Speakers272 Speakers

Ekundayo Bandele

Founder and CEO

Hattiloo Theatre

Angela Glover Blackwell

Founder in Residence

PolicyLink

LaTosha Brown

Co-Founder

Black Voters Matter Fund

Richard Brown

Vice President, Philanthropy

American Express

Dan Cardinali

President & CEO

Independent Sector

Gail Christopher

Executive Director

National Collaborative for Health Equity

Angela Davis

Activist

J. Dash

Producer and Recording Artist

Grace Kelly

Jazz Artist

Antong Lucky

Co-Chair, Heal America; President, Urban Specialists

Urban Specialists/Heal America

Rep. Betty McCollum

Representative, 4th District - Minnesota

United States House of Representatives

Branden Polk

Director of Strategic Partnerships, Stand Together

Stand Together

Professor john a. Powell

Director

Othering & Belonging Institute

Han Ren

Psychologist, Educator, & Mental Health Influencer

Ren Psychological Services, PLLC

Elisha Rhodes

Interim CEO

YWCA USA

Nonoko Sato

Executive Director

Minnesota Council of Nonprofits

DeForest Soaries

Pastor; Civil Rights Activist; Co-Chair, Heal America; Founder/CEO, dfree

dfree/Heal America

Ji Suk Yi

Chicago Media Host, Journalist

Chicago Media Host, Journalist

Maria Yuan

Founder

IssueVoter

Terry Ahwal

Speaker

Afrp

Michael Akin

President

LINK Strategic Partners

Bessie Alcantara

Executive Director

Alternatives

Kimberly Allen

CEO

904WARD

Atnre Alleyne

Founder

The Proximity Project

Alexis Anderson-Reed

Chief Executive Officer

State Voices

Sarah Applebaum

Assistant Teaching Artist

Urban Arts Partnership

Michael Applegate

Data and Research Partnership Manager

Bright Futures Education Partnership

Ana Marie Boyd

President and CEO

Hispanics in Philanthropy

Tamiya Aurel

Chief People & Equity Officer

United Way of Metro Chicago

Sharif Azami

Senior Program Officer

The Fetzer Institute

Robert Babs

Former Program and Operations Manager

Seattle JazzED

Dr. Christine Balarezo

Intuitive Spiritual Coach & Energy Healer

CBC

Ladaisha Ballard

Principal

Furman L. Templeton Preparatory Academy

Amber Banks

Founder & CEO

Center for Trust and Transformation

M Barclay

Co-Founder and Director

enfleshed

Catherine Beane

Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Advocac

YWCA USA

Julia Beatty

Director, Black-Led Movement Fund

Borealis Philanthropy

Tiffanie Beatty

Program Director of Arts, Culture, and Public Policy

National Public Housing Museum

Jeffery Beckham

Chief Executive Officer

Chicago Scholars

Lisha Bell

Consumer Financial Services Product Lead

PayPal

Aliya Bhatia

Acting Executive Director

Vot-ER

Gregg Bishop

Executive Director

Social Justice Fund

Tracy Boak

Partner

Perlman & Perlman, LLP

Mariama Boney

LMSW, CAE, CPEC

Achieve More LLC

Elizabeth Boris

Institute Fellow

Urban Institute

Melissa Bradley

Managing Partner

1863 Ventures

Ellen Braverman

Associate, Movement, Issue, and Charitable Organizations

ActBlue

Keith Brooks

Partner

Noble Story Group

Lina Buffington

Executive Director

Nurses for Sexual and Reproductive Health

Allandra Bulger

Executive Director

Co.act Detroit

Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette

President and CEO

Huston-Tillotson University

Devon Buskin

Founder and President

The Detroit City Lions Youth Club

Alison Carlman

Director of Evidence and Learning and Interim Director of Programs

GlobalGiving

Kyla Carlsen

Director of Programs

Coact Detroit

Benjamin Evans

CEO

Evans & Associates

Joi Carter

Program Officer, Arts & Culture

Cleveland Foundation

Kelsi Carter

Impact Director and Co-Founder

Shooting Without Bullets

Melissa Rhodes Carter

Senior Manager II, Grant Portfolios

Walmart.org

Adrianne Chalepah

Comedian/Writer

Adrianne Chalepah

Caty Borum Chattoo

Executive Director

Center for Media & Social Impact

Jazmin Chavez

Associate Vice President of Public Affairs

Hispanics in Philanthropy

Sarah Clapper

Managing Director, Finance and Administration

The Chicago Scholars Foundation

Kelly James Clark

Distinguished Professor of Philosophy

Ibn Haldun University, Istanbul

Kelly Clingan

Education Director

Seattle JazzED

Roger Colinvaux

Professor of Law

The Catholic Univerrsity of America

Megan Coolidge

Senior Consultant

Community Wealth Partners

Wes Coulam

Managing Director

EY

Philip Courtney

CEO

Urban Arts Partnership

Ty Cox

Vice President of Food Assistance

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Michael Crawford

Director of Marketing

MoveOn

Jessica Davidson

Sr. Faculty

Center for Creative Leadership

Devita Davison

