IRCF Team Member Since: 2025 Susan Lawson, CPA, brings more than 30 years of diverse accounting experience to her role as Controller at Indian River Community Foundation.  Susan is originally from Kentucky and lived in Toronto, Canada for many years.  She moved permanently to Vero...

IRCF Team Member Since: 2025 Shayla Macias is the Administrative Coordinator at the Indian River Community Foundation in Vero Beach, Florida. A lifelong resident of Fellsmere, she brings a strong background in finance, public policy, and administrative leadership to her role. Shayla earned her Bachelor...

IRCF Team Member Since: 2022 Heather O’Shea has three decades of leadership experience, including stints in the for-profit sector with Baxter Healthcare Corporation and Robert Half International as well as 17 years as a teacher and administrator at the Bosque School, an independent, 6-12 school...

IRCF Team Member Since: 2021 Brooke Sauserman is the Director of Grants and Nonprofit Services at Indian River Community Foundation in Vero Beach, Florida. Brooke is originally from Maryland but moved to Vero Beach in 2021 with her husband, Hunter Sauserman. Brooke’s previous experience includes...

IRCF Team Member Since: 2015 Yamilet Cendejas is the Director of Development and Donor Services at Indian River Community Foundation in Vero Beach, Florida. Previously, Ms. Cendejas’ experience includes fine dining server at Oak Harbor Country Club and customer service representative in her family’s business,...

IRCF Team Member Since: 2015 When he is not surfing, Jeffrey R. Pickering is President and CEO of Indian River Community Foundation in Vero Beach, Florida.  Mr. Pickering has more than 25 years of experience in philanthropy, nonprofit leadership and fundraising, including five years as...