2016 Annual Conference - Focus Areas Working Group
Focus Areas Working Group
Against the backdrop of a presidential election year, the Council takes up three issues of our time that have a direct impact on the health and well-being of our global communities: Education and Skill Acquisition, Climate Change, and Justice Reform. If philanthropy can help address these issues, we can strengthen our collective future.
Alan Abramson
Professor of Government
George Mason University
Tonya Allen
President and CEO
The Skillman Foundation
Fatima Angeles
Vice President of Programs
The California Wellness Foundation
Shena Ashley
Director, Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy
Urban Institute
William Bell
President & CEO
Casey Family Programs
Stephanie Bell-Rose
Senior Managing Director and Head
TIAA Institute
Elizabeth T. Boris
Director, Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy
The Urban Institute
Cornell William Brooks
President & CEO
NAACP
John E. Burris Ph.D
President
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Kristen Cambell
Executive Director
Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE)
Maria Coné
Chief Strategist
Women’s Funding Network
Donald A. Cooke
Senior Vice President for Philanthropy
Robert R. McCormick Foundation
Ellen Dorsey
Executive Director
Wallace Global Fund
Sarah Eagle Hart
Executive Director
Native Americans in Philanthropy
Catherine Garcia
Program Officer
The Prudential Foundation
Nicola Goren
President & CEO
Eugene & Agnes E. Meyer Foundation
Kevin Jennings
Executive Director
Arcus Foundation
Kenneth M. Jones II
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Rachel Leon
Executive Director
Environmental Grantmakers Association
Kyle Malone
Senior Manager of Partnerships
Grantmakers for Education
Geri Mannion
Director, US Democracy & Special Opportunities Fund
Carnegie Corporation of NY
Mary McClymont
President
Public Welfare Foundation
Holiday Hart McKiernan
Chief of Staff & General Counsel
Lumina Foundation
Tamir Novotny
Executive Director
Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy
Rip Rapson
President & CEO
The Kresge Foundation
Brad Rourke
Program Officer
Kettering Foundation
Steve Seleznow
President and CEO
Arizona Community Foundation
Javier Alberto Soto
President & CEO
The Miami Foundation
Vikki Spruill
President & CEO
Council on Foundations
Ben Starrett
Executive Director
Funder’s Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities
Julia Stasch
President
John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
C. Eugene Stuerle
Institute Fellow
Urban Brooking Tax Center