Alumni

Career Pathways

2023 Cohort

Mawupemor Kofi Alorzuke
Director of Finance and Investments
de Beaumont Foundation(link is external)

Jennifer Ballesteros
Executive Director, Scholarship & Relief Programs
San Antonio Area Foundation(link is external)

Kim Borton
President
Fred C. & Katherine B. Andersen Foundation(link is external)

Tamara Brown
Senior Program Officer
Longwood Foundation(link is external)

Tahira Christmon
Vice President, External Affairs
ABFE(link is external)

Jaynice Del Rosario
Program Officer
Girls First Fund(link is external)

Melanie Dukes
Founder
Ed Venture Labs(link is external)

Joelle-Jude Fontaine
Senior Program Officer
Kresge Foundation(link is external)

Tanya Gulliver-Garcia
Director of Learning and Partnerships
Center for Disaster Philanthropy(link is external)

Anne Im
Director, Community Investment
Silicon Valley Community Foundation(link is external)

Deborah James-Vance
Program Director
Pincus Family Foundation(link is external)

Erin Johnson
Vice President, Community Investment
Central Carolina Community Foundation(link is external)

Celiné Justice
Director, Program Strategy, Centering Women & Girls of Color
Pivotal Ventures(link is external)

Walter Katz
Director of Policy
Innocence Project(link is external)

Athan Lindsay
Partner
Lindsay Group

Thomas Parker
Executive in Residence / Program Officer
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation(link is external)

Risa Prezzano
Web Developer and Designer
MacArthur Foundation(link is external)

Liz Thasiah
Program Officer, Foster Youth
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation(link is external)

Rodney Trapp
Executive Director
University of the District of Columbia Foundation(link is external)

Jennipher Trujillo

Larry Warner
Chief Impact and Equity Officer
United Way of Rhode Island(link is external)

2022 Fall Cohort

Brianna Alexander
Director of Corporate Citizenship
Ally Charitable Foundation(link is external)

Megan Briggs
Director of Community Investments
Lehigh Valley Community Foundation(link is external)

Charmaine Brown
Senior Scholarship Officer
The Denver Foundation(link is external)

Janine Reyes Christiano
GARE Director of Strategic Partnerships
Race Forward(link is external)

Rhonda Cox
Associate Vice President of Human Resources
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation(link is external)

Niva Flor
Chief Impact & Strategy Officer
Sacramento Region Community Foundation(link is external)

Natalie Grandison
Director, Higher Education & Strategy
A. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation(link is external)

Sarah Guidi
Director of Community Engagement
Triangle Community Foundation(link is external)

Brenda Henry
Founder and Principal
BLH Consulting

Samaad Wes Keys
Program Officer
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation(link is external)

Janice Lombardo
Advisor, Bidwill Family Group
The Charles W. & Patricia S. Bidwill Foundation(link is external)

Christian Mucha
Senior Associate
Pension Boards - United Church of Christ(link is external)

Meg Gehlen Nodzon
Senior Program Officer, Higher Education and National Catholic Partnerships
GHR Foundation(link is external)

Amarilis Pullen
Program Officer
Perrin Family Foundation(link is external)

Marcia Quinones
Program Director
Marin Community Foundation(link is external)

Scott Robinson II
Director of Digital Engagement
W.K. Kellogg Foundation(link is external)

Maurice Samuels
Managing Director of Evaluation and Learning
Sierra Health Foundation(link is external)

Adam Sanders
Managing Director of Grants Management
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation(link is external)

Jumee Song
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Siegel Family Endowment(link is external)

Chetna Tandon
Manger, Talent
Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies(link is external)

Katherine Wheatle
Director, Justice & Equity
David & Lucile Packard Foundation(link is external)

2022 Spring Cohort

Marvin Carr
Director, Center for Racial Equity
Walmart(link is external)

Karem Coronel
Director, Strategy and Operations
Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth(link is external)

Tammi Fleming
Infrastructure Investment Equity Fellow
U.S. Department of Labor(link is external)

Sarah Fuller 
Senior Program Officer
Institute of Museum and Library Services(link is external)

Rachel Goodspeed
Principal
GOODSpeed Strategies(link is external)

Elisabeth Hyleck
Vice President of Programs and Engagement
Maryland Philanthropy Network(link is external)

Constanza Lafuente
Program Analyst
Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation(link is external)

Brenton Lee
Senior Associate Director, Alumni Relations and Community Engagement
Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability(link is external)

Yasmine Legendre
Strategic Policy and Program Manager
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene(link is external)

May Leong

Kadar Lewis
Program Officer
Ralph M. Parsons Foundation(link is external)

Tanvi Monga
Director, Portfolio Impact
The Audacious Project, TED(link is external)

