The Collaboration Conference
 
Who is Attending The Collaboration Conference?
This participant roster is for networking purposes only and should not be used for solicitation of any kind, including business or grants. The roster below is organized in alphabetical order by organization name. For a roster organized in alphabetical order by participant last name, please click "Participant List by Last Name" above.

Conference participants will receive a PDF copy of the full roster along with contact information, via email, closer to the event date. GEO will not provide printed copies of the roster.

If you registered for the conference and do not see your name listed, or if you do not wish to have your contact information included in the participant roster, contact registration@geofunders.org.

Participants in Alphabetical Order by Organization
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First Name... Last Name ... Job Title ... Foundation/Organization Name ...
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CarolineNovakPresidentA+ Education Partnership
JeraStriblingExecutive DirectorAlabama Giving
NancySasakiExecutive DirectorAlliance Healthcare Foundation
Ellah RonenProgram Administrator, LA n SyncAnnenberg Foundation
JillRiemerSenior ConsultantAnnie E. Casey Foundation
SusanneSparksSenior ConsultantAnnie E. Casey Foundation
ChrisHobbsSenior Director of Managed OrganizationsArabella Advisors
LaurenMarraDirectorArabella Advisors
MarynBoessGrants ManagerArizona Board of Regents
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CharmelGauldenProgram Director, Public Safety GrantsBaptist Community Ministries
JessicaBearmanConsultantBearman Consulting
ClaireSolotManaging DirectorBigglesworth Family Foundation
ScottDalessandroAssociate Program Officer, Postsecondary SuccessBill & Melinda Gates Foundation
LuciaCorral PeñaSenior Program Officer, Blue Shield Against ViolenceBlue Shield of California Foundation
PeterLongPresident and CEOBlue Shield of California Foundation
MarissaTironaDirector, Blue Shield Against ViolenceBlue Shield of California Foundation
RachelWickProgram Officer, Health Care and CoverageBlue Shield of California Foundation
SaraMaranowiczCommunity Programs DirectorBohemian Foundation
SeanThomas-BreitfeldCo-DirectorBuilding Movement Project
NaaimaKhanCommunity Innovation AssociateBush Foundation
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MelanieMatthewsCOOCampion Foundation
LauraDutyProgram OfficerCarl B. & Florence E. King Foundation
KatherineFrieszProgram OfficerCarlson Family Foundation
C. DavidNelsonExecutive DirectorCarlson Family Foundation
KathleenEdwardsBoard PresidentCedarmere Foundation
ColleenCruikshankProgram ManagerCharles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation
SarahGlicksteinProgram AssistantCharles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation
KristiRansickDirector, EducationCharles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation
AdamSimonDirector, Leadership InitiativesCharles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation
NicholasDeychakiwskyProgram OfficerCharles Stewart Mott Foundation
VincentPanExecutive DirectorChinese for Affirmative Action
Uma KotagalSVP, Quality, Safety and TransformationCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
FrankMirabalDirector of Collective ImpactCity of Albuquerque
PetraRigueroGrants ManagerCity of San Jose
Marcy LevyShankmanVice President for Strategy and Director of Leadership ClevelandCleveland Leadership Center
MakeebaBrowneSenior Grants Associate & Capacity Building Coordinator ClimateWorks Foundation
KassieDavisExecutive DirectorCME Group Foundation
KarenNussleExecutive DirectorCollaborative for Student Success
RobertAlbrightAssociate DirectorCollective Impact Forum
JulienRossExecutive DirectorColorado Immigrant Rights Coalition
