risk management & advocacy

Lisa Marie Riggins is an Army brat born in Bremerhaven Germany, and has made her way back to her family roots as President and Chief Executive Officer of USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore. Her career path spans that of an actress in New York City; a criminal defense attorney, a state prosecutor, a personal injury attorney, and founding President of the non-profit Fairness for Athletes In Retirement (FAIR). She is pleased to now serve her unsung heroes in the military community. Working to bring support and dignity to those who perform great things in quiet ways is what motivates her.

Lisa Marie started FAIR to advocate for better pensions for over 4,000 former NFL players who retired before 1993 and had been left behind and mistreated. FAIR was the public voice for these forgotten players – coordinating a national PR campaign and presenting the NFL and the NFLPA with a six figure actuarial solution to the crippled pension plan. In March 2020, the NFL and NFLPA voted to commit over $1 Billion to raise the pension for retirees, giving pre-1993 players a 53% increase – the largest increase they’ve ever received.

She received her B.A. in History and Literature from American University; an Associate’s degree from American Academy of Dramatic Arts NYC, and her Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law. She is admitted to the Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C. bar. Lisa Marie’s best friend is her husband John, and her favorite people are her two daughters, Hannah and Coco.

Joy D. Calloway is a transformational leader with 27 years of health care and nonprofit leadership experience, and with a successful record of serving as interim CEO for organizations in transition. Before joining PPGNY, Calloway was the Interim Executive Director at the National Association of Health Services Executives and before that was President and CEO at the New Center Community Mental Health Services in Michigan.

From 2013 to 2018, Calloway served as President and CEO of New Center Community Mental Health Services in Detroit, where she revived and repositioned an agency striving to remain impactful. Preceding this role, Calloway was Associate Vice President for Community and Rural Network Development for St. Joseph Mercy Oakland hospital, Executive Director of Metro Healthcare Services, Inc., and founding CEO of Oakland Primary Health Services, the first and only federally qualified primary care health facility serving low-income and medically underserved populations in Oakland County.

Calloway is a sought-after speaker on topics ranging from mental health and emotional intelligence to nonprofit board development and operational planning. She earned degrees from The University of Michigan – Ann Arbor in Organizational Psychology (BA), Health Services Management/Policy (MHSA), and Human Resources (MBA).

Calloway is a fierce champion for comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care and education in Black, Latinx, LGBTQ+ and immigrant communities that have historically been denied access to quality care, and she is not new to Planned Parenthood. At 15 years old, she took her first job as a youth peer educator at Planned Parenthood in Detroit. 

Calloway is a proud mom to her Hampton University daughter Vashti and makes time to enjoy Girls’ Night Out, Scrabble, traveling, live music, movies, theater, reading, and shopping.

Mary Wellen is the Senior Marketing Manager, Digital Fundraising at Wildlife Conservation Society, managing fundraising efforts. Prior to working at WCS, Mary ran the Annual Fund program at World Animal Protection where she grew the new donor portfolio primarily through advocacy and direct mail. 

Her background is in marketing in the publishing industry but once she transitioned into nonprofits she hasn’t looked back! 

Mary studied Marketing and Supply Chain Management at the University of Maryland. In her free time Mary enjoys running, traveling and spending time with her family.