Meet The Founders
At Hendricks & Co., our team blends decades of leadership, cross-sector experience, and creative vision to craft transformative experiences and strategic executive support. Built from the roots of family, friendship and the spirit of collaboration.
CEO & CO-FOUNDER
Nashville, TN
With over 15 years of leadership across global nonprofits, Fortune 500 tech, Governor-led Initiatives, and large-scale events, Suzanna brings a practical, people-first approach to growth. She has led strategy and production for over 110 events — including five global summits and campaigns that generated $70M+ in impact. Through Hendricks & Co, she partners with executive teams to build systems, culture, and experiences that move vision forward.
Suzanna believes how people are led matters as much as what they lead. She helps teams scale with clarity, consistency, and courage— shaping the culture behind the outcomes. She also serves on the board of Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries U.S.
Suzanna Hendricks
COO & CO-FOUNDER
Tarrytown, New York
A results-driven operations and program management leader, Sara specializes in optimizing processes, driving cross-functional collaboration, and delivering high-impact results. With a proven track record in technical program delivery, stakeholder engagement, and team leadership, bringing a strategic mindset to complex project environments.
Not to mention, she is Bilingual in Spanish and culturally fluent. Sara is the operations master behind the scenes of our company and client experience.
Sara Levine
Our Team
Gabby Watson
With 15 years rooted in advocacy and community — spanning Invisible Children, IJM, One Purse, and Room in the Inn — Gabby brings deep nonprofit fluency and sharp organizational instincts to every project she touches. Her background in mass communications and clinical mental health counseling gives her a unique lens on both the strategy and the people behind the mission.
e: gabby@hendricksand.co
Chief of Staff / Events Producer 
Brooke Gray
Brooke brings clarity where there's complexity and structure where there's momentum. She spent the last decade scaling Every Child from a single state initiative in Oregon into a multi-state movement — partnering with government agencies, nonprofits, and community leaders to build programs that last.
Catalyst Advisor
Jess Roncker
Jess has spent two decades making high-stakes environments feel seamless — from national tours with Carrie Underwood and Kacey Musgraves to community-scale public art and resilience projects in Cincinnati. She brings a Master's in Organizational Psychology to her production work, which means she's not just managing logistics — she's designing how people feel in the room.
Events Producer / VIP Experience 
Brianna Gehring
Catalyst Advisor Brianna brings two decades of global leadership across public policy, child protection, and strategic development — partnering with the U.S. Department of State, International Justice Mission, and the Human Trafficking Institute to build and scale programs across Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, and the U.S. She has led multi-million-dollar portfolios, secured major federal funding, and brings deep expertise in grant strategy, nonprofit operations, and cross-sector partnerships.
Meet Our Advisors
Faith Driven Philanthropy & Social Impact
Logan Gentry
Creative Leadership
Technology
Erik Løkkesmoe
Liz Coufal
Co-Founder / COO of Valkyrie Generous.Life Cities Director “Suzanna is one of kind. Her incredibly creative, brilliant and insightful talents make her a phenomenal asset to any organization. From the very beginning it was evident that Suzanna not only led with incredible wisdom, discernment and vision, she did all of this with a gentleness, kindness and awareness of the emotional needs of those she led.”
Mental Health
Neal Salzman
CEO / Founder, The Rest Initiative Executive Advisory
Kourtney Street
We’ve been privileged to work with incredible organizations and brands for decades and now get to do the good work together!
Our Team’s Roots
