Randi Thompson
President, CEO and Co-Founder
When Randi Thompson visited an orphanage in Kazakhstan more than 20 years ago, she saw teens forced to move out with no place to go, no skills, and no hope. Inspired to create a new future for these kids she went to work building Kidsave programs and she hasn’t stopped since. Randi is a 30-year veteran of outcome-based marketing and communications projects designed to effect social change. In 2016, Randi was awarded the Department of Health and Human Services Children’s Bureau Adoption Excellence Award for Child Welfare/Judicial Systems Change for Weekend Miracles.
Randi is active in the Equity Committee of the Foster Together Network a group working to increase and enhance the provision of culturally responsive and competent care for Black children, in an effort to facilitate well-being and improve their life outcomes.
To Randi, a mother, wife, daughter, sister, and grandmother, family is everything.
Lauren Reicher-Gordon,
Sr VP and Director of Family Visit Programs
Lauren directs Kidsave’s Family Visit Programs and is our Master Trainer. She is the energy behind Summer Miracles, built Weekend Miracles Los Angeles into a successful program and she is responsible for program expansion. Lauren has been an excellent advocate and is passionate about finding permanency for older foster youth and was recognized in September 2018 by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute with the Angels of Adoption award. A tenacious advocate for children, she raised three children while finding families for thousands.
Lauren oversees Weekend Miracles Houston as well as all Summer Miracles Programs and directly manages Weekend Miracles Los Angeles.
Ted Hannan,
Vice President, Director of Revenue Enablement
Ted leads revenue generation and overseas finance at Kidsave. He brings with him an accomplished background in marketing, customer experience, and supporter acquisition and retention. Before Kidsave, Ted served as Chief Revenue Officer for Amora Coffee. Prior, he served for 4 years as an integral member of the Integrated Marketing & Fundraising team at Save the Children. Before that, Ted spent 21 years of his career at Reader’s Digest, where he developed digital and direct consumer marketing strategies to drive revenue, customer retention, and acquisition. Ted holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Albany and a Masters in Information Systems from Pace University, NY.
Ted enjoys watching sports with his family in his free time. He’s an avid sports fan and retired volunteer baseball, basketball, and football coach. He currently resides in Sandy Hook, CT, with his wife and two boys.
Tatiana Stafford
VP and Director of Kidsave Eastern Europe and CIS
Tatiana Stafford oversees Kidsave’s work in Eastern Europe and The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). She has built a variety of mentoring programs and mentoring associations with a focus on at-risk and institutionalized youth. Tatiana has a unique ability to grow and develop programs and align partners. She has worked in the US, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Latin America.
Tabitha Charlton
Director, Weekend Miracles, Houston
Tabitha Charlton directs Kidsave’s Weekend Miracles Houston Program, which launched in June of 2020. She is a licensed attorney and business development professional with more than twenty years of experience in the legal, marketing and business services industries. A certified mediator and experienced family law attorney, Tabitha is a passionate advocate in matters involving child welfare, domestic violence, and assisted reproduction. Having personally experienced the child welfare system as an older child and teen, Tabitha was determined to make a difference for older kids in the system. She previously worked as the Director of Community Outreach & Marketing for ESCAPE Family Resource Center in Houston, Texas, volunteered pro bono services to The Children’s Assessment Center, was selected to speak on a panel to new volunteers of Fort Bend CASA, and is the former Chair of the Crime Victims & Survivors Committee. Most recently, she served as a member of the Texas State Bar’s Child Abuse & Neglect Committee and Chaired a subcommittee to identify a mentoring program for older foster kids in Texas that would help them find permanent, loving homes. Her search led her to Kidsave and she has since worked tenaciously to develop the necessary collaborations and partnerships to launch Kidsave programs in Texas. Her goal is to develop Kidsave Texas Weekend Miracles programs throughout the lone star state within the next 10 years.
Vanessa Gutierrez
Manager, Weekend Miracles Los Angeles
Vanessa Gutierrez is no stranger to hard work and tenacity. Her full-ride soccer scholarship and earning her bachelor’s degree in Law Enforcement from Western Oregon University are a testament to that. Vanessa has over 17 years of experience working with at-risk youth with extensive traumatic backgrounds, complex needs, and co-occurring disorders, which makes her a great champion for those in need. Her wide range of work experience includes corrections, wraparound services, child protective services, and homeless services.
In 2017 Vanessa moved to LA to pursue her passions working with the nation’s largest anti-human trafficking organization, working with commercial sexually exploited children (CESC) and transitional-aged youth who were both labor and sex trafficking survivors. Her ability to foster new partnerships and cross-collaborate has helped her seamlessly transition into the foster youth space.
Vanessa remains committed to creating equitable and empowering opportunities in the areas of social and environmental justice for members of the BIOPC and LGBTQ communities. When she is not hard at work, Vanessa enjoys spending time with her loving partner, her fur baby, Gwen, gardening, and being active outdoors.
