Board & Staff

Board of Directors
Executive Committee: 

Tim McGough, Chair

Emily Waszolek, Vice Chair

Ed Roberts, Treasurer

 Tanner Detro, Secretary    

Members: 

Phyllis Banucci  Chris Irish
Don Henninger Sharon Moyer
Gabrielle Lawrence Joanne Mizell
Kevin Maxwell 
Neil Sutton
Rich Puricelli

Family Promise’s Board of Directors come from a diverse background that includes business and volunteer experience. They understand the challenges of serving the unique population of homeless families with children.

Honorary Board: 

Art Campbell                 Andrew Montooth

Bruce Brown                 Bob Withers            

Judee Morrison             Jill Russell

Mitra Khazai

The Family Promise Honorary Board includes supporters of the organization as well as distinguished members of the community who agree to serve in this position.

For more information: Director@FamilyPromiseAZ.org

Key Staff

Family Promise has many faces serving crucial roles behind the scenes. Meet and connect with some of the key people whose roles are a little more public.

Ted Taylor

Chief Executive Officer

Kathy Kaplan

Chief Programs Officer

Suzanne Bartella

Chief Financial Officer

Strategic Plan Initiatives 2025-2030

5-Year High-Level Objectives

1. Expand Impact
Family homelessness in AZ is a growing problem. In order to serve more families we need to broaden our scope of services, improve our infrastructure and expand our reach.
2. Enhance Our Brand Recognition
We have a 25 year legacy of serving the community, strong relationships with our valuable Congregations and Volunteers, and a growing external awareness of our Mission through recent efforts to improve our marketing and public relations. Yet, Family Promise is still a fairly well kept secret and cities have begun to utilize funding to establish their own homeless programs instead of leveraging ours.
3. Elevate Service Excellence
We have established a flexible and adaptive service model. Opportunities exist to further improve our efficiency, strengthen our graduate connections, expand our employee’s skills and engagement and enhance relations with our constituents and communities.
4. Ensure Sustainability
Our current funding is primarily sourced from annual contributions and grants that require sustained efforts for renewal. Fundraising activities are extremely important, but divert resources from serving families and are currently higher (as a % of total expenses) than our peers. A window of opportunity exists to develop a meaningful Planned Giving program. This along with continued focus on providing low-cost service, Major Donor giving, our new Endowment Fund and the establishment of an Earned Income business enterprise can help reduce our dependence on annual contributions and grants, thereby improving our long-term sustainability.