2023 Bridging Differences Leadership Cohort
The Bridging Differences Leadership Cohort is a facilitated virtual learning experience meeting monthly from April 2023 until November 2023, hosted by the Council on Foundations in partnership with the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley (GGSC). This course will support the work of the Council's Building Common Ground Strategic Pillar.
Meet the cohort:
Kim Armstrong, Social Impact Program Manager, Mutual of Omaha Foundation
Cruz Cabrera, Social Impact Program Manager, Mutual of Omaha Foundation
Paul Bachleitner, Communications Director, Northwest Area Foundation
Natalie Beck, CEO, The Community Foundation of Macon County
Jaziel Brey, Program Manager, Learning and Development, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Abigail Carter, Director, Strategic Initiatives, North Georgia Community Foundation
Michael Castro, Director of Community Initiatives and Partnerships, Community Foundation for Monterey County
Christine Dawson, Sr. VP of Philanthropic Services, Community Foundation for Monterey County
Laurel Lee-Alexander, Vice President of Community Impact, Community Foundation for Monterey County
Marie Cleaves R., Donor Services Officer, Lancaster County Community Foundation
Tracy Cutler, Executive Vice President, Lancaster County Community Foundation
Dave Koser, Director of Programs, Lancaster County Community Foundation
Valentina Schade, Communications Manager, Lancaster County Community Foundation
Elisabeth Cutler, Senior Program Officer, May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust
Amy Freeman, Director of Programs, May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust
Patti D'Angelo Juachon, Program Director, Marin Community Foundation
Jennifer Dickinson, Grants Manager, The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
Jennifer Doyle, Vice President of Philanthropy & Community Investment, TFEC
Janice Black, President and CEO, The Foundation for Enhancing Communities
Emily Dukes, Program Officer, Zarrow Family Foundations
Joshua Knowles, Program Fellow, The Anne & Henry Zarrow Foundation
Kathryn Dunn, Sr VP & Chief Strategy Officer, Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Benjamin Porter, Program Officer, Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Janet Ekezie, Junior Associate, San Antonio Area Foundation
Max Erickson, Executive & Board Liaison, Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing
Bonnie Gettys, President/CEO, Barry Community Foundation
Mindy Cutlip, Director of Donor Development and Communications, Barry Community Foundation
Sarah Hench, Executive Vice President, Strategic Engagement, Delaware Community Foundation
Chanta Howard-Wilkinson, Vice Chair, Board of Directors, Delaware Community Foundation
Allison Levine, Vice President for Marketing & Communications, Delaware Community Foundation
Jacques Hebert, Communications Director, McKnight Foundation
Remy Hellstern, Grants Specialist, Internet Society Foundation
Rachel Huguet, Partnerships Officer, Conrad N Hilton Foundation
Daquetta Jones, Director, Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives, Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region
Jennifer Lawrence, Executive Director, Hideo Sasaki Foundation
Michelle Johnson, Senior Program Officer, The Kresge Foundation
Sheryl Madden, Deputy CFO & Controller, The Kresge Foundation
Nikita Miller, Director of Facilities and FP&A, The Kresge Foundation
Wendye Mingo, Managing Director of IT, The Kresge Foundation
Amy Robinson, VP, CFO & CAO, The Kresge Foundation
Genise Singleton, Director, Grants Management, The Kresge Foundation
Candace Malone, Program Assistant, Kansas Health Foundation
Camarrah Morgan, Program Partner, Max M & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation
Sara Nickels, Administrative Manager, DeKalb County Community Foundation
Kay Riley, Finance Director, DeKalb County Community Foundation
Teri Spartz, Community Engagement Director, DeKalb County Community Foundation
Jolene Willis, Grants Director, DeKalb County Community Foundation
Ireọlá Ọláifá, Chief Operating Officer, Ayiti Community Trust, Inc.
Anita Patel, Vice President of Grantmaking, Bush Foundation
Melissa Rhodes Carter, Senior Manager II, Walmart Foundation
Esther Rubin, Donor Services Associate, Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Kristin Smithson, Senior Program Officer, Kansas City Civic, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Tony Thompson, Controller, Otto Bremer Trust
Deepa Vedavyas, Program Manager for Neighborhoods and Environment, Cleveland Foundation
Rose Veniegas, Senior Program Officer, Health, California Community Foundation
Matt Wisniewski, Advisor, Tides