Juaquin Moya

Vaughn Murria
Human Resources Director, Northeast Region
VHB(link is external)

Kathleen Nolte
Program Director
Lyndhurst Foundation(link is external)

Todd Pittman
Head of Global Philanthropy
Globally(link is external)

Katherine Porras
Investment Officer
Meyer Memorial Trust(link is external)

Sara Reeves
Director of Mission Advancement Operations
United Way for Greater Austin(link is external)

Ceci Rivas-Gonzalez 
Program Officer
Frederick A. DeLuca Foudation(link is external)

Vanessa Samuelson 
Director of Learning and Reporting
McGregor Fund(link is external)

Mona Shah
Director, Research
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation(link is external)

Rachel Smith
Programs Coordinator
International Funders for Indigenous People(link is external)

Megan Tate
Vice President, Community Impact
Winnipeg Foundation(link is external)

Peter Whitt
Vice President of Strategic Initiatives
St. Luke's Foundation(link is external)

2021 Blue Cohort

Martin Acevedo
Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro(link is external)

Raymael Blackwell
Senior Program Officer
Caring for Denver Foundation(link is external)

Eboni Bugg
Director of Programs
Charlottesville Area Community Foundation(link is external)

Mae Cheung
VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Bainum Family Foundation(link is external)

Maribel Cifuentes
Portfolio Director
The Colorado Health Foundation(link is external)

Jenn Dickinson
Grants Manager
The Leona M. and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust(link is external)

Emily Fan
General Counsel
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation(link is external)

Valerie Goode
Chief Marketing Officer
The San Francisco Foundation(link is external)

Vanessa Goodwin
Senior Legal Counsel
Heising-Simons Foundation(link is external)

Patrice Green
Vice President of Programs
Surdna Foundation(link is external)

Rachel Hatch
Chief Operating Officer 
Institute for the Future(link is external)

Tia Hodges
President
MetLife Foundation(link is external)

Melissa Howell
Principal
Social Impact Design Studios(link is external)

Robbin Hudson
CEO
Gradient A Human Equity Think Tank(link is external)

Kristopher LeCorgne
Grants Manager
Bezos Earth Fund(link is external)

Sonia Mathew
Director of Partnerships
Robert R. McCormick Foundation(link is external)

Padmini Parthasarthy
Principal
Samya Strategies(link is external)

Monica Reyes
VIce President, Programs and Initiatives
Berks County Community Foundation(link is external)

April Suwalsky Khan
Manager, Grants & Operations
Climate Imperative(link is external)

Melanie Tavares
President and CEO
SouthCoast Community Foundation(link is external)

Lucy Vandenberg
Executive Director
Schumann Fund for New Jersey(link is external)

Julie Vennewitz-Pierce
Director, Corporate Social Responsibility
Ross Stores

2021 Green Cohort

Alexandria Cooley
Managing Director of Donor Services and Grants Management
East Bay Community Foundation(link is external)

Joshua Elder
Director of Grant Management
Siegel Family Endowment(link is external)

Fernando Gonzalez
Regional Director, Mid-Atlantic
National Philanthropic Trust(link is external)

Elvis Guzman
Program Officer
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation(link is external)

Brandi Howard
President & CEO
East Bay Community Foundation(link is external)

Joi Hunter
Executive Director, Partnerships and Development
Atlanta Public Schools(link is external)

Katherine Landon
VP, Programs and Institutional Advancement
The New York Women's Foundation(link is external)

Bridget Marvis
Senior Administrative Assistant
Wits University(link is external)

Lucy Mendez Polston
Chief Program Officer
Hector and Gloria Lopez Foundation(link is external)

Sarita Michaca
Vice President, Grants Management
JPMorgan Chase & Co.(link is external)

Carmelita Mitchell
Director, Grants Management
Waverley Street Foundation(link is external)

Lisa Moreno
Executive Director
El Comite De Longmont Inc.(link is external)

Daylin Munoz Nunez
Program Officer
Walton Family Foundation(link is external)

Debbie Ng
Program Officer, Community Investments
San Francisco Arts Commission(link is external)

Hoa Pham
Program Officer
Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies(link is external)

Miguel Salinas
Program Officer
The David and Lucile Packard Foundations(link is external)

Kenneth Shatzkes
Senior Program Officer
Foundation for Opiod Response Efforts(link is external)

Kirstie Sims
Senior Director II - Center for Racial Equity
Walmart(link is external)

Terri Taylor
Strategy Director for Innovation and Discovery
Lumnia Foundation(link is external)

Leah Wade
Director of Philanthropy
Executive Leadership Council(link is external)

Hilary Ward
Global Director of Community Impact and Philanthropy
McDonald's(link is external)

