Leading Together 2021 - Working Group
Working group
We want to thank and recognize the hard work of the amazing group of individuals who helped us plan Leading Together 2021.
Co-chairs

Deidre Lind
President & CEO, Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles

Alandra Washington
Vice President for Transformation and Organizational Effectiveness, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Members

Leticia Babcock
Program Manager, Medtronic Foundation

Cameron Barnes
Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships, Taproot Foundation

Keith Burwell
President and CEO, Greater Toledo Community Foundation

Alison Carlman
Director of Evidence and Learning, GlobalGiving

Nick Deychakiwsky
Program Officer, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

Kay Fernandez Smith
Vice President of Policy and Innovation, The San Francisco Foundation

Lynnette Forde
President, The Youngstown Foundation

Irfan Hasan
Deputy Vice President for Grants, The New York Community Trust

John Hecklinger
President and CEO, Global Fund for Children

Susan Johnson
Director of Operations and Grants Administration, Lumina Foundation

Shaheen Kassim-Lakha
Director of Strategic Partnerships, The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

Angelique Kedem
Senior Associate, Race, Ethnic Equity and Inclusion, The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Valerie Nucete
Development Manager USA, Fundacion Avina

Alexandra Siclait
Former Leadership Programs Manager, Bush Foundation

Allison Sparks
Executive Director, Harry and Masie Masto Foundation

Jo-Anne Stately
Director of Impact Strategy and Economic Vitality, The Minneapolis Foundation
Ramaswamy Suryanarayanan
Interim Director, Business Applications, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Mary Thomas
Chief Operating Officer, Spartanburg County Foundation

Hilda Vega
Deputy Director, Programs, Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP)

Jonathan Williams
Development Officer, St. Croix Foundation

Sophy Yem
Program Officer, Philanthropy, Surdna Foundation

Sachi Yoshii
VP of Strategy and External Relations, East Bay Community Foundation