Executive Director

FoodLab Detroit

Dion Dawson

Founder and Executive Director

Dion’s Chicago Dream

M. Michelle Derosier

Chief Program Officer

iCouldBe

Roque Diaz

Senior Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

MacPhail Center for Music

Geniro Dingle

Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

United Way Worldwide

Aaron Dorfman

President and CEO

National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy

Dr. Tekemia Dorsey

CEO/Senior Consultant

DTD's Urban Multisport Consulting Firm

Ryan Easterly

Executive Director

WITH Foundation

Akisha Townsend Eaton

Managing Attorney

Animal Legal Defense Fund

David Eisner

President and CEO

Convergence Center for Policy Resolution

Rudy Espinoza

Executive Director

Inclusive Action for the City

James Evans

President and CEO

Companions and Animals for Reform and Equity, CARE

Falon Mihalic

Landscape Architect and Public Artist

Falon Land Studio

Lewis Faulk

Associate Professor

https://www.american.edu/spa/

Randy Feliciano

Senior Program Manager, Center for Benefits Access

National Council on Aging

Wendy Feliz

Director of the Center for Inclusion and Belonging

American Immigration Council

Seyron Foo

Senior Advocacy Officer

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

Frank Fernandez

President and CEO

Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta

Lori Fresina

Vice President and Executive Director

Voices for Healthy Kids I AHA

Tasha Fridia

Assistant Director

Tribal Youth Resource Center

Ayana Gabriel

Vice President, Community Impact

The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta

Helga Garza

Executive Director

Agri-Cultura Network, La Cosecha Community Support

Alejandro Gibes de Gac

CEO & Founder

Springboard Collaborative

Justin Giboney

Co-Founder and President

AND Campaign

Carol Glanville

Program Manager, Learning Services

Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Reenah Golden

Founder and Executive Artistic Director

The Avenue Blackbox Theatre

Crystal Grant

Technology Fellow

ACLU

Richard Grundy

Co-Founder

JOURNi

Alix Guerrier

CEO

GlobalGiving

Roshni Guerry

Associate Professor/Outpatient Palliative Care Phy

The Proximity Project- Healthcare

Bethany Hall

Creative Director, Comedy Initiatives

Center for Media & Social Impact

Dr. Cheryl Hall-Russell

President and Chief Cultural Consultant

Black Women Wise Women, LLC

Jayke Hamill

Faculty, Nonprofit Sector

Center for Creative Leadership

Chanel Hampton

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Strategic Community Partners

Cherie Harder

President

Trinity Forum

Tiana Hawver

Office Coordinator, Chair of Diversity, Equity and

Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Kahina Haynes

Executive Director

The Dance Institute of Washington, Inc.

Crystal Hayling

Executive Director

Libra Foundation

SHERELLE Hogan

Founder

Pure Heart Foundation

Ja'Qwan Hoskins

Manager of Human Resources

Chicago Scholars

Margaret Huang

President & CEO

Southern Poverty Law Center

Ange Hwang

Executive Director

Asian Media Access, Inc.

Ronda Jackson

Vice President of Government Affairs

KABOOM!

Charisse Conanan Johnson

Managing Partner

Next Street

Michelle Johnson

Senior Program Officer, Arts and Culture

The Kresge Foundation

Nicole Jeanine Johnson

Sr. Manager of Corporate Engagement, Chicago Schol

Chicago Scholars/ The Aya Group

Tammy Johnston

Speaker

Three Extraordinary Women

Jennifer Jones

Staff Attorney, Technology & Civil Liberties

ACLU of Northern CA

Sylvester Jones

Program Officer

Fetzer Institute

Brian Joseph

CEO and Founder

RevJen Group

Monisha Kapila

Founder and Co-CEO

ProInspire

Erinn Kelley-Siel

Chief Officer of Policy and Expansion

Friends of the Children

Ben Kershaw

Director of Public Policy and Government Relations

Independent Sector

Delia Kimbrel

Senior Director of Research and Policy

ImpactTulsa

lillian kuri

Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

Cleveland Foundation

Ritika Kurup

Senior Director of Learning and Activation

StriveTogether

Khadeejah Lasuc Lewis

Vice President, Talent, Learning, Equity and Inclu

Chicago Scholars

Ilana Levinson

Senior Director of Government Relations

Social Current

Lyle Lomayma

Benefits Enrollment Center, Northern New Mexico Rural Health Network Tribal

Rio Arriba

Stephen Love

Program Manager, Environmental Initiatives

Cleveland Foundation

Megan Lowe

Founder

Megan Lowe Dances

Ricardo Luna

Deputy Director

Seattle JazzED

Kathryn Lusk

Senior Director of Programs

KABOOM!