HeidiDusekCommunity Engagement ManagerCommunity Foundation for the Fox Valley Region
SidneyHargroExecutive DirectorCommunity Foundation of South Jersey
AmyCelepCEOCommunity Wealth Partners
RachelMosher-WilliamsDirector of Learning and ImpactCommunity Wealth Partners
KarenAhoCooper Foundation
CarolynCowen NissenKnowledge Center AssociateCouncil on Foundations
TaliaRiveraDirector, PartnershipCouncil on Foundations
AlexSardarSenior Innovation AdvisorCounterpart International
KarenGahl-MillsExecutive DirectorCuyahoga Arts & Culture
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KellyBrownDirectorD5 Coalition
DenaJacksonVP - Grants & ResearchDallas Women's Foundation
BethJonesPublic Benefit ManagerDelta Dental of Iowa Foundation
TonyBowenManager of Operations & Grants ManagementDemocracy Fund
LaurenStrayerManager of Communications & NetworkDemocracy Fund
JenniferJamesConsultant/Senior Vice PresidentDentaQuest Foundation
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SylviaFieldsExecutive DirectorEden Hall Foundation
LauraNixonProgram Officer for Reproductive Health & JusticeEducational Foundation of America
LauressLawrenceProgram OfficerElmina B. Sewall Foundation
SimoneFriedmanHead of PhilanthropyEmanuel J Friedman Philanthropies
RachelGiattinoProgram OfficerEmanuel J Friedman Philanthropies
Richard EvansPresidentEmcArts, Inc
KatherineButterwickProgram OfficerEpiscopal Health Foundation
JoCarcedoVice President - GrantsEpiscopal Health Foundation
JenniferHerreraProgram OfficerEpiscopal Health Foundation
LisaMadryDiocesan Engagement OfficerEpiscopal Health Foundation
CeleneMeyerProgram OfficerEpiscopal Health Foundation
SandraWegmannLearning OfficerEpiscopal Health Foundation
LianaRiesingerProgram OfficerEwing Marion Kauffman Foundation
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ElaineMintzDirectorFairfield County's Community Foundation
SharonMurphyProgram OfficerFirst 5 LA
JenniferPippardDirectorFirst 5 LA
Roberto RoqueProgram OfficerFirst 5 LA
LeeWerbelSenior Program OfficerFirst 5 LA
ManivanhKhyProgram OfficerFirst Fruit, Inc.
HellenHongExecutive Director, Southern California RegionFirst Place for Youth
Yolanda CabassaPhilanthropy Program Officer Flamboyan Foundation
DavidBiemesderferPresident & CEOFlorida Philanthropic Network
NoorainKhanProgram OfficerFord Foundation
JenBokoffDirector of GrantCraftFoundation Center
CurtisHollomanSenior Director of Grants & ProgramsFoundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg, Inc.
TyroneSpannCommunity Development DirectorFoundations of East Chicago
MarilynDarlingPartnerFourth Quadrant Partners
SrikGopalDirectorFSG
HalliePreskillManaging DirectorFSG
ChrisThompsonDirector of Regional EngagementFund for Our Economic Future
MelindaTuanProject ManagerFund for Shared Insight
ChantelleFisher-BorneDirectorFunders for LGBTQ Issues
JenniferOlneyNetwork Program ManagerFunders Together To End Homelessness
EricaSnyderCommunity Impact ManagerFunders Together to End Homelessness
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SuzannaPukysDirector of Community ResourcesGeorgetown Health Foundation
LisaKaichenFoundation ManagerGPOA Foundation
CrisKutzliProgram DirectorGrand Rapids Community Foundation
FeleciaBartowAssociate DirectorGrantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees
RochelleNaylorProgram OfficerGreater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation
ReneeBarriosSenior Vice President & Chief Philanthropy OfficerGreater Houston Community Foundation
StephanieBlairPhilanthropic Services ManagerGreater Houston Community Foundation
RachelleMoodyScholarships ManagerGreater Houston Community Foundation
JoannRicciVice President Organizational EffectivenessGreater New Orleans Foundation
AntoinetteLa BelleManaging Director, Network PartnershipsGrowth Philanthropy Network
