Team

Mariah Casias, Outreach & Programs Associate
Mariah manages our Talent Justice Pledge, and supports our outreach and organizational partnerships in California and beyond. Mariah joined our team when Staffing the Mission became part of Fund the People in late 2023.

Erin Giunta, Project and Operations Manager
Erin produces our show, Fund the People: A Podcast with Rusty Stahl, and helped to launch our Funding that Works Academy. She also leads by supporting our operations, including serving as liaison to our fiscal sponsor, Community Partners. 

Betsy Leondar-Wright, Coordinator, Staffing the Mission
Betsy leads our research arm, Staffing the Mission. In this role, she serves as Principal Investigator of our Upgrading Nonprofit Workplaces study. Betsy joined our team when Staffing the Mission became part of Fund the People in late 2023. 

Rebecca Schumer, Facilitator
Rebecca is an independent consultant who provides facilitation and participant-based research for our California Talent Justice events. She has also supported curriculum development and other special projects.

Rusty Stahl, Founder, President & CEO
Rusty stewards our vision and mission, serves as an ambassador for our message, and mobilizes ideas, programs, people, and resources to advocate for the nonprofit workforce. He hosts our unique show, Fund the People: A Podcast with Rusty Stahl. Rusty is a nationally-recognized thought-leader and advocate for the nonprofit workforce. He previously served as Founding Executive Director of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP). Click here for Rusty's full bio.

Marvin Webb, Fractional CFO & CHRO
Marvin supports our financial health and develops support-systems for our team. He is deeply experienced in the philanthropic and nonprofit community. Before launching his fractional consulting practice, he led operations and finance at Funders for LGBT Issues for many years.