach, where she’s able to put it all to use as Director of Field Finance.

FUN FACT: Grew up in a house with a full-size trampoline in the living room. Not kidding.

Cassidy has your dream job: As Senior Manager of Training and Support, she travels the world for much of the year, immersing herself in other cultures, solving problems, making plans, building lifelong friendships, and amassing enough stories to win every dinner party conversation for the rest of her life. It’s not luck that brought her to Outreach – she spent her formative years growing into the sort of expert who can get where she’s headed without ever losing her way.

FUN FACT: Is always quietly hoping you’ll want to talk about hyenas.

Our Development Specialist and Volunteer Manager, Marsha, tends to our supporters with the same care and experience she demonstrates in her off-hours as a gardener. Her whole life has been jam-packed with helpful bits of public service, personal interactions, and handwriting so beautiful it could only come from someone with a masterfully gentle touch. She’s also a dedicated fan of the cinema and an even more dedicated fan of her grandkids.

FUN FACT: Literally also holds the title of “Captain of the Sunshine Committee” at Outreach.

Everything Andrea builds is meant to last. From her days slide-ruling her way up the ladder of a Seattle-based architecture firm, through to her tenure as Outreach’s Chief Field Operations Officer, the first component is support, and the last is a thorough inspection. Outside of work, she can be found indulging the other half of her brain as she chases her artistic impulses wherever it leads.

FUN FACT: Brings an extra suitcase on overseas trips just so she can fill it with gifts for her family, friends, acquaintances, and anyone else who’d appreciate it.