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LisaCaruthersDirector of CASE for KidsHarris County Department of Education (HCDE)
AnnemarieRiemerDirector, Nonprofit Support ProgramHartford Foundation for Public Giving
AndresDominguezProgram OfficerHealth Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City
AmberSlichtaVice PresidentHealth Foundation for Western and Central New York
KarenOrtizVP & Program Director, Early Grade SuccessHelios Education Foundation
CourtneyBournsSenior Program OfficerHenry P. Kendall Foundation
MarianneHughesNetwork ConsultantHenry P. Kendall Foundation
AshleyBlanchardBoard Vice PresidentHill-Snowdon Foundation
NathanielWilliamsExecutive DirectorHill-Snowdon Foundation
LyndaFrostDirector of Planning and ProgramsHogg Foundation for Mental Health
AmyGibbsCapacity Building Initiatives ManagerHouston Arts Alliance
JonathonGlusPresident + CEOHouston Arts Alliance
RichardGraberDirector of Grants, Programs and ServicesHouston Arts Alliance
LongChuProgram OfficerHouston Endowment
MeghnaGoswamiProgram OfficerHouston Endowment
JenniferHinesDirector of CommunicationsHouston Endowment
ElizabethLoveSenior Program OfficerHouston Endowment
TonyelSimonProgram OfficerHouston Endowment
LeslieWangSenior Program OfficerHouston Endowment
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NicoleGenereuxSenior Partnership OfficerInternational Development Research Centre
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RobertReidExecutive DirectorJ. F Maddox Foundation
TziviaSchwartz GetzugWest Coast DirectorJewish Funders Network
JoshuaMillerSenior Program OfficerJim Joseph Foundation
AngelaGrahamProgram OfficerJohn E. Fetzer Institute
KateShirahProgram DirectorJohn Rex Endowment
MichaelMoody, Ph.D.Frey Foundation Chair for Family Foundations and PhilanthropyJohnson Center for Philanthropy - GVSU
VictoriaLackeyProgram SpecialistJohnson Scholarship Foundation
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KellyGriffinDirector of StrategyKaBOOM!
CarrieShoda-SutherlandSr. Research AssociateKamehameha Schools
DeannaVan HershAssistant VP for ProgramsKansas Health Foundation
MelEscamillaDirector of Grants and ProgramsKnapp Community Care Foundation
Yvonne "Bonnie"GonzalezChief Executive OfficerKnapp Community Care Foundation
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MarkSchefflerPresidentLeadership Akron
CaraEspositoExecutive DirectorLeonetti/O'Connell Family Foundation
AlexaMargalithProgram DirectorLeonetti/O'Connell Family Foundation
DaraSteinbergExecutive DirectorLippman Kanfer Family Philanthropies
JeffRaderstrongProgram AssociateLiving Cities
SooNaProgram OfficerLloyd A. Fry Foundation
Jennifer Miller Rehfeldt Employment Program OfficerLloyd A. Fry Foundation
LynneMcCormackNational Program Director of Creative PlacemakingLocal Initiative Support Corporation (LISC)
MackenzieRameyGrants AdministratorLyda Hill Foundation
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Aysha SheikhProgram OfficerMaine Cancer Foundation
SusanMisraCo-DirectorManagement Assistance Group
Elissa PerryCo-DirectorManagement Assistance Group
CherylMilloyInterim Associate Director of Grantmaking & EvaluationMarguerite Casey Foundation
ElenaConleyAssociate Network OfficerMary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
GladysWashingtonProgram DirectorMary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
WilliamLockwoodProgram Officer, Veterans and Military FamiliesMay and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust
MicheleCooperExecutive DirectorMcAuley Ministries
RebeccaAllenProgram OfficerMelville Charitable Trust
Michelle Brodesky Evaluation Specialist Methodist Healthcare Ministries
Stephanie McClain Program ManagerMethodist Healthcare Ministries
StephanieTapiaResearch AnalystMethodist Healthcare Ministries
KatrinBlucker LudwigCommunity Grants ManagerMethodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.
