Meet the Team

For more than six decades, OIC of America’s greatest asset has been the people who show up every day believing that potential is everywhere—and that our job is to help it flourish. Our leadership team brings together a remarkable range of experience across education, workforce development, finance, communications, and community advocacy. What unites them is a shared conviction: that opportunity belongs to everyone, and that meaningful change happens when passionate people commit to the work together, to build a better tomorrow.

Meet the leaders, staff, and changemakers who carry our mission forward.

Our Leadership

“In this particular moment, the economy is screaming for people. Business has a need, and the communities have a need. OIC of America is uniquely positioned to connect the two. We have deep community ties and we also have business ties, and that’s what we need today. We need to work together to move through this new industrial revolution.”

- Louis King | President & CEO

OUr Team

Executive Leadership

Louis J. King II

President & CEO

Anne-Marie Kuiper

Chief Strategy Officer

Darrell Giles

Chief Finance Officer

Eric Mahmoud

Senior VP, Sullivan Training Network

Evelyn Sample-Oates

Senior VP, Communications, Marketing & Policy

Kim Pasquarella

VP, Human Resources

Michelle Gollapalli

Chief Development Officer

Ted Mondale

VP, Industry and Employer Partnerships

Jalonda Combs

Executive Director of STEM

Staff Members

Our staff truly brings our mission to life. They are the program managers, analysts, coordinators, writers, and specialists whose daily work turns our mission into real outcomes for real people. They bring curiosity, craft, and care to everything they touch, and their dedication is the reason our work reaches so many communities across the country.

Daria Williams

Programs Director

Emmett Haq

Grants Writer

Frances Legarreta

Quality Assurance & Training Quality Manager

Gail Younger

Manager, Board Development and Affiliate Relations

Karima Peele

Director, Finance

Kevin Cooke

Director, Affiliate and Community Relations

Kristy Schneider

SOAR Program Manager

Lathifa Dinar

Development Associate

Megha Manohar

Digital Technology Manager

Michael McGroarty

Lead Data Analyst

Patty Ohlott

Director of Government Grants & Reporting

Renee Williams

Volunteer Coordinator, Twin Cities

Scott O’Hara

Program Manager

Sharon Clay

Director, Training Partnerships

Tiffany Pereira

Executive Administrative Assistant

Our Board of Directors

Behind every strong organization is a group of advisors who bring wisdom, perspective, and unwavering commitment to its mission. Our Board of Directors is made up of leaders from business, finance, ministry, law, education, and philanthropy. They are all fierce advocates and champions for the communities we serve. Together, they provide the strategic guidance and stewardship that help OIC of America carry forward our legacy and meaningful work.

James Talton

Board Chair — Chairman & Chief Operating Officer, Synergy International Limited, Inc.

Allison Green-Johnson

Senior VP, Chief Diversity Officer & President, Lincoln Financial Foundation

Rev. Alyn Waller

Senior Pastor, Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church

Bonita Lucky

VP, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, C.H. Robinson

Dimitrius Hutcherson

President, First Independence Bank

Dr. Herman Walker

Retired Dean, Scottsdale Community College

Jacinda Adams

Director, Marketing, Client Experiences, PwC

Joe McFerrin

President & CEO, Portland OIC

John C. Howe

President & Founder, Old Hill Partners

Kathy Tunheim

CEO & Principal, Tunheim

Keith Wyche

Retired, Walmart

Linda White

Financial Consultant

Nichole Marshall

Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer

Paul Sween

Managing Partner, Dominium

Robert Deutsch

Investment Strategy Consultant

Reuben Blackwell

President & CEO, Rocky Mount OIC

Ronald J. Harper

Managing Partner, Harper & Paul Attorneys at Law

William “Bill” Diggs

Director, Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust

Empower Others,
Grow Your Potential

We believe that investing in people is the ultimate solution to the nation’s labor shortages. OIC of America is executing a bold national strategy to modernize workforce development, and we need top-tier talent behind the scenes to make it happen.