The Council on Foundations’ Career Pathways (Pathways) program will become one of the premiere philanthropic leadership preparation, talent acquisition, management, and retention programs fostering diversity, inclusion, and excellence in philanthropic leadership. Through both individual and institutional strategies, Pathways focuses on excellence and inclusion in talent acquisition, management, and retention strategies.

The Pathways program is a 12-month leadership preparation program, open to individuals from diverse backgrounds who work in foundations and grantmaking institutions as well as those outside of the field of philanthropy. The program will include three (3), 1.5- to 2.5-day, in-person, small-group learning sessions with nine to 12 peer participants, held during the program’s first six months (between July and December 2010). The sessions will be facilitated by expert faculty representing senior executives and trustees in the field of philanthropy as well as experts from other sectors.

The Council on Foundations is proud to welcome 15 promising philanthropic leaders as members of the inaugural cohort of the 2010-2011 Career Pathways (Pathways) program. The program kicked off the week of July 12, 2010 at the Council's conference center in Arlington, Virginia.

Pathways is made possible through the generous support of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the California Wellness Foundation, the Weingart Foundation, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

• Tonya Allen, vice president, program, The Skillman Foundation, Detroit, MI
• Dale Robinson Anglin, program officer, Victoria Foundation, Glen Ridge, NJ
• Fatima Angeles, director of evaluation and organizational learning, The California Wellness Foundation, Woodland Hills, CA
• E. Thomas Brewer, director of programs, Archstone Foundation, Long Beach, CA
• Craig Drinkard, program officer, Victoria Foundation, Glen Ridge, NJ
• Jeffrey P. Malloy, director of finance & administration, The James Irvine Foundation, San Francisco, CA
• Jason McGill, vice president, member services, Philanthropy New York, New York, NY
• Caroline Merenda, senior program officer, Rochester Area Community Foundation, Rochester, NY\
• La June Montgomery Tabron, senior vice president, chief financial officer, and treasurer, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Battle Creek, MI
• Debra Joy Perez, senior program officer, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, NJ
• Praveen Prasad, development specialist, TrustAfrica, New York, NY\
• Valerie Raines, vice president, corporate philanthropy and senior program officer, Key Bank Foundation, Cleveland, OH
• Latonya Slack, senior program officer, The James Irvine Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
• Julie Walther, senior program officer, The Brinson Foundation, Chicago, IL
• Heidi Williamson, vice president, communications and executive director of the Community Indicators Project, Berks County Community Foundation, Reading, PA

Inquiries may be directed to:

Council on Foundations
Career Pathways Pipeline Expansion Program
Attention: Renée B. Branch
Director, Diversity and Inclusive Practices
2121 Crystal Drive, Suite 700
Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 703-879-0625
E-mail: inclusive@cof.org