Career Pathways
A Talent Pipeline Expansion Program
Career Pathways Alumni
2017-2018 Cohort
Roy Agloinga
Program Officer
Rasmuson Foundation
Paul Bachleitner
Communications Director
Northwest Area Foundation
Elizabeth Cheung
Senior Program Officer
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Chris Crothers
Senior Program Officer
Jessie Ball duPont Fund
Victoria Grasso
President
Cooper Foundation
Andrea Landes
Vice President of Grants Management
The Commonwealth Fund
Lindsey Linzer
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
Senior Program Officer
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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
Executive Director
The Masto Foundation
LaDawn Sullivan
Director of Leadershi8p & Equity
The Denver Foundation
Jidan Terry-Koon
Program Officer
The San Francisco Foundation
Punita Thurman
Program Director
The Skillman Foundation
Mandy Tuong
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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
Chief Operating Officer
Bainum Family Foundation
Felicia DeHaney
Director, Education and Learning
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Duchesne Drew
Community Network Vice President
The Bush Foundation
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
Program Director, Equality Fund, U.S. Programs
Open Society Foundations
Melinda Gilmore
Director of Strategic Initiatives
Charles F. Kettering Foundation
Makeba Morgan Hill
Deputy to the President and Chief Planner
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation
Karin Krslovic
Grants Manager
Ford Foundation
Ling Liu
Director of 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
Program Officer
The James Irvine Foundation
Rochelle Witharana
Controller/Director of Finance
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
Director, Grants Management
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
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
Chief Operating Officer
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
President & CEO
The Omaha Community Foundation
Angela Brown
Vice President, Policy and Programs
CFLeads
David A. Harris
President & CEO
Urban Strategies Council
Kenneth M. Jones, II
Vice President & CFO
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Earl Lui
Program Director
The California Wellness Foundation
Barbara H. Whye
Vice President, Human Resources and Chief Diversity & Inclusions Officer
Intel Foundation
Amita Nagaraja
Strategy and Program Design Consultant
Lee Christian Parker
Vice President, Private Client Associate
US Trust
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 Quality & 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
Associate Director for Operations
Victoria Foundation
Jeffrey Malloy
Chief Operating Officer
The Heising-Simons Foundation
Jason McGill
Co-Executive Director
Arcus Foundation
Caroline J. Merenda
Director of Operations and Program Services
CFLeads
Debra Joy Pérez
Senior Vice President for Organizational Culture, Inclusion and Equity
Simmons University
Praveen Prasad
Financial Officer
The World Bank
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:
