Alumni

Martin Acevedo
Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro

Raymael Blackwell
Director of Responsive Grants
Caring for Denver Foundation

Eboni Bugg
Director of Community Investments
Charlottesville Area Community Foundation

Mae Cheung
Vice President, Operations and General Counsel
Bainum Family Foundation

Maribel Cifuentes
Portfolio Director
The Colorado Health Foundation

Jenn Dickinson
Director of Grants Management
The Leona M. and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust

Emily Fan
General Counsel and Secretary
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation

Valerie Goode
Chief Marketing Officer
The San Francisco Foundation

Vanessa Goodwin
Senior Legal Counsel
Heising-Simons Foundation

Patrice Green
Vice President of Programs
Surdna Foundation

Rachel Hatch
Chief Impact Officer 
Institute for the Future

Tia Hodges
President & CEO
MetLife Foundation

Melissa Howell
Principal
Social Impact Design Studios

Robbin Hudson
CEO
Gradient A Human Equity Think Tank

Kristopher LeCorgne
Grants Manager
Bezos Earth Fund

Sonia Mathew
Director of Partnerships
Robert R. McCormick Foundation

Padmini Parthasarthy
Enhanced Care Management Administrator
Contra Costa Health

Monica Reyes
VIce President, Programs and Initiatives
Berks County Community Foundation

April Suwalsky Khan
Head of Grants
Climate Imperative

Melanie Tavares
President and CEO
SouthCoast Community Foundation

Lucy Vandenberg
Executive Director
Schumann Fund for New Jersey

Julie Vennewitz-Pierce
Director, Corporate Social Responsibility
Ross Stores

Alexandria Cooley
Managing Director of Donor Services and Grants Management
East Bay Community Foundation

Joshua Elder
Vice President & Head of Grantmaking
Siegel Family Endowment

Fernando Gonzalez
Senior Director, Head of U.S. East
National Philanthropic Trust

Elvis Guzman
Program Officer
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Brandi Howard
President & CEO
East Bay Community Foundation

Joi Hunter
Executive Director, Partnerships and Development
Atlanta Public Schools

Katherine Landon
Executive Director
Ban Ki-moon Foundation

Bridget Marvis
Senior Administrative Assistant
Wits University

Lucy Mendez Polston
Chief Program Officer
Hector and Gloria Lopez Foundation

Sarita Michaca
Senior Director, Grants
Tides Foundation

Carmelita Mitchell
Head of Grants Management & Information Technology
Waverley Street Foundation

Lisa Moreno
Executive Director
El Comite De Longmont Inc.

Daylin Munoz Nunez
Program Officer
Walton Family Foundation

Debbie Ng
Director of Institutional Giving
KCRW

Hoa Pham
Program Officer
Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies

Miguel Salinas
Program Officer, Local Grantmaking
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation

Kenneth Shatzkes
Program Director
Foundation for Opiod Response Efforts

Kirstie Sims
Senior Director II - Center for Racial Equity
Walmart

Terri Taylor
Strategy Director for Innovation and Discovery
Lumnia Foundation

Leah Wade
Senior Director of Philanthropy
Executive Leadership Council

Hilary Ward
Global Director of Community Impact and Philanthropy
McDonald's

Sophy Yem
Senior Program Officer, Philanthropy
Surdna Foundation

Liz Alsina
Founder
Canarii Solutions

Carlotta Arthur
Executive Director, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Shelby Brown
Consultant

Lee Bynum
Consulting Associate
Aspen Leadership Group

Meaghan Calcari Campbell
Program Officer
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

Alexandra Caraballo
Senior Grants Management Officer
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Amy Carlin

Jorge Cino
Interim Director of Journalism and Communications
Heising-Simons Foundation

Brian Dixon
Program Officer and Grants Manager
W. Clement & Jessie V. Stone Foundation

Lilly Fu
Senior Director, Finance & Administration
George Lucas Educational Foundation

Adam Ganuza
Executive Director
Rhythm Foundation

Alejandra Garduno Martinez
Independent Advisor - Consultant

Tiauna George
Senior Director of Grants Management
Energy Foundation

Shannan Foat-Gelber
Interim Vice President, Human Resources
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Danielle Goonan
Vice President, U.S. Economic Opportunity, U.S. Program and Policy
The Rockefeller Foundation

Lyn Hunter
Director, Community Partnerships
Philanthropy Northwest

Jennifer Jaramillo
Chief Culture Officer
The Kresge Foundation

Susan Johnson
Director, Grants Management
Lumina Foundation

Sharnita C. Johnson
Vice President of Strategy, Impact and Communication
Victoria Foundation

Tamu Jones
Vice President of Programs
The California Endowment

Heather Kukla
President
Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies

Atlanta McIlwraith
Social Innovation Consultant,
Pragmatic Idealist Consulting

Kurian Thomas
Vice President, Programs
Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies

Donita Volkwijn
Senior Director of Member Engagement
Philanthropy New York

Roy Agloinga
President and CEO
First Alaskans Institute

Paul Bachleitner
Communications Director
Northwest Area Foundation

Elizabeth Cheung
Senior Program Officer, Opportunity Youth Initiative
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

Chris Crothers
Director of Impact Investing + Senior Program Officer
Jessie Ball duPont Fund

Victoria Grasso
President
Cooper Foundation

Andrea Landes
Senior Vice President of Grants Management
The Commonwealth Fund

Lindsey Linzer
Vice President of Community Investments
The Miami Foundation

Courtney Lopez
Development Consultant
New Mexico Wildlife Center

Michelle Lugalia-Hollon
Chief Strategy Officer
Alamo Colleges District

Rosita Najmi
Executive Director, Social Impact
Micron Technology Foundation

Vivian Oden
Vice President for Equity and Inclusion
Hampton Roads Community Foundation

