Meet Our Team

Who exactly is behind Giving Assistant? A fast-growing, diverse team obsessed with giving back! Giving Assistant was founded in 2014 by five human beings who wear their big ol' hearts on their sleeves with one single mission: to transform everyday shopping into charitable giving. We're a mission driven, for-profit, Certified B Corp company and we aim to have a positive social impact across the globe. Our team has grown tremendously over the years. Here are a few facts about our team that we're pretty proud about:

Combined, we have over 35 years of experience working at nonprofits.
14 of us have volunteered abroad or created a fundraiser for a nonprofit.
3 of us have worked at other B Corps.
We enjoy 2 company-wide volunteer days per year.
12 of us have pets. (Ziggy is Chief Belly-Rub Officer!)
100% of us use Giving Assistant to support a nonprofit.

Antonio Calderon

I'm a certified rescue diver

Antonio Calderon
Engineering Infrastructure Manager

I was a semi-finalist on master chef.

Ashley North
Sr. Director of Marketing

Brandon Dominguez

I wake up at 5am to workout from Monday through Friday!

Brandon Dominguez
Ad Operations Specialist

I spent two summers as a whitewater river guide

Caity O'Connor
Email Developer

Camille Crutcher

I lived in North Pole, Alaska for 2 years

Camille Crutcher
Director of Integrated Marketing

I always have at least 8 different varieties of nut butters stocked in my pantry

Caroline Vivat
Director of Innovation & Business Development

I live with three cats that cumulatively weigh 55 pounds.

Chris Freeman
Sr. Full Stack Javascript Engineer

Daniel Talavera

I've attended San Diego Comic Con consecutively for the last 15 years.

Daniel Talavera
Director of Email Marketing

I have a dog named Winifred & yes she has an instagram

Erica Bender
Brand Partnerships Manager

Fernando Caamaño

I get dizzy reading on buses, but finished Steve Jobs' Bio on a trip.

Fernando Caamaño
Engineering Manager

I’ve stepped on over 3 nails and counting…

Greg Brice
Associate Product Manager

I love the outdoors! I am an avid runner, hiker, and yogi.

Isabelle Rios
Partnerships Coordinator

I have three Simpson's tattoos...for now...

Javier Tolj
Software Engineer

I was stung by a stingray on my birthday

Jenni Cassidy
VP, Partnerships & Revenue

I majored in Foreign Languages.

Josh Smith
Sr SEO Specialist

I practice archery & I have my own bow (recurve), arrows, and equipment.

Kara Sutton
Sr. Email Marketing Manager

I grew up next to an alligator farm in Southern Louisiana

Katie Horgan
Co-Founder | Sr. VP of Operations

Katrina Chidambaram

I was an accessories designer for a brand called MissPlucky

Katrina Chidambaram
Account Manager

I skied 5 days a week for a whole season!

Kaylee Feldt
Brand Partnerships Manager

I know how to weld

Leah Tichansky
Sr. Manager, Nonprofit Relations & Social Impact

Leland Zimmerman

I love a good road trip. The longest one I've done was 4k miles from SF to El Salvador

Leland Zimmerman
VP of Product

Marianella Orellana

I once won a Karaoke contest with “I Will Survive”

Marianella Orellana
Executive Business Partner

Mariano Altieri

Started studying medicine... Ended up building websites

Mariano Altieri
Engineering Tech Lead

Mariano Capielo

The first time I sang live was for 300 people at a company holiday party

Mariano Capielo
Engineering Manager

I used to play rugby

Mariano Gomez
Software Engineer

I haven’t eaten anything with eyes for 10 years.

Marlene Wuest
Senior SEO Specialist

I have lived in 4 countries and 15 cities

Marwa Muhammad
Senior Product Manager

I used to be a Salsa teacher and dancer

Mauro Gava
Software Engineer

Jake Gyllenhaal once met me

Mike Biller
Director of Brand Partnerships

Mitchell Laferla

I live in Seattle, WA but will spend the majority of my winter this year at my apartment in SLC, Utah for ski season!

Mitchell Laferla
Data Analyst

I swam with dolphins in the wild in Hawaii!

Monica Ku
Director of Ad Operations

I won a chess tournament without having played before, ever

Nestor Britez
Engineering Tech Lead

I spent an entire day watching soccer

Nicolas Tudela
Software Engineer

I used to work in an air traffic control tower

Niklas Vaughan
Technical Project Manager

Nivetha Sivaprakasam

I have a fear of flying and heights

Nivetha Sivaprakasam
BI Engineer

I’ve been a working drummer for the last 20+ years.

Sage Baggott
Engineering Tech Lead

I'm a terrible singer but I do it with attitude to compensate

Santiago Diaz
QA Engineer

Stephanie Zandecki

I'm a certified yoga instructor

Stephanie Zandecki
Senior SEO Specialist

I love long flights, breakfast foods and Irish Whiskey.

Kait Rikkers
Chief Operating Officer

I have a bunny named Waffles

Teresa Galido
Director of Strategy and Analytics

I eat chipotle at least once a week

Terrance Lee
Ad Operations Specialist