Sophy Yem
Philanthropy Program Officer
Surdna Foundation(link is external)

2019 Cohort

Liz Alsina
Founder
Canarii Solutions(link is external)

Carlotta Arthur
Executive Director, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine(link is external)

Shelby Brown
Consultant

Lee Bynum
Consulting Associate
Aspen Leadership Group(link is external)

Meaghan Calcari Campbell
Program Officer
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation(link is external)

Alexandra Caraballo
Grants Management Officer
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine(link is external)

Amy Carlin

Jorge Cino
Interim Director of Journalism and Communications
Heising-Simons Foundation(link is external)

Brian Dixon
Program Officer and Grants Manager
W. Clement & Jessie V. Stone Foundation(link is external)

Lilly Fu
Senior Director, Finance & Administration
George Lucas Educational Foundation(link is external)

Adam Ganuza
Executive Director
Rhythm Foundation(link is external)

Alejandra Garduno Martinez
Independent Advisor - Consultant

Tiauna George
Senior Director of Grants Management
Energy Foundation(link is external)

2019 Career Pathways Cohort

Shannan Gonzalez
Senior Director, People Strategies
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation(link is external)

Danielle Goonan
Managing Director, Economic Policy Investments, Equity & Economic Opportunity
The Rockefeller Foundation(link is external)

Lyn Hunter
Director of Regional Strategies & Networks
Philanthropy Northwest(link is external)

Jennifer Jaramillo
Chief Talent Officer
The Kresge Foundation(link is external)

Susan Johnson
Director, Operations and Grants Management
Lumina Foundation(link is external)

Sharnita C. Johnson
Vice President of Strategy, Impact and Communication
Victoria Foundation(link is external)

Tamu Jones
Interim Senior Vice President
The California Endowment(link is external)

Heather Kukla
Vice President and General Counsel
Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies(link is external)

Atlanta McIlwraith
Director, Global Community Engagement and Activation
Timberland(link is external)

Kurian Thomas
Vice President, Programs
Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies(link is external)

Donita Volkwijn
Senior Director of Member Engagement
Philanthropy New York(link is external)

2018 Cohort

Roy Agloinga
President and CEO
First Alaskans Institute(link is external)

Paul Bachleitner
Communications Director
Northwest Area Foundation(link is external)

Elizabeth Cheung
Senior Program Officer, Domestic Programs
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation(link is external)

Chris Crothers
Director of Impact Investing
Jessie Ball duPont Fund(link is external)

Victoria Grasso
President
Cooper Foundation(link is external)

Andrea Landes
Vice President of Grants Management
The Commonwealth Fund(link is external)

Lindsey Linzer
Managing Director of Community Investments
The Miami Foundation(link is external)

Courtney Lopez
Marketing Manager & Stylist 
Mercantile Portland(link is external)

Michelle Lugalia-Hollon
Chief Strategy Officer
Alamo Colleges District(link is external)

Rosita Najmi
Executive Director, Social Impact
Micron Technology Foundation(link is external)

Vivian Oden
Vice President for Equity and Inclusion
Hampton Roads Community Foundation(link is external)

Lauren Padilla-Valverde
Director, Racial Equity, Practice, & Culture
The California Endowment(link is external)

2017-2018 Career Pathways CohortSteve Pearson
US Corporate Social Responsibility Leader
IBM(link is external)

Sari Raskin
Vice President of Grants and Community Leadership
Community Foundation for Northern Virginia(link is external)

A. Sparks
Chief Executive Officer
The Masto Foundation(link is external)

LaDawn Sullivan
Director, Black Resilience in Colorado Fund
The Denver Foundation(link is external)

Jidan Terry-Koon
Head of Ecosystem Management
One Project

Punita Thurman
Vice President, Program & Strategy
The Skillman Foundation(link is external)

Mandy Tuong
President and Chief Executive Officer
Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing(link is external)

Monica Varela
Vice President, Colombia Program
RARE(link is external)

Laura Washington
President and CEO
Community Foundation of The Hudson Valley(link is external)

Irene Wong
Chief Executive Officer
Palo Alto Community Fund(link is external)

Melinda Wright
Senior Program Officer
Walton Family Foundation(link is external)

2017 Cohort

Maggi Alexander
Senior Partner, Center for Global Philanthropy
The Philanthropic Initiative(link is external)

Joseph Braun
Chief Philanthropy Officer
Collaboratory(link is external)

LaTese Briggs
Chief Executive Officer
GSG Partners

David Daniels
CEO and President
Bainum Family Foundation(link is external)

Felicia DeHaney
Director, Programs & Strategy
W.K. Kellogg Foundation(link is external)

