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Tami M. Forman Executive Director Tami Forman is the founding chief executive of Path Forward, a nonprofit organization that empowers stay-at-home mothers and other caregivers to restart their professional careers. Since its founding in 2016, Path Forward has worked with more than 100 companies, including Amazon, Apple, Comcast NBC Universal, Netflix, SAP, Walmart, and Verizon to launch, implement and expand returnships and other return to work programs for mid-career professionals. Tami is a frequent speaker on issues related to women’s participation in the workforce. Full Bio | LinkedIn |
 Christine Winston Vice President of Program Development Bio | LinkedIn |
 Destiny Colon Program Director Bio | LinkedIn |
 Tess Fraser Director of Development Bio | LinkedIn |
 Pam McKeta Director of Marketing Bio | LinkedIn |
 Meredith Hartery Director of Partnerships Bio | LinkedIn |
 Suzanne Reynolds Director of Partnerships Bio | LinkedIn |
 Emily Askri Program Manager Bio | LinkedIn |
 Abigail Kelly Program Manager Bio | LinkedIn |
 Anna Khomina Marketing Coordinator Bio | LinkedIn |
 Melyssa Muro Administrative Assistant Bio | LinkedIn |
Team Bios
Tami M. Forman
Tami Forman is the founding chief executive of Path Forward, a nonprofit organization that empowers stay-at-home mothers and other caregivers to restart their professional careers.
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Christine Winston
Christine Winston is the Vice President of Program Development at Path Forward. In her role, she is responsible for bringing companies into the Path Forward network and helping them establish successful mid-career internships in their organizations. Having taken a career break to raise her own children, Christine is driven to help others reengage with their careers and find success both at work and at home. Prior to Path Forward, Christine spent eight years at AOL, where she had a diverse set of roles across Finance, Strategic Planning, Business Development, and Marketing. Prior to AOL, she was Director of Marketing for MovieFone and was an officer at Chase. Christine lives in Connecticut with her husband and two sons.
Destiny Colon
Destiny Colon is the Program Director for Path Forward. She is a professional change-maker and barrier remover with more than 13 years experience in project management in the non-profit sector. At Path Forward Destiny leads the program team in strategic planning, curriculum design, and relationship management. Prior to Path Forward, Destiny worked in workforce development with The Doe Fund and Back on My Feet and in the area of international trade and business development with the National US-Arab Chamber of Commerce. In addition to providing guidance and leadership at Path Forward, she is also a licensed outdoor guide, leading day hikes and backpacking trips in the Adirondack, Catskill, and Shawangunk regions of New York. Destiny lives in the Inwood section of Manhattan with her husband Jameson and dog Artemis.
Tess Fraser
Tess Fraser is the Director of Development at Path Forward. She has worked in nonprofit development and communications for the past 17 years and is passionate about connecting, building relationships, inspiring philanthropy, and advancing meaningful work. She feels a special connection to our mission, having taken a break from her own career for several years to care for her own children. Tess looks forward to connecting with and collaborating with those who are also inspired to empower caregivers, reduce stigma, and pave pathways for those looking to restart their careers. She lives in Ithaca, NY with her husband Don and their two children, ages 11 and 8.
Pam McKeta
Pam McKeta is the Director of Marketing at Path Forward. Her goal is to exponentially increase the number of people who know about the incredible returnship opportunities and support available from Path Forward and its network of forward-thinking companies. Previously, Pam led communications and marketing at both small nonprofits (Active Minds) and large (PBS) and several organizations in between. She specializes in digital marketing and is thrilled to contribute to this vital movement to change expectations and outcomes for women who take time off from their careers for caregiving. Pam lives in Fairfax, VA with her husband Dave and is mom to three young adults.
Meredith Hartery
Meredith Hartery is the Director of Partnerships at Path Forward. She is a seasoned professional with over 15 years of experience in business development and full-cycle partnership management. Prior to her own break for caregiving, Meredith worked within the worlds of major league sports and media with organizations such as the Oakland Athletics and NBC Universal. She also led the Sports Division for GovX in the startup world. Meredith is committed to using her development background to help drive positive change in how women and their work are viewed and valued. As an active member of her community, she is the state President of West Virginia National Organization for Women.
Suzanne Reynolds
Suzanne Reynolds, Director of Partnerships, joins Path Forward to advance the critical mission of enabling caregivers who took a mid-career break to professionally reestablish and reengage. As a returner, she is highly energized by the work ahead to destigmatize career gaps, increase workforce participation, and to build partnerships and returnship programs with corporate employers who value and desire the talent and contributions of returners in their organizations. Suzanne’s background includes an 18-year career at P&G Healthcare in sales, business development, customer marketing, and strategic alliance roles, and the founding of an IT startup at Cintrifuse. She lives in Cincinnati with her husband, two children, and two rescue pups, and enjoys water sports, golf, volunteering, and all things culinary!
Emily Askri
Emily is the Program Manager at Path Forward. For almost a decade, she has been helping people fulfill their potential and become self-sufficient through various workforce programs. Emily has empowered clients to overcome their barriers and go after their dreams, while also building relationships with employers to ensure equal access to employment opportunities. She has also spent a great deal of time managing and developing complex programs in Wisconsin and North Africa. Emily is proud to be part of the movement to empower caregivers to return to the workforce at Path Forward. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband and son.
Abigail Kelly
Abigail is the Program Manager for Path Forward. She will be working with our corporate partners to ensure they have the tools needed to successfully host a returnship, as well as supporting our participants throughout their returnship and beyond. Abigail has spent her career in workforce development, specifically aiming to assist in uplifting populations that are often overlooked and wholly qualified. Believing in discovering the untapped potential in all, Abigail has previously spent over six years working at America Works of New York, Inc. on the City of New York’s Human Resources Administration contracts designed to help vulnerable populations gain self-sufficiency by re-entering the workforce. Facilitating relationships between companies and participants, helping participants identify and address barriers to success, and providing continuous support even after they have re-entered the workforce is where she has focused her energy and talents. Abigail holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Master of Arts in Public Policy from Stony Brook University. She lives in New York City with her husband.
Anna Khomina
Anna serves as the Marketing Coordinator at Path Forward, and is responsible for getting the word out about Path Forward’s career (and life)-changing programs to caregivers, companies, and the general public. She is passionate about closing achievement gaps and providing opportunities for those from traditionally undervalued and underrepresented communities to succeed. She has worked in marketing, communications, and fundraising capacities for New York City non-profits large and small for over five years.
Melyssa Muro
Melyssa serves as Administrative Assistant for Path Forward. She began her work in the nonprofit sphere while still a student at Columbia University through development and administrative internships with The Moth, Doctors Without Borders and the grantmaking organization, The Prospect Hill Foundation. She is excited to continue her professional career with Path Forward to help support program management, fundraising, marketing efforts, and any task the team needs. As the daughter of a stay at home mother, she is all-too-familiar with the stigma that comes with a gap for caregiving and is determined to not only help build the on-ramp for our dynamic participants, but also push companies to rethink their definitions of inclusivity and workplace flexibility.