Bonnie Williams
Director of Development
Bonnie Williams joined Kidsave in 2015 with 13 years’ experience in communications, marketing, writing and editing for corporate and non-profit clients in the Washington metro area and 15 years’ non-profit management experience. She served as Executive Director of the Arlington Symphony and Vice President of Marketing and Communications at the National Utilities Contractors Association. She managed large projects and introduced a new business model to a popular, historic 50-horse riding facility that made it profitable. She has produced and promoted original theatrical productions in the DC area. Bonnie holds a BA in Business Administration from Principia College. She has served on the boards of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce, Classika Theatre, and local arts and recycling task forces. She currently chairs a spiritually focused non-profit organization and sings with the Choral Arts Society of Washington.
Shirene Miller
Manager, Los Angeles
Shirene has worked for Kidsave since 2003. Shirene manages Kidsave’s donor database, is our resident “eagle eye” proofreader, and works closely with our grant writing team on LOIs and applications. Her prior experience was consulting for tax-exempt organizations at KPMG.
Federica Federzoni
Summer Miracles Coordinator
After obtaining her MD at the University of Milan and marrying an American soldier, Federica Maria Francesca Federzoni moved to the United States and currently lives in Los Angeles with her two dogs and cat. Driven by her interest in improving veterans’ quality of life, she completed a graduate certificate in Veterans Services at SUNY Empire State College, furthering her expertise and advocacy. Believing in the importance of empathetic clinical communication, she attended a workshop in Narrative Medicine at Columbia University. Since her cultural background enhances her ability to understand social issues and communicate effectively across cultures, besides an MPH, she completed a graduate certificate in Epidemiology and another in Global Public Health at the University of Missouri in Columbia. The recent pandemic brought her closer to the public health field, learning to assess the population’s needs, recognize the social determinants of health’s role, and prioritize problems. Passionate about working with kids, especially for its challenging and rewarding nature, she enjoys working at Kidsave, where she makes her contribution in an interdisciplinary setting while concurrently learning from renowned mentors in their respective fields. In her free time, she adores traveling, and -when she is not exploring new places- she loves reading or swimming.
Genesis Diaz
Executive Assistant, Talent Acquisition
Genesis Diaz holds a double bachelors in Global Studies and Italian Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her undergraduate internships, cross-cultural experiences, and career trajectory working in educational environments that serve predominantly low-income students fostered a love and desire to work with international humanitarian aid organizations and local nonprofits that work to serve the needs of children. All of these experiences culminated in her ultimately crossing paths with Kidsave.
She is passionate about making meaningful connections and hopes to bring in like-minded talent to support and expand Kidsave’s mission, vision, and amazing work worldwide.
When she’s not busy at work, Genesis enjoys spending time with her loved ones, going to concerts, learning new languages, and traveling the world.
Claudia Munoz
Assistant Weekend Miracles and Logistics Manager
Claudia holds a Master of Science in Global Supply Chain Management from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. Before joining the team full time, Claudia served as an Intern with Kidsave and had volunteer at various other organizations within the Los Angeles area. Claudia’s goal is to improve the program’s logistical and operational processes in order to support program expansion.
Madeline Trachtenberg
Assistant Manager, Summer Miracles
Madeline graduated from New York University with her Bachelor’s of Science in Applied Psychology and Anthropology. During her Teach for America commitment, she received her Special Education Teaching credential for students with moderate to severe learning exceptionalities. After teaching for four years, Madeline started her own Behavior Intervention and Academic Intervention practice. Her passion is working with and for children and their families; she pioneers change and advocacy for families across Greater Los Angeles. Madeline is grateful and excited to work at Kidsave as the Assistant Program Manager of Summer Miracles!
Ashlee Evans
Weekend Miracles Houston Coordinator
Ashlee Evans, a Sam Houston State University graduate, has an undergraduate degree in Political Science. She is currently pursuing her master’s degree in Public Administration. Ashlee developed a passion for advocating for at-risk youth when working for a child-placing agency where she recruited, onboarded, and trained families to become foster or adoptive parents. Through her experience working in foster care, Ashlee became a community advocate in the anti-trafficking movement, where she trained the community, local law enforcement, and other partnering agencies in human trafficking and the need to band together. Ashlee is very involved in her community and has previously served as an advisor and board member for a local non-profit serving expecting mothers. Ashlee believes it takes a village, and she is passionate about making a difference in the community and advocating for our most vulnerable population.
Milan Lay
Communications and Marketing Coordinator
Milan joins Kidsave with a passion for communications and nonprofits. When she has time, she enjoys completing pro bono social media work for nonprofits across the country. Milan has a Bachelor of Arts in Civic Communication and Media from Willamette University. Milan previously worked in development and communication for an LA nonprofit before joining the Kidsave team. She’s looking forward to working with the communications team at Kidsave and helping kids find their forever families.
When she’s not working, Milan enjoys taking photos of nature, watching comedies, and baking chocolate chip cookies.
Chloe Fuller
Communications and Research Assistant Manager
Chloe joins Kidsave with a background in research and education, dedication to children’s rights and LGBTQ+ rights, and a lot of enthusiasm. Before joining Kidsave, Chloe worked for the University of North Alabama as a research assistant in Restorative Justice and Higher Education in Prison. Her research regarding the foster care to prison pipeline led her to Kidsave.
Chloe has a Bachelor of Science in Communications from the University of North Alabama and a Master of Arts in Writing from University College Dublin in Dublin, Ireland. According to her professors, Chloe was the first person from the state of Alabama to complete the MA in Writing at UCD.
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