Our Finance & Operations Team

Originally from Ghana, Hayford Mensah is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He has an MS in finance from Rochester Institute of Technology and an MBA from the University of Ghana. Hayford has worked in accounting and finance for several other global and U.S. organizations, including the International Baccalaureate Organization, American College of Cardiology and GBTA. Most recently he served as the Chief Financial Officer of HIAS, which works around the world to protect refugees who have been forced to flee their homelands. He had responsibility for broad oversight and protection of the assets of HIAS and its related domestic and foreign funding. He ensures excellence in world-wide operations to control all fiscal activities in numerous countries, while creating platforms that create opportunities to scale the organization. He serves as a board member of IPAS and Winter Growth, Inc. where he is the treasurer. Hayford lives in Silver Spring with his wife Margaret and 3 sons. He is an avid soccer and football fan.

Vibha has over 16 years of operations experience in the private and nonprofit sector. Her areas of expertise include financial management, administration, data management, information technology, and human resources. Vibha grew up in Hong Kong and as an immigrant herself is well versed in the US immigration system and its challenges. Vibha has lived in the Washington DC area for 25 years and holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from University of Maryland University College. In her spare time, Vibha likes to take glass classes, play tennis and travel.

Alberto has 15 years of professional experience in the financial sector, working with private and nonprofit organizations. His areas of expertise include accounts payable, accounts receivable, financial analysis, and nonprofit accounting. Alberto is from Ecuador and has resided in the Washington, DC area for the last 5 years. In his spare time, Alberto likes to play soccer, travel, and dance.

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Sumner Weymouth joined the Finance and Operations Team in August 2021. Prior to joining KIND, he worked extensively in the non-profit sector. Most recently, he served as the Site Financial Officer at Boys Town Washington DC, a social welfare non-profit serving at-risk youth. Prior to that, he served as the Associate Director of Finance at KIPP DC, supporting the financial operations of the largest public charter school in DC. Additionally, he has served as the finance officer at independent schools in DC and Bethesda. He brings over 25 years of budgeting and financial modeling experience to his role as the Budget and Fiscal Compliance Specialist. Sumner has his Bachelor’s degree in Religious Studies from the University of Virginia and his MBA in Finance from the University of Notre Dame.

Gregory Adegbola is the Director, Facilities for KIND and will support the operations team, which he joined on August 15th, 2022. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from the State University at Oswego and is an accomplished Operations Manager, respected for 20+ years of professional and community work. Prior to K.I.N.D, Greg has worked in various organizations such as A.S.C.A.P. and the New York City Department of Education. Most recently he was the On-Site Operations Manager for AQR Capital Management, LLC under the Facilities department where he managed business support services, office services, mail, copy, print, records management, and developed new procedures to improve the overall operations of the organization. Greg, who is half Nigerian and Belizean, has experience working with youth and is an active member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. He will serve as the first President of the Bronx Alumni Chapter, which he recently chartered. He loves to work out and watch movies with his family and lives in Westchester, New York with his beautiful wife and 2 children.

Matthew has more than 5 years of experience working directly with youth. He got his start working in summer camps, and eventually served as the Clubhouse Director at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua. In addition to his leadership in the Club’s afterschool program, he also served as the Camp Director for Nashua’s Camp Mariposa program, which targets youth affected by the opioid crisis and provides therapeutic and recreational activities. Following his experience in these roles, he worked at a Maryland-based consulting firm that administered national grants to various non-profit organizations, including Boys & Girls Clubs of America, National PAL, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, AMBER Alert in Indian Country, and more. Matthew received his B.A. in History and his A.A.S. in Applied Business Management from the University of New Hampshire.

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Denisha is the Office Operations Manager. With a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and several years of management experience as well as work done with the Spanish speaking communities in San Diego in need of language representation, Denisha is a Puerto Rican native who prides herself on being a people person. It was working as a language interpreter where she was exposed firsthand to the challenges facing the immigrant communities in their attempts to establish themselves and thrive. This was humbling and eye opening and the main driver behind her establishing her own language services company. Denisha also worked for the French company Opera Patisseries in San Diego where she fell in love with the French language and decided to pursue learning it. She loves to travel, bake and paint and lives with her husband, and teenage son in the Houston area.

Tyler Harr supports the Operations team at KIND and joined the Seattle field office in August 2022 after much experience in nonprofit administration, customer service, and operations management. In the theatre arts, Tyler supported casting and production departments on large-scale projects involving artists from different disciplines and backgrounds. As a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, he has also used his Bachelors of Arts as a performer, director, and educator. His experience in education programs showed him the importance of nurturing young minds and creating spaces of empowerment for the next generation.

Frannie Fitts supports the Operations Team at KIND. She joined the KIND team in September 2022. Prior to joining KIND, she completed her BA of Rhetorical Communication at the University of Houston. Frannie has worked in many fields but found that working with underprivileged youth to be her true calling and devotion. Frannie is guided by a strong passion to foster a loving, safe and welcoming environment to everyone that she meets.

Alex Jarvis is the Office Operations Assistant at Kids in Need of Defense (KIND). She joined KIND in September of 2022 as Office Operations Assistant at KIND’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. While studying at Gettysburg College, she achieved a B.A. in International Studies, and Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies, as well as a minor in Peace and Justice. Prior to joining KIND, Alex spent the year in Madrid, Spain working as an Assistant English Teacher at an elementary school. Her passion for social justice and immigration came from years of studies and specifically working at the Red Cross in Buenos Aires, Argentina where she worked directly with migrants from Venezuela. She loves to get outdoors, take photos, work out, and play with her cat.