Interim Executive Director

Daniel Zoltani

Before assuming the role of Interim Executive Director in March 2023, Daniel served as Global Programs Director. In this role, Daniel oversaw Whole Planet Foundation’s global portfolio and was responsible for developing programmatic strategy, expansion and overseeing partner operations in more than 80 countries.

From 2011 to 2016, Daniel served as Whole Planet Foundation’s Asia/Pacific Regional Director. In this role he was responsible for identifying new viable partnerships while providing oversight to existing partners spanning the region. Prior to joining the Whole Planet Foundation team, Daniel worked in microfinance at the field level for Grameen Trust. During this time, he supported the planning, and implementation of the establishment of Grameen Build-Operate-Manage (BOM) microfinance institutions in Guatemala, Mexico and Colombia.

Daniel holds degrees in Economics and International Affairs from the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Daniel strongly believes that microcredit is a tremendous and powerful tool to alleviate poverty when implemented appropriately. He believes microcredit is an opportunity, a means to provide intelligent, motivated entrepreneurs an opportunity to unleash their own skills and talents to improve their livelihoods.

Director of Development and Outreach

Joy Stoddard

Joy joined Whole Foods Market in 2000 and Whole Planet Foundation in 2006. In her role as the leader of Whole Planet Foundation’s Development and Outreach Team, she develops strategic partnerships, connects people to our mission, and invites new advocates to join our cause. Having traveled in 42 countries and 48 states, she is inspired to share the transformative power of microcredit and create prosperity.

Joy has been awarded All*Star six times, Team Member of the Year and numerous leadership recognitions from Whole Foods Market. Previously, she coordinated training programs at the International Monetary Fund for six years. She has a B.A. from Washington and Lee University and speaks French and Spanish. Joy enjoys Austin with her husband Scott and teenager Roman.

Senior Website Strategist

Crystal Beasley

Crystal has more than 15 years’ experience spearheading the fundraising and marketing for nonprofit, government, e-commerce and marketing companies and organizations. Prior to working for Whole Planet Foundation, she held key positions at Best Friends Animal Society, Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Centerstage Theater, and Sanky Communications.

Crystal holds a master’s degree in Integrated Marketing Communications from West Virginia University and a bachelor’s in Broadcast Journalism from Elon University.

Also a huge philanthropist, Crystal sits on the board and volunteers for several nonprofits in the Atlanta, Georgia area.

Senior Program Manager, Team Member Giving & Outreach

Haley Calzadilla

Haley joined Whole Foods Market in 2015 as a cashier and spent most of her time as a Store Trainer before taking on the role of Team Member Services Generalist in the Southwest Region. In 2021, she joined Whole Planet Foundation as the Team Member Giving and Outreach Program Manager where she partners with regions and stores to engage Team Members in fundraising through Team Member Giving.

In 2019, Haley had the opportunity to visit with microcredit clients in Guatemala through the Whole Foods Market Team Member Volunteer Program. There, she was inspired by witnessing the powerful and long lasting impact that microcredit lending has not just on the client themselves, but their families and communities.

An Austin native, Haley enjoys visiting restaurants and bakeries, trying new recipes, and exploring the ever-growing live music capital of the world!

Regional Director, West Africa/MENA & Interim Regional Director, Asia

Claire Kelly

Claire joined Whole Planet Foundation in March of 2013 as Microfinance Field Program Manager for Africa/Middle East region.   From Dakar, Senegal, Claire supported the regional portfolio with monitoring and evaluation of existing and new projects.  She also worked on WPF’s systems and lent remote support to the Asia region.  Since 2016, Claire moved to Vietnam as the Asia/Pacific Regional Director.  From her bases of Hanoi and then HCMC, Claire has developed this portfolio.  As of mid-2020, Claire is relocating to London to work as WPF’s West Africa/MENA Regional Director and will continue as Interim Asia/Pacific RD.

Prior to joining WPF, Claire served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Extreme North of Cameroon from 2010-2012. Claire has a BA from Georgetown University and she also studied abroad in Scotland at the University of St. Andrews. Claire is passionate about the foundation’s dynamic partners and their hard working staff who bring financial services to excluded populations around the globe. While on and off the road, Claire enjoys yoga, swimming, reading and cooking.

Regional Director of the Americas & the Caribbean

Stephanie Manciagli

Stephanie joined the team in 2019  as the Program Manager for Latin America & the Caribbean to support Whole Planet’s implementing partners in carrying out their respective socially-focused microfinance programs.

While she was raised in Atlanta, Stephanie grew up in a multicultural household with each of her grandparents from a different country (United States, Jamaica, Italy and Canada). From Atlanta, Stephanie went on to get a B.A. in International Affairs at Florida State, spending 12 months of her studies in the Republic of Panama.  After a term of service with AmeriCorps and working as a Program Coordinator for Points of Light, Stephanie returned to Panama as a graduate student through Tulane University, where she also worked as a Program Assistant at the United Nations Development Program. Following graduation, Stephanie moved to Paraguay and worked as Fundacion Pararguaya’s Assistant Manager for the Poverty Stoplight. In this role, she coordinated the operations, programming and relationship-building for Poverty Stoplight’s growing partnerships across 23 countries.

Having seen first-hand the impact that microlending has had (and having fallen in love with Latin America), Stephanie is inspired to be working out of Panama to support Whole Planet partners throughout the Caribbean, Central America and South America as they work hand in hand with entrepreneurs to build prosperity.

Senior Marketing and Outreach Program Manager

Sandy Mariscal

Sandy (left) is the Senior Marketing and Outreach Program Manager for Whole Planet Foundation, responsible for the support and development of Supplier Partnerships and the general support of Whole Planet Foundation Programs.

A graduate of Santa Clara University, she holds a Bachelors in Sociology with a special emphasis in Business and Human Services and a Minor in Ethnic Studies. Prior to joining Whole Foods Market in 2008, Sandy worked as the Project Manager for Youth, Communities, and Social Justice Project at SCU and SFU. Native to the San Francisco Bay Area, she was fortunate to spend all her childhood summers in rural Corongoros, Mexico and is fluent in Spanish. Sandy has 19 years of retail grocery experience, 7 of which she worked as Marketing and Community Outreach Team Leader in Whole Foods Market’s Norcal Region at Flagship Stevens Creek, Los Gatos, and Pioneer Palo Alto. In 2010, she pursued her passion for Whole Planet Foundation’s mission and traveled as a Team Member volunteer to Arequipa, Peru. There she observed firsthand the extraordinary power of microcredit in action through microcredit lender Pro Mujer, helped build water cisterns for the community, and volunteered at the local school. Over the years, she has helped support microloan fundraising through marketing activities like the Hustle for Whole Planet Run, community and team member presentations, and in-store events. Sandy is thrilled to be pursuing her passion for partnerships, cultural diversity, and Whole Planet Foundation in her current role to help alleviate poverty around the world in a sustainable way that empowers recipients, celebrates cultural differences, and respects different ways of life.

"The Wizard"

Victor Quiroz

Victor may not be an actual wizard, but he sure knows his way around an excel spreadsheet and datasets. After completing a six month internship and graduating from St. Edward’s University, Victor joined Whole Planet Foundation in September 2012. Prior to working with the Foundation, he completed an internship in risk analysis and also gained experience writing grants for another local non-profit. Today, Victor supports Whole Planet Foundation’s programs as our Data Analyst by collecting, sorting, and managing the data and information Whole Planet Foundation receives from its partners around the world. He has also designed and implemented several tools that are designed to help the team manage our portfolio and visualize our data more effectively and efficiently.

Asia/Pacific Program Manager

Tanzila Salahuddin

Tanzila joined Whole Planet Foundation in 2022. As a Program Manager at the Whole Planet Foundation, Tanzila manages our partnerships in the Asia and Pacific region.

A native of Bangladesh, Tanzila has seen the impact of microcredit first-hand. After graduating from Elmira College in New York with a degree in Economics and Business Management, she followed her passion for microfinance by joining Grameen America. She spent ten years at the organization, playing a key role in helping the organization grow from a start-up to one of the largest microfinance institutions in the U.S. Tanzila also held leadership positions at Kiva Microfunds, Teach For Bangladesh, and Swisscontact.

Outside of work, Tanzila loves to travel, listen to live music, watch thriller tv shows, and read about cosmology. Tanzila currently lives in Dhaka, Bangladesh with her husband and daughter.

