Dedicated to building a career through service to others, our professional staff of 14 full-time and 3 part-time employees oversees Family Giving Tree’s day-to-day operations.
Executive Team
Jill Mitsch - Chief Executive Officer
Jill joined Family Giving Tree in March 2020 and brings over 15 years of nonprofit experience focused on supporting under-resourced communities. At Family Giving Tree, she's served in key leadership roles, including Deputy Director and head of development efforts.
If her 8-year-old self knew she'd have a job surrounded by toys and school supplies, young Jill would be amazed. One of Jill's favorite parts at Family Giving Tree is when drive leaders drop off a carload of filled backpacks or holiday gifts that they collected from their networks. This reinforces one of her core beliefs: everyone has the ability to bring joy and hope to their community.
A Morgan Hill native with a BA in English from San Jose State, Jill spends her free time gardening, making a mess in the kitchen, and staying active. When not at work, she's likely to be found with her nose in a book or hanging out with her husband and two cats.
Jess Gutierrez - Chief Financial Officer
As he does for several other nonprofits, Jess currently acts as Family Giving Tree’s part-time CFO. With a B.S. from Santa Clara University and an MBA from Pepperdine University, Jess is an expert in small-to-medium-sized operations with extensive work in the nonprofit sector. He specializes in financial reporting, internal controls, business planning, financial systems, and organizational development.
Charlotte Wood - Director of Marketing
Charlotte, a Rhode Island native, graduated with a B.A. in Studio Art from Kenyon College and pursued a career in advertising. First working on the agency side as an art director, she transitioned to the client side, brought her skills to Silicon Valley, and worked as an advertising and media manager in the high-tech sector before opening an environmental consulting business with her husband, where she served as CFO and CMO. Charlotte joined Family Giving Tree in 2016 as part of their marketing team and assumed the role of Director of Marketing in 2018. She enthusiastically applies her long-refined writing, strategic planning, advertising, and branding skills to support FGT's mission and serve the community. She lives in the Sierras with her husband.
Evelyn Huynh - Director of Community Resource Development
Evelyn developed a deep love for Family Giving Tree and the mission-driven work to support her native Bay Area community long before she knew she would one day be an official voice for it. Her expertise is in building and developing operations teams, processes, strategies, and client and vendor relationship management. She leads the Community Resource Development team in creating and cultivating meaningful and memorable donor and partner experiences through their community impact contributions. Outside of Family Giving Tree, Evelyn is an avid tabletop gamer, voiceover and theatre actor, photographer, crafter, TV binge watcher, and boba tea enthusiast.
Finance & Administration
Kristina Afzal - IT Manager
Lisa Hiatt - Drive Logistics Coordinator
Tennille Manning - Bookkeeper/Payroll Specialist
Community Resource Development
Brianna Williams - Development Officer
Johnson Tran - Community Drive Coordinator
Kim Foster - Development Associate
Margarita Galindo - Institutional Giving Officer
Program Operations
Ashley J. Vestri - Agency Coordinator
Carmen Talavera - Programs Operations Manager
Celeste Delamore - Lead Agency Coordinator
Doug Harney - Facilities/Trucking
Shannon Fey - Volunteer and Program Operations Lead
Marketing & Communications
Michael J Smith - Community Marketing Coordinator
PinnPinn Sha - Marketing Designer
