Career Pathways
A Talent Pipeline Expansion Program
Career Pathways Alumni
2018-2019 Cohort
Liz Alsina
Senior Program Officer
Walton Family Foundation
Carlotta Arthur
Director, Clare Boothe Luce Program
Henry Luce Foundation
Shelby Brown
Managing Director
Paul J. Aicher Foundation / Everyday Democracy
Lee Bynum
Senior Program Associate and Associate Director,
Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Meaghan Calcari Campbell
Program Officer
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Alexandra Caraballo
National Manager, Philanthropy
Kaiser Permanente
Amy Carlin
Director of Foundation Programs
The Krupp Family Foundation
Jorge Cino
Communications Officert
Heising-Simons Foundation
Brian Dixon
Program Officer and Grants Manager
W. Clement & Jessie V. Stone Foundation
Lilly Fu
Senior Director, Finance & Administration
George Lucas Educational Foundation
Adam Ganuza
Program Officer
John S. & James L. Knight Foundation
Alejandra Garduno Martinez
Program Officer for Latin America and the Caribbean
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Tiauna George
Senior Director of Grants Management
Energy Foundation
Shannan Gonzalez
Senior Human Resources Officer
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Danielle Goonan
Director, Economic Opportunites Investments & Grantmaking U.S. Jobs and Economic Opportunity Initiative
The Rockefeller Foundation
Lyn Hunter
Director of Regional Strategies & Networks
Philanthropy Northwest
Jennifer Jaramillo
Chief Talent Officer
The Kresge Foundation
Susan Johnson
Director, Organizational Development and Philanthropic Practice
Lumina Foundation
Sharnita C. Johnson
Arts Program Director
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
Tamu Jones
Managing Director, Justice Reinvestment and Los Angeles Region
The California Endowment
Heather Kukla
Vice President and General Counsel
Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies
Atlanta McIlwraith
Senior Manager Community Engagement and Communication
Timberland
Kurian Thomas
Vice President, Spiritual Transformation
Fetzer Institute
Donita Volkwijn
Manager, Knowledge Management
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
2017-2018 Cohort
Roy Agloinga
Program Office of External Affairs
Paul Bachleitner
Communications Director
Northwest Area Foundation
Elizabeth Cheung
Senior Program Officer, Domestic Programs
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Chris Crothers
Director of Impact Investing
Jessie Ball duPont Fund
Victoria Grasso
President
Cooper Foundation
Andrea Landes
Vice President of Grants Management
The Commonwealth Fund
Lindsey Linzer
Senior Director of Programs and Grants Administration
The Miami Foundation
Courtney Lopez
Director of Development
Santa Fe Community Foundation
Michelle Lugalia-Hollon
Director, Initiatives and Partnerships
Kronkosky Charitable Foundation
Rosita Najmi
Head of Global Social Innovation
PayPal
Vivian Oden
Vice President, Special Projects
Hampton Roads Community Foundation
Lauren Padilla-Valverde
Senior Program Manager
The California Endowment
Steve Pearson
Manager, IBM Corporate Citizenship
IBM
Sari Raskin
Vice President of Grants and Community Leadership
Community Foundation for Northern Virginia
A. Sparks
Chief Executive officer
The Masto Foundation
LaDawn Sullivan
Director of Leadershi8p & Equity
The Denver Foundation
Jidan Terry-Koon
Director, People
The San Francisco Foundation
Punita Thurman
Program Director
The Skillman Foundation
Mandy Tuong
President and Chief Executive Officer
InFaith Community Foundation
Monica Varela
Vice President, Colombia Program
RARE
Laura Washington
Director of Communications
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Irene Wong
Director of Local Grantmaking
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Melinda Wright
Program Officer
Walton Family Foundation
2016-2017 Cohort
Maggi Alexander
Partner, Center for Global Philanthropy
The Philanthropic Initiative
Joseph Braun
Executive Director
Fond Du Lac Area Foundation
LaTese Briggs
Senior Director, Programs & Strategy
Milken Institute
David Daniels
CEO and President
Bainum Family Foundation
Felicia DeHaney
Director, Education and Learning
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Duchesne Drew
President
Minnesota Public Radio
Kay Fernandez Smith
Assistant Vice President, Programs
The San Francisco Foundation
Desiree Flores
Director, U.S. Social Justice Program
Arcus Foundation
Brennan Gould
President and CEO
Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
Leslie Gross Davis
Partner
Advantage Insights
Melinda Gilmore
Director of Strategic Initiatives
Charles F. Kettering Foundation
Makeba Morgan Hill
Executive Director, Office of the EVP
Piedmont Healthcare
Karin Krslovic
Grants Manager
Ford Foundation
Ling Liu
Director of Marketing and Communications
The San Francisco Foundation
Karissa Lowe
Knowledge & Data Manager
Meyer Memorial Trust
Meron Makonnen
Director, Legal Services
The ELMA Philanthropies Services US Inc.
Marcus McGrew
Director of Program Operations and Information Management
The Kresge Foundation
David McGhee
Associate Vice President of Organizational Excellence & Impact
The Skillman Foundation
Pooja O'Hanlon
Executive Director
Thomas and Jeanne Elmezzi Private Foundation
Jennifer Price-Letscher
Director, Programs and Special Projects
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Prasangi Ranaweera
Senior Portfolio Manager
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Melina Sanchez
Senior Program Officer
The James Irvine Foundation
Rochelle Witharana
Chief Financial Officer
The California Wellness Foundation
Johngerlyn "Jonse" Young
Director of Philanthropic Services
Grand Rapids Community Foundation
2012-2013 Cohort
Elven participants graduated from the 2012-2013 Career Pathways Program. The year-long leadership preparation program closed with the usual closing ceremony at the Council's Annual Conference in Chicago. Council Board Vice Chair Sherry P. Magill, of the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, gave the welcome address. Carol Goss of the President of the Skillman Foundation, and Council President and CEO Vikki Spruill were featured speakers.