Regional Director, Eastern and Southern Africa

Zoe So

Zoe joined Whole Planet Foundation in June 2016 as a Program Manager supporting the Africa and Middle East portfolio.

Prior to joining WPF, Zoe started an independent consultancy specializing in program strategies and partnership development for NGOs and social enterprises. She worked at BRAC USA for three years, where she supported financial inclusion and youth empowerment initiatives in Uganda, Tanzania, and Sierra Leone. Zoe has also worked in operations, grant management, and monitoring and evaluation in Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, and served in the Peace Corps as a small enterprise development volunteer in Senegal. She holds dual master’s degrees in international affairs and journalism from Columbia University, and a bachelor’s degree in foreign service from Georgetown University.

Social Media Specialist

Ellie Tillotson

Ellie became passionate about philanthropy as a child when she attended her first Relay For Life event in the greater Seattle where she grew up. She graduated from San Diego State University before moving to New York to work in the clean water international development sector. She has worked on brand partnerships, key relationships and special events for a variety of nonprofits.

While Ellie is currently pursuing her Social Impact MBA from Boston University, she spent the summer of 2022 in Austin interning on the Customer Care team at Whole Foods Market before transitioning to Whole Planet Foundation. Her professional goal was to work for a CPG/retail company strategizing and sharing social impact goals. She loves the power of social media and builds content for Whole Planet Foundation’s Instagram channel to connect with our generous and engaged supporters.

Ellie loves to practice yoga and spends as much time outdoors as possible. She’s traveled to over 35 countries volunteering, scuba diving, eating fantastic food, adventuring and relaxing. Collecting street art from her travels is one of her favorite aspects of the travel experience.

Finance Coordinator

Jessica Villanueva

Jessica grew up in border city Juarez, Mexico. It was not until college that she moved to Austin, Texas to pursue a career in accounting. She has a Bachelors of Business Administration from Texas State University. Her goal was to find a niche in accounting for nonprofit and work for a company that mirrored her core values.

Jessica first joined Whole Foods Market Global Support as an Associate Accountant for the General Ledger Team, where she provided some accounting support to Whole Planet Foundation. She transitioned to the Whole Planet Foundation Team in early 2015 as the Administrator of Business and Finance and is now the Finance Coordinator for the foundation.

Like almost every Austinite, Jessica enjoys jogging around Town Lake with her dog, trying every food truck on her way, live music and festivals. She also enjoys playing, watching and having discussions about soccer.

Board Member

Rick Bonin

Rick Bonin began his career at Whole Foods Market in 1999 as a Store Team Leader at several Boston-area locations. He worked his way up to Executive Coordinator of Operations in the North Atlantic, which encompasses Boston and all of New England. Rick eventually found himself relocating across the Atlantic, where he opened the flagship Kensington store in West London in 2007 as Executive Store Team Leader, and went on to serve as Regional Vice President of the United Kingdom region for two more years. Most recently, Rick returned to the North Atlantic Region as Regional Vice President, where he helped open 16 new stores.

In 2018, Rick was promoted to President of the North Atlantic region where he oversees 41 stores in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. In addition to his passion for natural foods, Rick is also an avid ocean kayaker and cyclist. He is a devoted husband to his wife Cathy of 28 years and proud father to his daughter Leah, 23.

Rick is a three-time Global All Star and one-time Regional All Star.

Board Member

Tracy Briscoe

Tracy Briscoe is the Vice President of Transformation at Whole Foods Market. In her position as VP, Tracy works to navigate WFM through transformation, identify barriers to achieve company objectives, develop and implement approaches to overcoming obstacles and enable WFM to fulfill its higher purpose, continue to rapidly respond to changing customer needs and pioneer grocery retail. She does this by creating holistic alignment, orchestrating execution, and relentlessly focusing on value realization.

For the prior six years as VP or Technology, Tracy shepherded the creation of a Technology strategy which supports Whole Foods Market’s data-focused evolution. She was accountable for guiding multiple development engineering and operational support teams in their successful delivery of applications to enable business automation for Finance/Accounting, Perishables Supply Chain, Human Resources, New Business Development, and all areas of Enterprise data storage and engineering.

