2024 Bridging Differences Leadership Cohort
The Bridging Differences Leadership Cohort is a facilitated virtual learning experience meeting monthly from April 2024 through November 2024, hosted by the Council on Foundations in partnership with the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley (GGSC). Cohort members expressed their interest in the course through an application process and were selected to be a part of the program. This course will support the work of the Council's Building Common Ground Strategic Pillar.
Meet the cohort (listed alphabetically by organization):
Celia Yapita, Community Leadership Director, Albuquerque Community Foundation
Adina Shapiro, Board Director, Bader Philanthropies, Inc.
Joni Chacich, Talent and HR manager, Bush Foundation
Mattie Harper DeCarlo, Grantmaking Officer, Bush Foundation
Benja Hutchens, VP of Human Resources and Administration, Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Kelly Walberg, Vice President of Communications, Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Meredith Lewis, Senior Director of Community Impact and Partnerships, Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts
Emily Quinlan, Director of Public Policy, Dogwood Health Trust
Lacey Bailey, Director, Excellerate Foundation
Chinedum Nnodum, Director, Community Strategies, Fairfield County's Community Foundation, Inc.
Elaine Mintz, Vice President, Strategy & External Relations, Fairfield County's Community Foundation, Inc.
Rebecca Cordero, Manger, CNE, Fairfield County's Community Foundation, Inc.
Ryan Deal, Director, Community Philanthropy, Fairfield County's Community Foundation, Inc.
Heidi Curtis, Senior Director, Community Leadership and Education, Florida Blue Foundation
Amanda Simon, Head of Press and Social Media, Ford Foundation
Michael Dabbs, Senior Director of Impact, Gill Foundation (CO)
Devon Turner, Director of Nonprofit Leadership and Effectiveness, Greater New Orleans Foundation
Roy Williams, Director of Grantmaking, Greater New Orleans Foundation
Amy Blanchard, Program Manager, Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation
Nicole Brua-Behrens, Executive Director, Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation
Priscilla Lisicich, Board Member; Secretary, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation
Richard Woo, Board Member, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation
Hollie Mowry, Community Leadership Associate, Gulf Coast Community Foundation (FL)
Kelly Borgia, Strategic Engagement Manager, Gulf Coast Community Foundation (FL)
Sasha Pyatte, Director of Philanthropic Partnerships, Gulf Coast Community Foundation (FL)
Estefany Benitez, Program Manager, Hideo Sasaki Foundation
Heather McDanel, Senior Program Officer, Independence Foundation
Chris Harris, Senior Director of Development, Kansas Leadership Center
John McMurtry, Executive Director, Lake County Community Fund
Leah Anyanwu, Program Specialist, LEGO Foundation
Ariella Saperstein, Director, Viewpoint Diversity Initiatives, Maimonides Fund
Jessica Mindnich, Sr. Director of Strategic Learning & Evaluation, Mellon Foundation
Alejandra Arquisola, Strategy and Partnerships Manager, Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas
Samantha Hernandez, Sr. Public Health Researcher, Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas
Sandra Martinez, Vice President of Strategy & Partnerships, Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas
Vanessa Tobares, Health Equity and Strategy Manager, Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas
Raven Newberry, Managing Director, Policy and Advocacy, National Endowment for Financial Education
Jessica Mulcahy, Senior Director, Success Measures Philanthropic Evaluation Strategies, NeighborWorks America
Chetna Tandon, Director, People and Culture, Northwest Area Foundation
Evan Jones, Program Officer, Pacific Foundation Services
Sarah MacCarthy, Senior Director of Equity and Impact, Park City Community Foundation
Christy Connolly, CEO, PATH Foundation
Madeleine McMahon, Programme Manager, Porticus
Simeon Mawanza, Challenge Lead, Porticus
Carrie Simon, Director, RMLow Foundation
Kristin Silvani, Learning Specialist, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Oktawia Wojcik, Learning Director, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Rachel Bland, Learning Associate, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Catherine Chiabaut, Program Officer, Robertson Foundation For Government
Ricardo Huerta Niño, Director & Senior Initiative Officer, Great Communities Collaborative, San Francisco Foundation
Maggie Martinelli, Chief Operating Officer, Scranton Area Community Foundation, Inc.
Linsey Morrison, Founder/Advisor, Sunny Springs Group
Kristin Eldon Whylly, Senior Grants Manager, Templeton World Charity Foundation
Venentia Cambridge, President & COO, Templeton World Charity Foundation
Kate Shatzkin, Director, Strategic Communications, The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Laura Speer, Director of Strategy, The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Quincy Crecelius Click, Director of Communications, The Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region
Candace Kita, Program Officer, Arts & Culture, The Kresge Foundation
Danielle Goonan, Managing Director, Economic Policy Investments, Equity & Economic Opportunity, The Rockefeller Foundation
Elizabeth Way, Program Officer, The Telluray Foundation
Ryanne Jennings, President/CEO, The Wayne County Community Foundation
Dave Zastrow, Donor Services Associate, Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing
Juliana Kerr, Senior Program Director - Migration, Walder Foundation
Rebecca Lynn Petersen, Director of Development, West Central Initiative