 Michael Smith
Interim President/Chief Operating Officer
Mike joined Charity Navigator in 2005 as Chief Operating Officer and was named Interim President in January 2008. Mike oversees the management and day-to-day operations of the organization. Mike is the former founding executive director of The For All Kids Foundation in Ramsey, New Jersey and a nationally-recognized figure in the grant-making arena. At The For All Kids Foundation, Mike directed all organizational activities and oversaw the distribution of $22 million in grants to over 1,250 non-profit organizations, focusing efforts on awarding funding to charities providing childcare, early childhood education and after-school programming to low-income and at-risk children. A lawyer by training, Mike is a former staff attorney for the Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County, a nonprofit legal services provider located in Long Island, New York. He earned his bachelor's degree in Political Science from Colgate University and his law degree from the University of Bridgeport School of Law. He is a member of the bar in New York and Connecticut.
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 Tim Gamory
Chief Information Officer
Tim has been Charity Navigator's Chief Information Officer since its inception in 2001. He is responsible for the strategic direction, development and daily technology operations for the organization. Tim is the architect and creator of Charity Navigator's web site, proprietary database application, network infrastructure, and information workflow systems. He develops and maintains all components of charitynavigator.org and trains staff on the effective use of technology.
Prior to joining Charity Navigator, Tim was the Vice President for Alumni Affairs for the national educational advocacy organization, Teach For America. There, Tim served on the national management team and developed the organization's alumni association. He created networking opportunities for thousands of alumni by organizing dozens of local and national events, developing the alumni database and web site, and overseeing production and distribution of regular print and electronic communications. Prior to that, Tim worked as a public school teacher in Bronx, New York as a Teach For America corps member. Tim is a graduate of Marist College with a degree in communications. |
 Sandra Miniutti
Vice President, Marketing
Sandra has been with Charity Navigator since the summer of 2002. Originally a program analyst, she is now responsible for all aspects of Charity Navigator's brand, all partnerships, media relations, communications, outreach, and data sales. She regularly appears on television, radio, and in print, commenting on the non-profit sector. After acquiring her Bachelor's of Science degree in Marine Science and Biology from the University of Miami, Ms. Miniutti started her career in the for-profit sector with Colgate-Palmolive. While earning a MBA from Rutgers University, Sandra completed internships with the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum and the Morris Museum and then worked with a Rutgers professor to develop a business plan for the creation of a new non-profit called GlassRoots. Based in Newark, an economically depressed city in New Jersey, the mission of the charity is to provide area youth with opportunities to create glass art, and develop entrepreneurial and life skills. After completing her MBA in finance and marketing, Sandra entered the non-profit sector as a member of the development staff of the Morris Museum.
She is also a member of the Board of Trustees for GlassRoots. |
 | Leonie Giles
Program Analyst
A native of the Netherlands, Leonie has been with Charity Navigator since 2002. She has a Bachelor of Arts from Boston University in International Relations and Psychology and has nearly completed her Master's in International Studies from Fairleigh Dickinson University. A member of the BU athletic hall of fame and a former all-American field hockey player, she is the former assistant coach of field hockey for Drew University. She is responsible for charities dedicated to animals, the environment, public benefit, and health. |
 | Matthew Viola
Program Analyst
Matt has been with Charity Navigator since 2002. He has a Bachelor's degree in Finance from Binghamton University. Previously, Matthew was employed as an analyst with a Wall Street investment firm. Matthew evaluates human service, education, public benefit and religious charities. |
 | Andrew Heck
Program Analyst
Andrew has been with Charity Navigator since 2004. He has a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and a Master's in Public Policy with a certificate in Nonprofit Studies from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Andrew handles animal, human service and public benefit charities. |
 | Emily Navarro
Program Analyst
Emily joined Charity Navigator in 2004. She has a Bachelor's degree in Music from SUNY Geneseo, and a Master's in Music from the University of Buffalo. Emily worked as a Development Associate at the Music Conservatory of Westchester, New York. She is responsible for religious charities as well as all of the arts groups. |
 | Kateri Snyder
Program Analyst
Kateri joined Charity Navigator in 2006. She received a Bachelor's degree in Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master's degree in Educational Policy from Harvard University. Kateri is responsible for charities in education, the environment, and international support. |
 | Farhana Arastu
Program Analyst
Farhana has been with Charity Navigator since 2007. She has a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Rutgers University. Farhana has previous experience working for a leading financial news and data company. She evaluates education, health, international and public benefit charities. |
 | Vincent Bogucki
Program and Technology Analyst
After over 25 years in the Information Technology field, Vince left the business world for the non-profit sector. He worked as a technical consultant and business administrator for two churches before coming to Charity Navigator in 2007. Vince has a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Wesleyan University. He rates animal and human service charities. In addition to his program analyst responsibilities, Vince assists in the support of the database, website and technical infrastructure.
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 Trent Stamp
Trent, the founding President of Charity Navigator, led the organization from April 2001 through January 2008. Under his seven successful years of leadership, Charity Navigator grew to become the nation's largest and most-used evaluator of American charities and non-profits.
While President, Trent regularly appeared as an expert analyst for many national television and radio shows and published numerous editorials and articles in newspapers, journals, and magazines about issues affecting the non-profit sector. Trent presented and spoke at many national conferences and seminars on issues affecting the non-profit sector. He authored "Trent Stamp's Take", a blog about the non-profit sector that was recognized in 2006 by the Chronicle of Philanthropy as "One of Ten Non-Profit Blogs That Get Attention" and that was syndicated nationally for print by Newstex. In 2004, he was selected by New Jersey Business Magazine as one of "40 Business Leaders Under 40" in the state. He was a member of the Editorial Board of Advisors and wrote a regular column called “Keeping It Real” for FundRaising Success Magazine. Trent worked previously as vice-president, communications for Teach For America, as an analyst and manager for the Social Security Administration, and as a legislative aide for U.S. Representative Robert Matsui. He has served as a Teach For America teacher in rural North Carolina and as a Presidential Management Fellow. Trent received his Master's in Public Policy from Duke University and his B.A. in Law and Society from the University of California, Santa Barbara. |