Tracy is passionate about self-responsibility, empowerment for those closest to the work, and supporting experiments for learning. Her inner monologue is often at battle, between optioning on conceptual ideas and asking for detailed plans to close out a test of an idea.

Board Member

Jason Buechel

Jason Buechel serves as Chief Executive Officer at Whole Foods Market. Prior to his role as CEO, he served as Chief Operating Officer, providing operational leadership over Whole Foods Market’s 500+ locations across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, and overseeing the company’s technology, supply chain and distribution, store real estate and design, and Team Member Services (HR) functions. Jason serves as a champion of Whole Foods Market’s culture and values and is committed to increasing access to local, quality food for the communities it serves.

Jason joined the company in 2013 as Global Vice President and Chief Information Officer, where he was responsible for all aspects of information technology and digital innovation, as well as ushering in large-scale IT initiatives that played a critical role in the growth of the business. Prior to Whole Foods Market, Jason served as the Managing Director/Partner within Accenture’s Retail Operations Practice, where he worked with leading retailers on strategic business and technology transformation. Jason has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He is an avid runner, hiker and traveler, and enjoys spending time with his family.

Board Member

Glenda Flanagan

Glenda Flanagan spent most of her career as the Chief Financial Officer of Whole Foods Market, serving in that role from 1988 until May 2017, when she transitioned to Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor just prior to the acquisition of Whole Foods by Amazon. She fully retired from Whole Foods in early 2022.

During her tenure as CFO she supported the company’s growth from six stores in the late 1980s through its IPO in 1992, to approximately 465 stores and more than 86,000 Team Members at the time of the acquisition by Amazon.  In February 2015, FORTUNE magazine cited her as the longest-sitting CFO among the then 58 women CFOs at Fortune 500 companies.

Glenda was one of the founding members of the board of the Whole Planet Foundation and has remained on the board since. She also serves on the boards of directors of two publicly-traded companies: Detroit-based Credit Acceptance Corporation (since 2004) and Austin-based Vital Farms (since going public in 2020).  Flanagan was also on the board of San Francisco-based Fit Bit, Inc. from 2016 through their acquisition by Google in 2021.

Flanagan is an avid soccer player, soccer fan and pickle ball player and enjoys spending time in the countryside.  She has a son and a daughter who are both married, and three beautiful grandchildren.

Board Member

Angela Lorenzen

Angela is the Regional President of the Pacific Northwest region of Whole Foods Market. She began her career in natural foods 25 years ago in her hometown of Petaluma, CA. Since joining Whole Foods Market in 2000, she’s served in a wide range of positions at every level of the company and in multiple markets. She most recently led as VP Operations in Northern California, and now joins the Pacific Northwest team as Regional President in Summer, 2016.

Angela’s been recognized as a WFM Global All Star, and it’s her knack for identifying potential in individuals, teams and markets that keeps her curious and drives results. She comes from a big, food-loving Italian family which inspires her passion for cooking, gardening and travel. She enjoys camping, photography, volunteering at food banks, and supporting non-profit foundations that give dogs a second chance at life.

Board Member

Keith Manbeck

Keith Manbeck has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Whole Foods Market since May 2017. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Manbeck served as a Financial Executive at several marquee companies including PepsiCo, L Brands, and Nike where he last served as the Chief Financial Officer of Nike’s Direct to Consumer businesses.  Keith earned an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, an MBA from the University of Illinois and an undergraduate degree from Augustana College (Illinois). Keith and his wife, Tracey, have three children.  Passionate about fitness, Keith competes in multiple marathons and Ironmen competitions each year.

Board Member

Brian O’Connell

Brian O’Connell is the Global Vice President of Team Member Services for Whole Foods Market.   Brian joined Whole Foods Market in 2001 as the Director of Finance for the Northern California Region.  He moved to Austin, Texas in 2007 to take on the role of Global Vice President of Finance.   In January 2018, after serving for more than 16 years in Financial leadership roles at the Company, he shifted gears and now leads the Human Resources function of Whole Foods Market supporting over 90,000 team members as the Global Vice President of Team Member Services.

Brian received his BS from Boston College and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of California.  In his free time, Brian enjoys cycling, gardening, traveling anywhere in Europe, and simply hanging out with his wife, three kids and two dogs.

Brian serves on the board of the Whole Planet Foundation, which is dedicated to poverty alleviation by empowering the world’s poorest people with microcredit.

Board Member

David Schwartz

David joined Whole Foods Market in 1993, after initially starting with Fresh Fields. David recently achieved a major goal by becoming the MW Regional President for Whole Foods Market. During the last 26 years, he has prided himself on being a Team Member and Customer-centric leader. David started as a Store Team Leader for the Mid-Atlantic Region and quickly worked his way to roles like Regional Vice President of Operations for the Midwest Region, Regional Vice President in the Florida region, and Vice President of Prime Now Operations. David is a dynamic leader who allows his passion for Whole Foods Market and its dedication to its Core Values to fuel his commitment to excellence.

Board Member

Matt Ray

Matt has been with Whole Foods/Amazon for over 15 years.  He started his career in the SW region in 2002 in Grocery ATL and worked his way through to support as a Regional Vice President in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions. He also worked for Amazon in Seattle for a year before returning to the Southwest region as the Regional President in 2019.  He has a true passion for our team members and great food, and he loves to celebrate these in our stores. His partner, Nandita, and he have an infant son Maddox, who is truly the delight of their lives!

Board Member

Heather Stern

Heather Stern is the GVP of Legal Affairs and General Counsel of Whole Foods Market. She has been in this role since April 2017 and manages the day-to-day functions of the legal, licensing, and risk management teams. She came to Whole Foods Market after serving 11 years as an attorney at Office Depot, most recently as the Deputy General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. Heather received her BA from Purdue University in Indiana and her law degree from the University of Georgia. Heather is passionate about health and fitness, and enjoys running, biking, and swimming. She has two children, and is an avid baker.

Board Member

Jeff Turnas

Jeff Turnas is Senior Vice President of Global Culinary for Whole Foods Market. In this role, Jeff oversees the company’s Prepared Foods, Bakery and Specialty teams and programs. He works closely with merchandising, product development, procurement, and operations teams to articulate and execute a unified Culinary strategy for the entire company. With more than 25 years of experience at Whole Foods Market, Jeff has leadership experience in five different regions, with a varied background in both operations and product buying and sourcing.

Jeff started at Whole Foods Market as an Associate Store Team Leader in Chicago’s Lakeview store. He then spent two years growing the specialty food program as a Specialty Coordinator in the Mid-Atlantic Region before moving to the Midwest to become the Regional Specialty Coordinator. From there, Jeff spent several years leading product procurement, purchasing and retail programs as a Vice President in the Midwest and Northeast regions.

Jeff also previously served as President of Whole Foods Market’s North Atlantic Region from 2007 to 2009 and as President of the U.K. Region from 2009 to 2015. Prior to being named SVP of Global Culinary Procurement and Operations, Jeff was President of 365 by Whole Foods Market™, where he led the launch of the streamlined, quality-meets-value store concept in locations across the U.S. Under Jeff’s leadership, the company opened 13 stores across six states in less than three years.

Jeff began his career at Merchant of Vino in Detroit after graduating from Michigan State University’s Eli Broad College of Business.

He serves on the board of Whole Planet Foundation, which is dedicated to alleviating poverty through microcredit in communities around the world that supply Whole Foods Market stores with products. He resides in Austin, Texas, with his wife, Megan, daughters Raina and Remi, and son, Rocco.

Board Member

Alyssa Vescio

As the Senior Vice President of Merchandising, Center Store, Alyssa has responsibility for Grocery, Wellness, Beauty, Local Merchandising, Merchandise Presentation, and Merchandise Execution. Alyssa celebrates what makes Whole Foods Market so special — unique products, industry leading quality standards, incredible supplier partners, and talented team members — and pushes our growth by continuing to advance our Merchandising capabilities and deliver operationally-sound programs.

Alyssa is known as an all-in, purpose drive leader who values authenticity, connectivity, and collective strength. She aims to create a culture that inspires individuals to be their best in service of the greater good.

Alyssa became SVP in November of 2020, after 3 years leading Wellness and Beauty and almost 20 years in Merchandising. Her experience spans product categories and merchandising disciplines including product selection, supplier partnership, promotional planning, pricing, presentation, and exclusive brands. Her passions for purpose, people, and product drive her forward in this role.