Team

Executive

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Shannon Razsadin

Chief Executive Officer

Shannon is the spouse of a recently retired service member, mom, and champion for military and veteran families. Mrs. Razsadin’s leadership, a…

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Delia C.L. Johnson

Chief Operating Officer

Delia Johnson is a nonprofit executive, social justice advocate, and systems-level thinker. She is a champion for building healthy nonprofi…

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Kara Pappas, DMgt, CFRE

Chief Advancement Officer

Bringing together her personal experience as a military spouse and professional expertise as a nonprofit leader, Dr. Kara Pappas proudly serve…

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Operations

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Ericha Hernandez

Director of Finance

Ericha joins the MFAN family with over 15 years of experience in finance, accounting, and office management, while focusing on the nonprofit s…

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Maura Angel

Operations Manager

Throughout Maura’s career, she has held various roles in the nonprofit sector. Her background is in fundraising, event planning, and project m…

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Programs

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Janice Walton

Director of Programs

Janice oversees MFAN’s program strategy, including the advisory board, coalitions, and resource connection.

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Erin Kahn

Senior Manager of Programs

Erin Kahn is an active duty Marine Corps spouse with a background in non-profit program and product management.

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Anna Clark

Outreach Coordinator

Anna Clark is a Navy spouse with three beautiful children and hails from the Oklahoma-Kansas border.  She has been married to her Sailor for 2…

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Kristen Kipplen

Camp Lejeune Coordinator

Kristen has spent the past nine years actively supporting and connecting with nonprofit organizations through roles in fundraising, event plan…

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Tomya Hearon

Fort Hood Coordinator

Tomya Hearon, an Army veteran and retired Department of the Army civilian, has dedicated 18 years to serving military communities through Army…

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Vanessa Munoz

Fort Bliss Coordinator

Vanessa Munoz is a military spouse of nearly 13 years and a proud mother of three. She met her husband in 2003; he served honorably in the Mar…

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Insights

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Gabby L’Esperance, Ph.D.

Director of Insights

As Director of Insights, Gabby leads the organization’s research and program evaluation teams.  

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Shanna Smith, Ph.D.

Associate Director of Research

Dr. Shanna A. Smith, CTE, CTA is an applied qualitative researcher who manages MFAN’s research portfolio. During her time with MFAN, she has a…

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Kate Clavijo, Ed.D.

Associate Director of Program Evaluation

Kate Clavijo has more than 20 years of experience conducting evaluation and applied research, in a variety of areas: education, housing, homel…

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Jessica Luckhardt, Ph.D.

Data Analyst

As a data analyst, Jessica supports MFAN’s research projects, including the Military Family Support Programming Survey. Dr. Luckhardt codes, s…

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Advancement

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Fran DuFrayne

Director of Government Relations

Fran is MFAN’s Director of Government Relations, helping shape and execute MFAN’s government relations strategy and leading our policy and adv…

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Kayla Calica Whitehead

Philanthropy Coordinator

At the heart of Kayla’s work is a deep commitment to making a meaningful difference in the lives of others. With over a decade of experience a…

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Meet Team MFur

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Lucy Razsadin

Meet Lucy. Shannon was on the search for a small dog she could carry up the stairs to her third-floor office. Now, Shannon carries her lab-gre…

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Maxwell Razsadin

Maxwell Razsadin is a great dane, german shepherd, hound mix and a high-energy ball of love.

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Maury Johnson

Meet Maury! True to his golden retriever roots, you will often find him running towards you with a ball in his mouth. He loves to lay at your …

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Luna DuFrayne

Luna DuFrayne is a sweet and loveable Dalmatian-Lab-Terrier mix rescue dog who loves sleeping and spending time with her adopted family.

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Baker Kahn

Baker Kahn brings a passion for herding kids and chasing squirrels to Team MFUR.

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June & Patton L’Esperance

Meet June and Patton, the best companions that Gabby could ask for.

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Hayes, Grace, and Hope Pappas

Kara’s unofficial home office support team is comprised of her three rescue pups. Hayes — a German Shepherd/Lab/Staffy mix — runs a tight ship…

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Lu Angel

Meet Lu Angel. Maura’s rescue husky was a COVID rescue, who just turned celebrated his 2nd birthday!

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Kuume Walton

Kuume Walton is a Rhodesian Ridgeback whose name means “friend”; he is truly our family’s best friend. Goofy, loving, brave, and loyal are a f…

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Ares and Bubbles Hearon

Ares is a Cavapoo – even though she is small we named her after the god of war because she is feisty and likes to bite ankles. Bubbles – is…

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Sugar

Sugar is Kudu’s outgoing big sister and natural leader. Rescued as a Parvo-puppy, she loves walks, making new friends, cuddling with her mom a…

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Kudu

Kudu is Sugar’s shy but spirited little brother – he loves following his big sis on adventures. A Parvo rescue from Celestial Zoo, he enjoys p…

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