Sarah Dressel

Sarah Dressel is a Senior Associate at LeaderFit, where she supports client engagements through research, project management, and candidate communication. Sarah’s previous experience includes research and project planning experience during an internship at The Peace Corps Office of University Programs. She also assisted an anthropologist in the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum of Natural History.

At George Washington University, Sarah was Vice President of Member Development for Pi Beta Phi Fraternity’s DC Alpha Chapter, where she developed a new academic mentorship program and facilitated the academic and personal development programming for 150 members. Sarah has also been involved in serving the refugee community in Columbus, Ohio teaching math and typing skills as well as testing students for placement in an ESL program. Sarah has a BA in Organizational Sciences with a minor in Sociocultural Anthropology from The George Washington University.

Katie McNerney

Katie McNerney is the founder of LeaderFit, where she advises Boards and executive teams of nonprofits, foundations, and social enterprises in all aspects of human capital strategy, including talent acquisition, performance evaluation, leadership development, and succession planning. She also provides coaching and guidance to the LeaderFit team to ensure they provide exceptional service and counsel to LeaderFit’s clients. With Annie, Katie manages the firm’s strategy, operations, and administration.

Katie’s previous experience includes managing a B2B marketing program at eBay, advising high net worth individuals on their international philanthropic investments at The Endeavor Group, and leading client engagements for financial services firms at Corporate Executive Board. She also served as the founding CEO of EdFuel, a nonprofit that attracts and trains new talent for leadership roles in the education reform sector.

Katie is a Board member at Fair Chance and the Harvard Business School Club of Washington, D.C. She is a 2017 Presidential Leadership Scholar, a member of Leadership Greater Washington’s Class of 2014, and volunteers with Girls on the Run of Montgomery County. Katie has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was President of the University’s oldest honorary society.

Annie Linehan Czerwinski

Annie Linehan Czerwinski is a Partner at LeaderFit, where she advises Boards and executive teams of nonprofits, foundations, and social enterprises in all aspects of human capital strategy, including talent acquisition, leadership development, and succession planning. She also provides coaching and guidance to the LeaderFit team to ensure they provide exceptional service and counsel to LeaderFit’s clients. With Katie, Annie manages the firm’s strategy, operations, and administration.

Prior to joining LeaderFit in 2011, Annie was a Program Director at the CityBridge Foundation, where she designed and implemented corporate civic engagement programs for the ServiceCorps practice. Annie started her career with AmeriCorps in Washington, D.C., where she taught nutrition through a program developed by the Capital Area Community Food Bank. At UNICEF Argentina, Annie helped build public private partnerships. Her experience also includes corporate marketing with The Advisory Board Company and Corporate Executive Board.

Annie is Vice Chair of the Board of Higher Achievement, where she also serves as a member of the Governance Committee. She has a MPP from Georgetown University and a BA from the University of Notre Dame.

Shaina Amaya

Shaina Amaya is a Vice President at LeaderFit, where she advises Boards and executive teams of nonprofits, foundations, and social enterprises in all aspects of human capital strategy, including talent acquisition, leadership development, and succession planning.

Shaina joined LeaderFit in 2013, after more than six years at the Endeavor Group, a boutique philanthropy and business consulting firm. As Vice President of Operations, she was responsible for all aspects of the firm’s operations, financial management, human capital development and marketing strategies. Earlier in her career, Shaina served as a key member of the marketing and communications team at Unitus, where she worked closely with the organization’s international microfinance partners.

Shaina has a BA from Western Washington University in Spanish and Latin American Studies.

Gabe Albornoz

Gabe Albornoz is a Vice President at LeaderFit where he advises boards and executive teams of nonprofits, foundations, and social enterprises in all aspects of human capital strategy, including talent acquisition, leadership development, and succession planning.

Gabe joined LeaderFit in 2017 after working in the non-profit and public sector for his entire career. He has over 16 years of executive experience serving as a cabinet official in Montgomery County, Maryland and as a non-profit executive in Washington, D.C. He brings a unique perspective on organizational development and administration and is deeply committed to the long-term success of LeaderFit's clients.

Rachel Hews

Rachel provides administrative and project support to the LeaderFit team and our clients. She is responsible for communicating with candidates, planning meetings, managing LeaderFit’s social media strategy, and overseeing special projects.

Before joining LeaderFit, Rachel interned at the World Bank External and Corporate Relations team where she wrote and edited a resource guide to help faith actors contribute to eradicating extreme poverty in their local communities. Rachel also worked with a professor to conduct original analytical research on the organizational structure of the Kibo Group, a Ugandan community development group.

Rachel earned a B.A. in International Studies from Pepperdine and a certificate in Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine Law. Rachel studied abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina.