Staff Leadership

Borja Alvarez de Toledo, M.Ed. - President/CEO

Borja’s background in psychology and sociology means that he has a MIND for managing an organization that is all about overcoming the challenges of the human condition. While he is charged with carrying the torch of the Waypoint mission, he realizes that the way is lit and the path forged by those to whom we are in service and those who carry out the work. Thus, Borja has amassed an arsenal of firepower that includes strategic, creative, committed, and compassionate staff, and he mobilizes the troops by uniting them around a shared vision. Sure, he has advanced degrees and decades of management experience, but it’s his way with people, his perspectives on public policy, and his progressive approach to practice, that makes him a stand-out in the field. And chances are, he speaks your language.

alvarezdetoledob@waypointnh.org
603-518-4300

Colleen Ives, Ph.D. - Chief Operating Officer

With a doctorate in organizational management, Colleen is in charge of building efficiencies and capacities on the inside, and growing our practice partnerships on the outside. Colleen knows that there is method to the madness and strategy to the infrastructure, and thus, she works across the full agency spectrum to integrate agency assets, resources, and ideas, to our best advantage. As COO, Colleen stays on top of the latest research and industry standards for best practice, and keeps us accountable for program budget goals, output, and measurable outcomes.

ivesc@waypointnh.org
603-518-4362

Jeannie Wall, SPHR, SHRM-SCP - Chief People Officer, Human Resources

If Waypoint is to be the agency of choice for those who seek help, we must be the agency of choice for those who can provide it. Jeannie is part of the movement to ensure that Waypoint is the employer of choice for those who wish to change lives, improve communities, and play their part in making the world somehow a bit better. If you would like to work at Waypoint, Jeannie is your entrance to employment. If you already work at Waypoint, she is your bridge to benefits. If you wish to further your career at Waypoint, Jeannie is your advisor to advancement. In our line of work, human resources really is OF the people, BY the people, FOR the people. As Jeannie knows, human capital equates to investment capital.

wallj@waypointnh.org
603-518-4159

Paul Staller - Director, Development

Some people raise hell. Some raise money. And some raise a helluvalotta money. Paul pours his heart and soul into bringing donors close to the cause and empowering them to play a part in solving social problems. Paul canvasses the state and reaches outside its borders for the acquisition and stewardship of agency supporters-- raising funds and friends at the same time. Whether it’s a grant to support a program or address a social issue, or it’s an event sponsorship, endowment, or planned gift such as a charitable bequest, he is your go-to guy when you want your money to make CHANGE. And, he’s not afraid to ask you to sleep out with him…for a good cause.

stallerp@waypointnh.org
(603) 518-4205

Denise Vaillancourt, SPHR, SHRM-SCP - Director of Finance

Denise takes care of the business of our mission. As director of finance, she must successfully balance social responsibility with fiscal responsibility. While her degree in business administration gives her the academic basis for her work, it’s her years of experience in nonprofit finance that gives her the insight on how to maximize mission accomplishment with the available funding. Waypoint’s program complexity and diverse revenue streams, along with our investments in the daily and long-term viability of the organization, mean that Denise’s skills in financial reporting, analysis and long-range business planning key. They ensure that we live up to constituency expectations, and that really COUNTS!

Kat Strange - Director, Communications

Believe it or not, creative services and human services go together like peanut butter and chocolate. Kat tells the stories, paints the pictures, produces movies, and stages events to open eyes, touch hearts, raise community consciousness, and cause action. As comm director, Kat oversees the agency’s public relations practices, taking particular delight in the world of media relations. Through a dual approach of the strategic/creative kind, she protects and promotes the Waypoint brand, reaches across the full agency spectrum to advance program/market endeavors, and advocates for matters of importance to the well-being of kids, youth, families, and seniors. And she makes people cry…in a good way.

strangek@waypointnh.org
603-518-4153