Lisette Islas Director of Community Organizing Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation was overwhelming chosen by her peers to represent the group at the closing ceremony. She gave a heartfelt speech centered on authenticity and finding your way inspired by her daughter. She thanked her cohort members and Pathways staff for memories made and the network of support they created.
Brandee Butler
Head of Gender Justice & Human Rights
C&A Foundation
Satonya C. Fair
President and Chief Executive Officer
PEAK Grantmaking
Angela K. Frusciante
Principle
Knowledge Designs to Change
Lisette O. Islas
Chief Impact Officer
Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Poverty (MAAC)
Leslie A. Ito
Executive Director
Armory Center for the Arts
Jin-Wook (Jay) Kim
Executive Director
Foundation for MetroWest
Christopher Nanni
President & CEO
Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
Dee Dee Nguyen
Director of Philanthropy
Community Partners International
Maggie Gunther Osborn
Senior Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer
Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers
Lita Pardi
Director, Resource Deployment
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
Aleesha Towns-Bain
Executive Director
Bristol Bay Native Corporation Education Foundation
2011-2012 Cohort
Twelve participants graduated from the 2011-12 Career Pathways Program. The year-long leadership preparation program concluded with an inspirational ceremony April 29 at the Council's Annual Conference in Los Angeles. Carol Larson and Kevin Murphy, the Council's board chair and vice chair, and Council Interim President and CEO Jeff Clarke were featured speakers.
In keeping with the tradition of selecting a class member to deliver and address at the closing ceremony, Kenneth M. Jones II, vice president for finance and administration at The Annie E. Casey Foundation, delivered the commencement address to a room full of enthusiastic supporters. Jones creatively illuminated the graduating class’ journey through the lens of reality TV, introducing each of his classmates as contestants who “represent the purpose of [the Career Pathways] program, different ethnicities, backgrounds, beliefs, ages, and genders, working for the common good of philanthropy and ensuring that the word ‘inclusion’ should be in the fabric of every foundation.” Jones also thanked the financial sponsors of the program. “For our nominators and supervisors,” he concluded, “thanks for allowing us the time and space to participate in this program.”
Sara A. Boyd
Chief Executive Officer
VidaNyx
Angela Brown
Vice President, Policy and Programs
CFLeads
David A. Harris
President & CEO
Urban Strategies Council
Kenneth M. Jones, II
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
The MacArthur Foundation
Earl Lui
Program Director
The California Wellness Foundation
Barbara H. Whye
Chief Diversity and Inclusions Officer
Intel Foundation
Amita Nagaraja
Strategy and Program Design Consultant
Lee Christian Parker
Senior Vice President, Philanthropic Client Manager
Bank of America Private Bank
Sharmila Rao Thakkar
Philanthropy & Nonprofit Consultant
SRT Advising & Consulting LLC
Darrell L. Tucci
Chief Development Officer
Desert AIDS Project
Belen Vargas
Vice President, Programs
Weingart Foundation
Alandra L. Washington
Vice President of Transformation and Organizational Effectiveness
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
2010-2011 Cohort
The 2010-11 Career Pathways Program successfully concluded with an inspirational ceremony at the Council's Annual Conference on April 10 in Philadelphia. Fifteen participants graduated from the year-long leadership preparation program for mid-career professionals. Carol Larson, the Council's board chair and Steve Gunderson, president and CEO were featured speakers.
Latonya Slack, senior program officer of the James Irvine Foundation, was chosen by the members of the graduating class to deliver a commencement address. She recounted the rigor of the program, leadership opportunities, and camaraderie among her program peers. “We learned that embracing diversity and hosting and holding difficult conversations also means that we share our tears and joy, our challenges as well as our accomplishments,” she said. “We can celebrate and support each other and, when necessary, challenge each other to stay on task. The connections we have made professionally are key to a long and healthy career. But it's the personal connections that have made us friends, confidants, and valued colleagues.”
Slack thanked to her sponsoring CEO, Jim Canales of the James Irvine Foundation, and her supervisor, Amy Dominguez-Arms, for their recognition and support of diversity in leadership. She also praised the Council's staff and the Career Pathways team for developing, creating, and nurturing the program.
Tonya Allen
Chief Executive Officer
The Skillman Foundation
Fatima Angeles
Vice President of Programs
The California Wellness Foundation
Dale Robinson Anglin
Director, Youth and Social Services
The Cleveland Foundation
E. Thomas Brewer
Director of Finance and Administration
Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Craig Drinkard
Deputy Director
Victoria Foundation
Jeffrey Malloy
Chief Operating Officer / Corporate Treasurer
The Heising-Simons Foundation
Jason McGill
Founder and Prinicipal
Justice Associates, LLC
Caroline J. Merenda
Senior Director of Administration
CFLeads
Debra Joy Pérez
Senior Vice President for Organizational Culture, Inclusion and Equity
Simmons University
Praveen Prasad
Senior Specialist - Private Sector & Foundations
The World Bank Group
Valerie Raines
President
Vraines Consulting
Latonya Slack
Principle & Founder
Slack Global Consulting
La June Montgomery Tabron
President and CEO
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Julie Walther
Executive Director
Compass Chicago
Heidi Williamson
Vice President for Programs and Initiatives
Berks County Community Foundation
Career Pathways is made possible thanks to generous funding support from: