MIFA administrative staff

Sally Jones Heinz
Executive Director
sheinz@mifa.org
(901) 529-4511

Vanessa Frazier
VP of Human Resources
vfrazier@mifa.org
(901) 529-4501

Arnetta Macklin

VP of Senior Programs
amacklin@mifa.org
(901) 529-4518

Cecil McGee
Chief Financial Officer
cmcgee@mifa.org
(901) 529-4587

Dot Gilbertson
VP of Development
dgilbertson@mifa.org

(901) 529-4503

 

Dianne Polly

VP of Compliance & Community Relations
(901) 529-4569
dpolly@mifa.org

 

Sandy Smegelsky

VP Legal Affairs, District Ombudsman

(901) 527-0208 ext. 215

ssmegelsky@mifa.org


Caprice Snyder
VP of Children and Family Programs
csnyder@mifa.org

(901) 529-4577

 

Jim Seacat

Communications Director

jseacat@mifa.org

(901) 529-4544

 

Alan Gumbel

Director Performance and Quality Improvement

agumbel@mifa.org
(901) 529-4537

 

Development

Nancy Martin
Donations
nmartin@mifa.org

(901) 529-4525


Dorothy McClure

Annual Giving

dmcclure@mifa.org

(901) 529-4523

 

Thomas Robinson
Individual Giving
trobinson@mifa.org

(901) 529-4571

 

Emily Sharpe

Corporate Giving

esharpe@mifa.org

(901) 529-4560


Charlie Nelson

Volunteers and Special Events
cnelson@mifa.org

(901) 529-4514

 

Linda Marks

Inter-Faith Coordinator
lmarks@mifa.org
(901) 527-0208, ext.218

Cindy Cates Moore
Development Operations
cmoore@mifa.org
(901) 529-4502

 

Ellen Whitten
Communications Associate

ewhitten@mifa.org
(901) 529-4507

 

Jessica Jones

Designer
jjones@mifa.org
(901) 529-4574

Programs

Mary Claire Borys
Handyman
mcborys@mifa.org

(901) 527-0208 ext. 288

 

Trent Cobb

Meals

tcobb@mifa.org

(901) 529-4549


Tonya Crowder
Life Skills Institute
tcrowder@mifa.org
(901) 525-7766

 

Rick Finkey

Meals volunteers

rfinkey@mifa.org

(901) 529-4513

 

Derek Henson

COOL
dhenson@mifa.org

(901) 529-4556

 

Ron Jackson
Transit
rjackson@mifa.org

(901) 527-0208 ext. 215

 

Alexander Lewis

Emergency Housing Partnership

alewis@mifa.org

(901) 529-4524

 

Dennis Moy
Senior Companion
dmoy@mifa.org
(901) 529-4535

Phyllis Phillips
Emergency Services
pphillips@mifa.org
(901) 529-4583

Kim Rushin
Housing
krushin@mifa.org

(901) 529-4508

  • Memphis was declared hunger capital of the U.S. in 2011

  • MIFA serves 55,000 individuals each year

  • 74% of children in MIFA's neighborhood live in poverty

  • 86% of every dollar donated goes directly to MIFA's programs

  • In the area MIFA serves, almost 30% of those over the age of 65 live alone

  • MIFA was founded in 1968

  • Memphis' unemployment rate has been close to 10% since 2009

  • MIFA's Ombudsman program's 2 staff and 60 volunteers serve over 7,000 residents of long term care facilities

  • Only 4.5% of residents in the 38126 ZIP code have college degrees

  • Emergency Services provided assistance for 25,000 people last year

  • In 2010 and 2011, 100% of COOL seniors graduated from high school

  • MIFA Meals on Wheels serves 1,800 seniors every weekday

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