Our Team

Staff:

Ruth Stalford - Founder/Executive Director

Kat Burgos- TAY Shop Manager

Suzanne Marques - Communications Director

Andrea Ochoa- Assistant Program & Event Coordinator

Board of Directors:

Julie Liker - Chair
Ruth Stalford - President/Executive Director
Rae Sanchini - Secretary
Staci Miller - Treasurer
Joey Freed
James Ryan
Meghan Hooper
Michele Sanchez
Aimee Sloan

Sandy Nasseri
Sheri Singer

Advisors:

Stephanie Catalan
Rich Mendelson
Dr. Pamela Varady

Leadership Committee:

Adam Beechen
Amy Cohen
Dana Belcastro
Carmen Dixon
Dana Jackson
Hope Hanafin
Ilanna Bavli
Jo DiSante
Jody Price
Kevin Kate McQuhae
Maggie Biggar
Mindy Amster
Paul Brent
Rosalind Robinson
Shannon Gaulding
Share Stallings

2026-2027 Teen Advisory Board

Our Teen Advisory Board is a formal and robust program consisting of high school teens who are committed to the Make Good mission. Along with logging hundreds of volunteer hours, they operate drives at their schools and even facilitate story corners at events.

Leadership & Officers:

Jean Lee: President
Cristina Paquette & Stella Pathak: Vice Presidents
Charlie Tahler: Treasurer
Madeline Dang: Secretary

Directors of Outreach:
Buckley - Caitlin Kolchins & Oren Rubin
Brentwood - Audrey Farahnik
Mira Costa- Avery Macklem
Harvard Westlake - Isabella Park & Ryan Choi
Immaculate Heart - Malia & Madison Dang
Marlborough - Katherine Bessant
Milken - Madison Youshaei

Redondo Union High School- Samantha Schreter
Windward -

TEEN Leadership Committee:

Drew Fisher, Sue Lee, Jordan Paya, Milan Ramesh, Simone Neuberg, Elle Rosenthal, Ariana Farzadmehr