AllisonHenseyAssistant Director, Willamette River InitiativeMeyer Memorial Trust
SallyYeeProgram OfficerMeyer Memorial Trust
RyanBarkerVice President of Health PolicyMissouri Foundation for Health
KathleenHolmesProgram DirectorMissouri Foundation for Health
MatthewKuhlenbeckDirecrtorMissouri Foundation for Health
Jessi LaRose Health Policy OfficerMissouri Foundation for Health
SerenaMuhammadBoard TrusteeMissouri Foundation for Health
JessAusinheilerManagerMonitor Institute
AnnaMuoioSenior ManagerMonitor Institute
LisaDowneyProgram Officer, Environment and StewardshipMorgan Family Foundation
Stephan HerreraCapacity Building Director MRG Foundation
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SusanDukeCommunity Investment ManagerNapa Valley Vintners
Rea CareyExecutive Director National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
TomChabollaSenior Vice President, Field OperationsNeighborWorks America
JeanneFekade-SellassieSenior Vice President, National InitiativesNeighborWorks America
AngelaKahresProgram OfficerNEO Philanthropy
MicheleLordPresidentNEO Philanthropy
Jordana BelkeProgram ManagerNew Venture Fund
HumairaFaizAssociate Director, Impact InvestingNew Venture Fund
Mary TannerNoelProgram ManagerNew Venture Fund
GwenWaldenSenior Managing DirectorNew Venture Fund
DanielWidomeDirectorNew Venture Fund
FaithFennellyGrants Manager Newman's Own Foundation
JaniceBarbeeNexus Community Partners
TamelaLuceSenior Program OfficerNorth Penn Community Health Foundation
JenniferPedroniVice President of AdministrationNorth Penn Community Health Foundation
EllenLaPointePresident and CEONorthern California Grantmakers
TawannaBlackExecutive DirectorNorthside Funders Group
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ElizabethDarlingPresident/CEOOneStar Foundation
ArtiFreemanStrategy LeadOntario Trillium Foundation
LaurieMichaelsFounderOpen Road Alliance
MayaWinkelsteinExecutive DirectorOpen Road Alliance
LaurenWilliamsProgram Associate, Strategy UnitOpen Society Foundations
DominicPapatolaSenior Program OfficerOtto Bremer Foundation
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BrigidButlerTrusteePatrick and Aimee Butler Family Foundation
LauraMcCargarProgram OfficerPerrin Family Foundation
LucilleDiDomenicoExecutive DirectorPhilanthropy Southwest
PamelaJamiesonProgram ManagerPhilanthropy Southwest
Katayoon MajdProgram Officer, Juvenile JusticePublic Welfare Foundation
Liza Morales OrtizCommunity CoordinatorPuerto Rico Donors’ Education Collaborative
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JaniceBelzowskiProgram Officer, Democracy ProgramRobert R. McCormick Foundation
MeganEverettProgram Officer, Veterans ProgramRobert R. McCormick Foundation
ChristySerranoProgram OfficerRobert R. McCormick Foundation
HilaryHeishmanProgram OfficerRobert Wood Johnson Foundation
MaeHongVice PresidentRockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
JaneLevikowVice President of Sponsored Projects and FundsRockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Donald TitcombeProgram OfficerRockwell Fund, Inc
Terry BellPresident and CEORockwell Fund, Inc.
MargaretLeipsitz Director - Youth Violence Prevention Funders Learning CollaborativeRoot Cause
LisaFarber MillerSenior Program OfficerRose Community Foundation
ElizabethJordanProgram OfficerRuth Mott Foundation
RafaelTurnerProgram Officer Ruth Mott Foundation
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JeannieHowellCommunity Impact OfficerSacramento Region Community Foundation
MeganBaehrensSenior Director of Collaborative PhilanthropySan Diego Grantmakers
AshMcNeelyExecutive DirectorSand Hill Foundation
DianeLittlefieldVice President of Programs and PartnershipsSierra Health Foundation
EliseCutiniExecutive DirectorSilicon Valley Children's Fund
ChristineMittonData Management CoordinatorSisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland
LesliePerkulVice PresidentSisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland
RebeccaLeBlancGrants CoordinatorSt. David's Foundation
KimMcPhersonProgram OfficerSt. David's Foundation
MadgeVasquezDirector of Operations, Dental ProgramSt. David's Foundation
AlanaGreenContract ManagementSt. Louis Mental Health Board
EmilyKoenigChildren’s Interagency Services ManagerSt. Louis Mental Health Board
