Our Team

Natalie brings more than a decade of nonprofit and public health leadership rooted in equity, community voice, and systems change. A respected Northeast Wisconsin leader, Natalie is known for working at the intersections of lived experience, innovation, and cross-sector collaboration to strengthen the conditions that allow people and places to thrive.

Prior to joining the Basic Needs Giving Partnership, Natalie served as Executive Director of a regional nonprofit dedicated to advancing collective well-being across Greater Green Bay. Under her leadership, she elevated community-rooted measurement efforts and helped Green Bay earn national recognition as a 2024 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Prize community. Her work focuses on convening partners across business, government, philanthropy, research, and community settings to advance efforts that address root causes rather than symptoms.

Natalie’s commitment to community well-being began early and was shaped by her public health career, where she saw how systems can become disconnected from the people they are intended to serve. Those experiences continue to inform her belief that thriving communities are not a luxury, but a necessity for a future in which all people can flourish. A lifelong learner driven by curiosity and action, she brings a systems-thinking lens, a deep respect for community wisdom, and a passion for aligning resources around equity and economic well-being.

Natalie earned a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from Michigan Technological University and a Master of Public Health in Public Health Administration and Policy from the University of Minnesota. She and her husband enjoy traveling and learning from the diversity of the world’s people and places with their two children. As a child, Natalie dreamed of becoming a Disney Imagineer—an early reflection of her enduring interests in design, systems, and bringing creative ideas to life.

Amanda is a mission-driven professional with a background in philanthropy, higher education, and program administration. She has extensive experience managing programs, strengthening operations, and building cross-sector relationships that support effective implementation and continuous improvement. Guided by curiosity and a commitment to equity, Amanda approaches her work as a life-long learner, focused on building processes and partnerships that help organizations do their best work and expand their impact. She is especially energized by work that addresses root causes and helps communities move from short-term solutions to more durable, systems-level change.

Outside of work, Amanda is a wife and mother who enjoys reading, traveling and musical performances. She’s a lifelong learner at heart and is always collecting new ideas that shape how she shows up in her work and community. She values time with family and friends and can often be found planning her next trip or looking for her next great book or podcast.