Senior Team

Susan Gerber Berning
Chief Executive Officer
Email: susan@firstcandle.org

Marian Sokol, PhD, MPH
President
Email: marian@firstcandle.org

Jennie Z. Boden
Interim Development Director
Email: jennie@firstcandle.org

Kathleen Graham, MSW, MHS
Managing Director, Education and Research
Email: kathleen@firstcandle.org

Laura L. Reno
Director of Public Affairs
Email: laura@firstcandle.org

Staff

Sara Brundage
After-Hours Support Coordinator
Email: sara@firstcandle.org

Shannon Carswell
Graphic Artist
Email: shannon@firstcandle.org

Chauron Cottie
Administrative Assistant
chauron@firstcandle.org

Hanan Kallash, RN, MS
Health Educator
Email: hanan@firstcandle.org

Nadine Goldberg, PhD, MS
Director of the Gates Initiative
nadine@firstcandle.org

Dana Baker Kaplin, MPH
Kicks Count Coordinator
dana@firstcandle.org

Scott Lindenbaum
Accounting Administrator
Email: scott@firstcandle.org

Cabretta Lyle
Administrative Assistant
cabretta@firstcandle.org

Heather McGraw
Development Manager
Email: heather@firstcandle.org

Dee Moore
Office Manager
Email: dee@firstcandle.org

Marquis Moore
Administrative Associate
Email: marq@firstcandle.org