RaquelGutierrezDirector of Strategic Learning & PracticeSt. Luke's Health Initiatives
BenjaminHumeniukProgram AssociateStoller Foundation
MarianUrquillaPrincipalStrategy Lift
JeffEdmondsonManaging DirectorStriveTogether at KnowledgeWorks Foundation
BethHerzAssociate Program OfficerSurdna Foundation
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StaceyVan HornCommunity Grants and PartnershipsT. Rowe Price Foundation
MelindaFineDirector of Philanthropy and Strategic PartnershipsTCC Group
JaredRaynorDirector of EvaluationTCC Group
JulieSimpsonDirector of Nonprofit Strategy and Capacity BuildingTCC Group
CherylMcAfeeKnowledge ManagerThe Annie E. Casey Foundation
Ashley B.StewartSenior Associate, Talent and Leadership DevelopmentThe Annie E. Casey Foundation
SheriBradySenior Associate for Strategic Partnerships The Aspen Institute
AlexNeuhoffPartnerThe Bridgespan Group
WillaSeldonPartnerThe Bridgespan Group
KatieSmith MilwayPartner, Head of Knowledge PracticeThe Bridgespan Group
AmyScopDirector of Grants ManagementThe California Wellness Foundation
Marilyn MWilliamsResearch, Evaluation & Strategic Learning Manager The Colorado Trust
LisaCourticeExecutive Vice PresidentThe Columbus Foundation
LitaPardiSenior Program OfficerThe Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
CullenGeiselmanChairThe Cullen Trust for Health Care
KatherineLorenzPresidentThe Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation
IndiaAlarconProgram AnalystThe David and Lucile Packard Foundation
LindaBakerProgram OfficerThe David and Lucile Packard Foundation
KathyReichDirector, Organizational Effectiveness and PhilanthropyThe David and Lucile Packard Foundation
DianaScearceEvaluation and Learning DirectorThe David and Lucile Packard Foundation
PatrickHorvathDeputy VP of ProgramsThe Denver Foundation
MaggieLearPresidentThe Frances Lear Foundation
JoseSantosProgram OfficerThe Grove Foundation
JulieGastonGrants OfficerThe Henderson-Wessendorff Foundation
PennyMeekGrants and Operations AdministratorThe Henderson-Wessendorff Foundation
JenniferHebertProgram OfficerThe Isabel Foundation
ShiraRosenblattSenior Vice President, Jewish Education and EngagementThe Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles
RichMcKeonProgram Director of EducationThe Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
LoisSavagePresidentThe Lodestar Foundation
DebraJacobsPresident and CEOThe Patterson Foundation
PamTruittCollaborative Partnering InitiativeThe Patterson Foundation
LibbyO'DonnellProgram OfficerThe Philadelphia Foundation
FabiolaGreenawaltProgram Officer The Russell Family Foundation
MichelleJaramilloCommunity Impact DirectorThe San Diego Foundation
EdgarVillanuevaVice President of Programs & AdvocacyThe Schott Foundation for Public Education
AmandaCloudPresident and CEOThe Simmons Foundation
KelliKing-JacksonProgram OfficerThe Simmons Foundation
LindsayLouieProgram OfficerThe William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
HeatherHarkerDirector of ProgramsThird Sector New England
AyeeshaLaneInclusion Initiative Third Sector New England
DougSeckinger Senior Strategic AdvisorTides Foundation
EdwardWangSenior Advisor, Program InnovationTides Foundation
ShauneZunzanyikaSenior AdvisorTides Foundation
DeborahSegalDirector of ResearchTrustees' Philanthropy Fund at Fidelity Charitable
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PatriciaArtyDevelopment Manager- Foundations & Government RelationsU.S. Soccer Foundation
ZachRiggleProgram OfficerU.S. Soccer Foundation
JessicaPugilEvaluatorUnited Way of Greater Houston
EmilyBradleyProgram AssociateUnited Way of Greater Los Angeles
KarleyAusielloSenior Vice President, Community ImpactUnited Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley
CaitlinStantonDirector, Learning & PartnershipsUrgent Action Fund
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NicoleWynterDirector of Grants & Capacity BuildingWaco Foundation
Ashley WeaverDirector of the SmartBabies Initative Waco Foundation
KimberlyAllenSenior Vice President/Senior Program Officer Wells Fargo Regional Foundation
CarolineDulaneyProgram AssociateWellspring Advisors
RebeccaFoxProgram OfficerWellspring Advisors, LLC
PriscillaFaustiniExecutive AdministratorWilliam Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund