Key Staff

Until 2001, the Fabretto Children's Foundation was an entirely volunteer run and managed organization. While we now have paid staff, we remain committed to staying lean – and doing much with little. Our aim is, and always will be, to keep management and fundraising expenses to the very minimum necessary to meet our program funding goals.

Alexandra S. Garcia, President
Alex manages all operations and financial matters of the Foundation. Prior to her involvement with Fabretto, she worked as a commercial lending officer in the banking industry and as the Chief Financial Officer for a successful entrepreneurial business venture.

Alexandra's role with Fabretto has grown from her initial volunteer engagement in 1996 as Co-Chair of the organization's first Washington, D.C., Gala. She Co-Chaired that event for 8 years, while taking on additional responsibilities, from Events Treasurer, to Corporate Treasurer, to Chief Financial Officer, to her current position as President beginning in January 2006.

A 1989 graduate of Georgetown University's Undergraduate School of Business, Alexandra lives in Arlington, VA with her husband and their two children.  She is actively involved in Girl Scouts of America, she is a Board Member of the Latino Student Fund, and serves on the Advisory Committee for the Arlington County Career Center.  She can be reached at garciaa@fabretto.org.

Kevin C. Marinacci, Vice-President, Programs
In his role as VP of Programs for FCF, Kevin manages and develops all program offerings of La Familia Padre Fabretto in Nicaragua.

Kevin first went to Nicaragua in 1989 as part of a Georgetown University volunteer program, where he met Father Raphael Maria Fabretto and was first introduced to Father Fabretto's work with Nicaraguan abandoned, abused, orphaned and neglected children. After Father Fabretto's untimely death in 1990, Kevin took on a leadership role in establishing a much-needed organizational structure and has remained at the helm of Fabretto's Nicaraguan oeprations since then.

Kevin earned his B.A. from Georgetown University in 1989 and his M.B.A. from the Kellogg Business School in 1995. Kevin lives in Managua with his wife and son. He can be reached at kevin@fabretto.org.

Gabriela Arguello, Events Director
Gaby coordinates and organizes our fundraising events around the country and manages most of our merchandising efforts with the baskets and jewelry programs. Gaby is a first line of contact with our donors. She can be reached at arguellog@fabretto.org.

Kathleen Coppedge, Office Manager/Special Projects Manager
Kathleen manages and coordinates the bulk of our Arlington office administrative and financial duties. Kathleen also handles special projects. She can be reached at coppedgek@fabretto.org.

Christina Falck, Director of Development
Christina is responsible for donor development and management, organization marketing, and major gifts. She can be reached at falckc@fabretto.org.

Alexander Frederick, Accountant
Alex is our internal finance and accounting manager. He can be reached at fredericka@fabretto.org.

Joanne Mazzella, Child Sponsorship Coordinator
Joanne coordinates our child sponsorship and translation programs. She can be reached at mazzellaj@fabretto.org.

Rafael Merchan, Proposal Development Associate
Rafael researches, writes and submits grant proposals to potential funders.  Also, he is responsible for all grant reporting on active accounts. He can be reached at merchanr@fabretto.org.

Ines Rivera, Public Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator
Ines coordinates various public outreach and marketing initiatives. She is also the volunteer coordinator for supporters interested in volunteering their services in the US and Nicaragua. She can be reached at riverai@fabretto.org.