OUR LEADERSHIP

Lauren brings a background in New York City-based nonprofit management and civic leadership to Episcopal Charities. Lauren is a past president of the New York Junior League and was a Coro New York Leadership fellow 2021-2022. She currently serves as president of the board of Citizens Committee for Children of New York. She is a parishioner, former stewardship chair and vestry member at Calvary-St. George’s Episcopal Church Manhattan. She holds an MPA in Nonprofit Management and Policy from NYU’s Wagner School of Public Service.

Emily has worked in Episcopal churches in the Diocese of New York for the past seven years after first moving here from Texas to join the Episcopal Service Corps in 2019. She has experience working in direct service and coordinating church outreach programs. She also has a breadth of experience in administration and event coordination. She has previously worked at The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, Trinity Church, and the Church of the Heavenly Rest. She is passionate about the role of churches and cultural institutions in the communities they serve. Emily resides in Brooklyn but will always be a Texan at heart.

Judith is a Spirit-led leader, strategic thinker, and innovator. An experienced professional with several years of private sector and nonprofit industry experience cultivating, business partnerships, community relations, fundraising and volunteerism. Judith was the former Director of the Episcopal Service Corps in the Diocese of NY. She is a parishioner at Christ Church San Marcos serving as Lay Eucharistic Minister and member of the strategic planning committee. She currently serves as a trustee for the Church Club of New York. Judith holds a Masters in Nonprofit Leadership from Fordham University’s joint program with Gabelli Graduate School of Business and the School of Social Work.

Susie is an experienced nonprofit management professional with more than two decades of leadership in the Episcopal Church and in the wider nonprofit world, including universities, independent schools, dioceses, theological schools, foundations, and environmental organizations. She currently serves as chair of the Anglican Global Women's Fund and on the leadership team for SPICE, the support group for spouses and partners of Episcopal clergy in the Diocese of New York. She is a native Midwesterner transplanted to the lower Hudson Valley and is a member of St. Mark's, Mount Kisco. Susie holds an AB in sociology and religion from Wells College and a Master's of Science in nonprofit management from The New School–Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy.

Oluwatobi (Tobi) joined the staff at Episcopal Charities fresh out of college in February 2022 as the Associate Director of Programs for Program Support. He went to Howard University for Economics and was a Chapel Assistant at the Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel where he assisted with various chapel initiatives. At Howard, he served as a team leader and site coordinator for Howard’s Alternative Spring Break program and acted as a co-Student Director for Howard’s Day of Service which was held virtually for the first time. He has been involved with student and community organizing in both New York and the DC-Maryland-Virginia area.

Andrés brings 20 years of non-profit leadership experience in both civic, faith-based and environmental organizations. Andres’ expertise is in bridging operations and finance best practices with organizational change management, process improvement and people management / HR. Before joining Episcopal Charities, Andres served as VP of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at the National Audubon Society, the Director of Operations for Nationwide Initiatives at the American Civil Liberties Union, and Administrative Director for the Kadampa International Temples Project. In addition, Andres has provided consultative support and guidance to many client organizations — both non-profits and foundations — on strategic planning, organizational design, training / coaching, conflict resolution and financial management and planning. Andrés holds a M.S. in Change Management and Public Policy from New School and a Certificate in Non-profit Financial Stewardship from the Harvard Kennedy School.