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Ayanna HugheyHuman Resources

Vice President, Human Resources

Executive Coordinator: Emma Mobert, 216.615.7141

Ayanna is the Vice President of Human Resources, where she is responsible for ensuring that the Cleveland Foundation has the talent, capability, organization effectiveness and human resources to support the organization’s One Foundation vision. 

After transitioning her professional career to business from nursing, Ayanna entered the field of Human Resources in 2000 supporting projects for Corporate Human Resources at Corning Incorporated’s Global World Headquarters. Ayanna has held progressively challenging roles over the years in a variety of highly regulated environments including Food & Beverage, Class II & III Medical Device, and the Pharmaceutical industry supporting well-known brands such as General Mills, Bausch + Lomb, AMETEK, Valeant Pharmaceuticals, and PepsiCo’s North American Beverages. With each of her roles increasing in responsibility, scope, or both, her accountability has varied from local support to global HR strategy. More recently, Ayanna transitioned to heading up the HR function for IMCD US, supporting the integration of three newly acquired organizations, none of which had previously had a formal HR function. In this role, Ayanna was accountable for delivering the US organization’s human, cultural, and HR technological integration, the results of which include a full-service Human Resource function complete with cloud-based self-service human capital management, learning and recruitment tools. Her work includes other country HR advisory support, talent management and acquisition strategy, organization effectiveness, compensation, benefits, employee and labor relations, legal compliance and driving the organization’s talent value proposition.

Ayanna’s formal education started with Corning Community College in Corning, New York. A non-traditional student, she worked and supported a family while completing her first degree, an A.S. in Liberal Arts, at CCC in the spring of 1999. She continued on to complete a B.S. in Business Administration at Ithaca College in 2000, and a Master’s degree in Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University in 2009. Ayanna has secured multiple professional qualifications including Mediation Certification through The Community Dispute Resolution Center, and HR Law and EEO certifications via the Cornell University ILR Extension Center. She is a certified Professional in Human Resources through the Society of Human Resource Management and maintains Social Styles at Work Facilitator status with Wilson Learning.

Ayanna has engaged as a volunteer and civic participant in all of the communities in which she has lived and worked. Some of her past community engagements have included activities such as building homes with Habitat for Humanity, Chairing the Chemung County Commission on Human Relations, Mentoring Youth in socioeconomically disadvantaged schools, serving as Marketing Chair for the National Human Resource Association’s Rochester Affiliate branch, and previously serving as a Governor’s appointed Trustee at her alma mater, Corning Community College. Here in Northeast Ohio, Ayanna’s volunteer activities include providing ad hoc pro-bono leadership support to Inspiring Minds, an organization committed to the educational success of underserved youth, and serving as a Dare to Dream mentor for the Cleveland Angels organization, whose mission is to provide mentoring support to children who have been assigned to long-term foster care.

Anna Haddad

Anna HaddadHuman Resources

Total Rewards & HRIS Director

216.770.7387 |

Anna Haddad joined the Cleveland Foundation in November 2022. Prior to joining the foundation, Anna served in various roles focused on project and supply chain management for large global for-profit companies. Most recently, she worked as Transportation Systems Manager for Fortune Brands Home Security (Moen). Prior to that, Anna spent ten years at Henkel, Adhesives Division.

Throughout her career, Anna has been committed to community service, a passion that has inspired her to make a career change that allows her to work in the nonprofit sector and dedicate her professional and personal time to the community. She is currently a volunteer at GiGi’s Playhouse Cleveland, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to change the way the world views Down syndrome and to send a global message of acceptance for all. Anna earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Baldwin Wallace College in 2002 (now Baldwin Wallace University).

Sharonda Kane-Jackson

Sharonda Kane-JacksonHuman Resources

Talent Management & Acquisition Manager

216.615.7598 |

Sharonda Kane-Jackson joined the foundation in 2021 and currently serves as the Talent Management & Acquisition Manager in Human Resources. In this role, she plays a pivotal part in managing the talent lifecycle. She leads talent acquisition and recruitment strategies, develops, and coordinates impactful training and development programs, and enhances the overall employee experience.

Sharonda brings over 20 years of experience in administration and project management within the nonprofit and education sectors. Her extensive background has equipped her with the skills necessary to support the foundation's mission and vision, ensuring that the organization remains a leader in promoting positive social change.

Sharonda is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business studies with a concentration in Human Resources at Cleveland State University. She has an Associate Degree in Applied Science and Business Information Systems and has advanced her education with courses in technology management and human resources at DeVry University.

Beyond her professional achievements, Sharonda is deeply committed to community service. She has volunteered as an ambassador for the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center, served as a board member for Hope United Church, and continues to mentor small business owners and entrepreneurs through SCORE Cleveland.

Emma Mobert

Emma MobertHuman Resources, Information Systems

Executive Coordinator

216.615.7141 |

Emma Mobert joined the Cleveland Foundation in July 2023 as an Executive Coordinator. In her current role, she provides advanced executive-level administrative, project, and event support to the Human Resources and Information Technology Services teams.

Emma brings administrative and project management experience from her previous role as an Administrative Coordinator at the Hebrew Free Loan Association of Northeast Ohio. She entered the nonprofit sector as a CARES Rent Assistance Advocate at Lorain County Community Action Agency in 2020. Emma earned an Associate of Applied Science in Public Administration at Lorain County Community College (LCCC). She is now studying for an associate of applied business in human resources management and plans to continue her education with LCCC’s partnership with Cleveland State University.