Fireside Chat: Brennan Gould

Brennan Gould is the president and CEO of the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation – a grantmaker whose mission it is to drive positive, sustainable change in Charlottesville and surrounding communities. Prior to becoming president, Brennan served as director of the foundation’s grant-funded programs, gaining national recognition for her work, for which she received the Robert W. Scrivner Award for Creative Grantmaking for an innovative grantmaking initiative created in response to the deadly racial riots that rocked Charlottesville and the nation in 2017. As a passionate public and human service leader, Brennan also worked as a district liaison to former U.S. Congressman Tom Perriello of Virginia. This session will explore the challenges, triumphs, and differences in exercising leadership after a tragedy strikes your community.