Lauren Padilla-Valverde
Director, Racial Equity, Practice, & Culture
The California Endowment

Steve Pearson
US Corporate Social Responsibility Leader
IBM

Sari Raskin
Vice President of Grants and Community Leadership
Community Foundation for Northern Virginia

A. Sparks
Chief Executive Officer
The Masto Foundation

LaDawn Sullivan
Executive Director, Black Resilience in Colorado Fund
The Denver Foundation

Jidan Terry-Koon
Head of Ecosystem Management
One Project

Punita Thurman

Mandy Tuong
President and Chief Executive Officer
Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing

Monica Varela
Vice President, Colombia Program
RARE

Laura Washington
President and CEO
Community Foundation of The Hudson Valley

Irene Wong
Chief Executive Officer
Palo Alto Community Fund

Melinda Wright
Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Cambridge Associates

Maggi Alexander
Senior Partner, Center for Global Philanthropy
The Philanthropic Initiative

Joseph Braun
Chief Philanthropy Officer
Collaboratory

LaTese Briggs
Chief Executive Officer
The Till Institute

David Daniels
CEO and President
Bainum Family Foundation

Felicia DeHaney
Vice President for Strategy
W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Duchesne Drew
President
Minnesota Public Radio

Kay Fernandez Smith
Founder and Principal
Tala Strategies

Desiree Flores
Executive Director
General Service Foundation

Melinda Gilmore
Director of Communications
Charles F. Kettering Foundation

Brennan Gould
President and CEO
Charlottesville Area Community Foundation

Leslie Gross Davis
General Council and Managing Director, Americas East
Forward Global

Makeba Morgan Hill
Founder and CEO
Dr. Makeba & Friends, LLC

Karin Krslovic
Director of Grants Management & Infrastructure, Four Freedoms Fund
NEO Philanthropy

Ling Liu
Senior Director of Marketing and Communications
The San Francisco Foundation

Karissa Lowe
Nature in Neighborhoods Community Grant Program Manager
Metro, Portland OR

Meron Makonnen
General Counsel
The ELMA Philanthropies Services US Inc.

Marcus McGrew
Director of Program Operations and Information Management
The Kresge Foundation

David McGhee
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Finance and Operations
Community Foundation of Greater Flint

Pooja O'Hanlon
Executive Director
Thomas and Jeanne Elmezzi Private Foundation

Jennifer Price-Letscher
President and CEO
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation

Prasangi Ranaweera
Director of Special Projects
The Bicester Collection

Melina Sanchez
Independent Consultant
Melina Sanchez Consulting

Rochelle Witharana
Chief Financial and Investment Officer
The California Wellness Foundation

Johngerlyn "Jonse" Young
Director of Philanthropic Services
Grand Rapids Community Foundation

Brandee Butler
Deputy CEO
Fund for Global Human Rights

Satonya C. Fair
President and CEO
PEAK Grantmaking

Angela K. Frusciante
Principle
Knowledge Designs to Change

Lisette O. Islas
Chief Executive Officer
Lifeline Community Services

Leslie A. Ito
Executive Director
Armory Center for the Arts

Jin-Wook (Jay) Kim
Executive Director
Foundation for MetroWest

Christopher Nanni President and CEO
Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham

Dee Dee Nguyen
Director of Philanthropy
SF New Deal

Maggie Gunther Osborn
Executive Director
Pro Bono Counseling

Lita Pardi
Senior Knowledge and Learning Director
PEAK Grantmaking

Aleesha Towns-Bain
President & CEO
Bristol Bay Native Corporation Education Foundation

Sara A. Boyd
Founder + Chief Impact Partner 
Ascend Advisory LLC

Angela Brown
Chief of Economic Development
Metropolitan Area Planning Council

David A. Harris
President & CEO
Urban Strategies Council

Kenneth M. Jones, II
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer/Chief Equity Officer
The MacArthur Foundation

Earl Lui
Program Director
The California Wellness Foundation

Barbara H. Whye
Vice President, Inclusion and Diversity
Apple, Inc.

Amita Nagaraja
Strategy and Program Design Consultant

Lee Christian Parker
Executive Director
J.P. Morgan Private Bank, Washington D.C.

Sharmila Rao Thakkar
Philanthropy & Nonprofit Consultant
SRT Advising & Consulting LLC

Darrell L. Tucci
Founding Partner
LT Strategic Advisors

Belen Vargas
Senior Director, Los Angeles County Programs
Harbor Freight Tools for Schools

Alandra L. Washington
Chief Transformation Officer
W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Tonya Allen
President
McKnight Foundation

Fatima Angeles
Executive Director
Levi Strauss Foundation

Dale Robinson Anglin
Director
Press Forward

E. Thomas Brewer
Principal
ETB Consultancy LLC

Craig Drinkard
Executive Officer
Victoria Foundation

Jeffrey Malloy

Jason McGill
Founder and Prinicipal 
Justice Associates, LLC

Caroline J. Merenda
Programs and Operations Manager, Press Forward
The Miami Foundation

Debra Joy Pérez
Chief Equity Officer and Senior Advisor to the President
United States Pharmacopeia

Praveen Prasad
Head of Innovative & Blended Finance Head of Innovative
The World Bank Group

Valerie Raines
President
Vraines Consulting

Latonya Slack
Principle & Founder
Slack Global Consulting

La June Montgomery Tabron
President and CEO
W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Julie Walther
Executive Director
Compass Chicago

Heidi Williamson
Director of Individual Giving
Appalachian Voices