Duchesne Drew
President
Minnesota Public Radio(link is external)

Kay Fernandez Smith
Founder and Principal
Tala Strategies

Desiree Flores
Director, U.S. Social Justice Program
Arcus Foundation(link is external)

Melinda Gilmore
Director of Communications
Charles F. Kettering Foundation(link is external)

Brennan Gould
President and CEO
Charlottesville Area Community Foundation(link is external)

Leslie Gross Davis
General Council and Managing Director, Americas East
Forward Global(link is external)

Makeba Morgan Hill
Executive Director, Office of the EVP
Piedmont Healthcare(link is external)

2016-2017 Career Pathways CohortKarin Krslovic
Director of Grants Management & Infrastructure, Four Freedoms Fund
NEO Philanthropy(link is external)

Ling Liu
Director of Marketing and Communications
The San Francisco Foundation(link is external)

Karissa Lowe
Nature in Neighborhoods Community Grant Program Manager
Metro, Portland OR(link is external)

Meron Makonnen
General Counsel
The ELMA Philanthropies Services US Inc.(link is external)

Marcus McGrew
Director of Program Operations and Information Management
The Kresge Foundation(link is external)

David McGhee
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Finance and Operations
Community Foundation of Greater Flint(link is external)

Pooja O'Hanlon
Executive Director
Thomas and Jeanne Elmezzi Private Foundation(link is external)

Jennifer Price-Letscher
President and CEO
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation(link is external)

Prasangi Ranaweera
Director of Special Projects
The Bicester Collection(link is external)

Melina Sanchez
Independent Consultant
Melina Sanchez Consulting

Rochelle Witharana
Chief Financial Officer
The California Wellness Foundation(link is external)

Johngerlyn "Jonse" Young
Director of Philanthropic Services
Grand Rapids Community Foundation(link is external)

2013 Cohort

Brandee Butler
Deputy CEO
Fund for Global Human Rights(link is external)

Satonya C. Fair
President and CEO
PEAK Grantmaking(link is external)

Angela K. Frusciante
Principle
Knowledge Designs to Change(link is external)

Lisette O. Islas
Chief Executive Officer
Lifeline Community Services(link is external)

Leslie A. Ito
Executive Director
Armory Center for the Arts(link is external)

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

2012-2013 Career Pathways CohortChristopher Nanni President and CEO
Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham(link is external)

Dee Dee Nguyen
Director of Philanthropy
SF New Deal(link is external)

Maggie Gunther Osborn
Vice president Network Engagement
First Book

Lita Pardi
Vice President, Community
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta(link is external)

Aleesha Towns-Bain
Executive Director
Bristol Bay Native Corporation Education Foundation(link is external)

2012 Cohort

Sara A. Boyd
Founder + Chief Impact Partner 
Ascend Advisory LLC(link is external)

Angela Brown
Chief of Economic Development
Metropolitan Area Planning Council(link is external)

David A. Harris
President & CEO
Urban Strategies Council(link is external)

Kenneth M. Jones, II
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer 
The MacArthur Foundation(link is external)

Earl Lui
Program Director
The California Wellness Foundation(link is external)

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

2011-2012 CohortAmita 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(link is external)

Belen Vargas
Senior Director, Los Angeles County Programs
Harbor Freight Tools for Schools(link is external)

Alandra L. Washington
Vice President of Transformation and Organizational Effectiveness
W.K. Kellogg Foundation(link is external)

2011 Cohort

Tonya Allen
Chief Executive Officer
McKnight Foundation(link is external)

Fatima Angeles
Executive Director
Levi Strauss Foundation(link is external)

Dale Robinson Anglin
Director
Press Forward(link is external)

E. Thomas Brewer
Vce President of Finance and Administration
Ralph M. Parsons Foundation(link is external)

Craig Drinkard
Co-Executive Officer
Victoria Foundation(link is external)

Jeffrey Malloy
Head of Finance
Oceans 5

Jason McGill
Founder and Prinicipal 
Justice Associates, LLC

Caroline J. Merenda
Senior Director of Administration
CFLeads(link is external)

2010-2011 CohortDebra Joy Pérez
Chief Equity Officer and Senior Advisor to the President
United States Pharmacopeia(link is external)

Praveen Prasad
Head of Innovative & Blended Finance Head of Innovative
The World Bank Group(link is external)

Valerie Raines
President
Vraines Consulting(link is external)

Latonya Slack
Principle & Founder
Slack Global Consulting(link is external)

La June Montgomery Tabron
President and CEO
W.K. Kellogg Foundation(link is external)

Julie Walther
Executive Director
Compass Chicago(link is external)

Heidi Williamson
Director of Individual Giving
Appalachian Voices(link is external)

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