Gabriel Maldonado

Chief Executive Officer

TruEvolution

Michael McAfee

President and CEO

PolicyLink

Heather McGhee

Author and Policy Advocate

Tameka McGlawn

Founder

McGlawn and Associates

Jamila McLean

Healthcare Policy Manager

Benefits Data Trust

Carie Mellenthin

Manager, Strategic Initiatives

Generate Health STL

Rashema Melson

Member

National Coalition for the Homeless

Daniel Michaels

Associate, Movement, Issue, and Charitable Organiz

ActBlue

Kristine Michie

Managing Partner

ImpactFull

Chetana Mirle

Board Member

Animal Grantmakers (and Spring Point Partners)

Kenice Mobley

Comedian

Center for Media and Social Impact

Mohammed Mohammed

Senior Program Officer

Fetzer Institute

Ar'Sheill Monsanto

Director of Strategy

N/A

Nick Monzi

CEO and Co-Founder

Learn Fresh

Nathan Moore

Spiritual Engagement Coordinator

The Fetzer Institute

Michael Murray

President and CEO

Arthur Vining Davis Foundation

Veronica Myers

Director

County of El Paso - Parks and Recreation

Lisa Nelson

Founder/CEO

See In Colors

Jessica Newsome

Director of Behavioral Health

Alternatives

Chris Omni

Visionary and CEO

Kujima Health

Laurie Paarlberg

C.S. Mott Foundation Chair on Community Foundation

Lilly Family School of Family, Indiana University

Stacy Palmer

Editor

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Jonathan Peck

President, CEO

CivicLab, Inc.

LATEESHA PINKNEY

Founder and CEO

Strategy Or Struggle, Inc.

Andrew Plumley

Senior Director of Equity and Culture

American Alliance of Museums

Natasha Pollard

Business Operations Manager

See In Colors

Selah Pomeranitz

Outreach Associate, Movements, Issues & Charitable

ActBlue

Lauren Powell

President & CEO

The Equitist

Pearlette Ramos

Speaker

Three Extraordinary Women LLC

Melaak Rashid

Development Director

SMART DEVELOPMENT

Erica Reid

National Director of Programs

Friends of the Children

Richard Reyes

Executive Director

PLUS ME Project

Jose Rico

Executive Director

Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Chicago

Risa Rifkind

Director of Civic Engagement and Marketing

Disability Lead

Frederick Riley

Executive Director, Weave: The Social Fabric Project

The Aspen Institute

Candace Robinson

Director, Healthy Communities

Capital Impact Partners

Angela Romans

Executive Director

Innovation for Equity

Felipe Romero

Director of Communications and Marketing

City of Brownsville

Adela Ruiz

Program and Grants Manager

NBA Foundation

Sundiata Salaam

Senior Director of Leadership Development

BES

Yadira Sanchez

Co-Executive Director

Poder Latinx

Everett Sands

CEO & President

Lendistry

Samuel Vilchez Santiago

Manager, Movement, Issues, and Charitable Organiza

ActBlue

Michelle Scheidt

Senior Program Officer

Fetzer Institute

Joseph Sciortino

Executive Director

The Schmidt Family Foundation

Scottie Seawell

Co-Founder and Principal Consultant

Leading and Governing Associates, Inc.

Willa Seldon

Partner

The Bridgespan Group

Lacy Serros

Manager, Executive

Nonprofit Finance Fund

Crystal Sewell

Director of Human Resources

The Kresge Foundation - Achieve Mission

Kashif Shaikh

Co-Founder and President

Pillars Fund

Meghan Shea

Co-Founder

Persistent Productions

Jimmy Simpson, Jr.

Manager of Partnerships

YouthTruth, The Center for Effective Philanthropy

Lillian Singh

Project Director

Enterprising Ventures of Color

Renae Skutnik

Organizational Culture and HR Specialist

Fetzer Institute

Kimberlee Nicole Smith

Advisory Board Member, The Greater Sum Foundation; Founder/Chief People Person, The Tenacious Rose Project

Lawrence Smith

Board Member (Justice/Equity/Diversity/Inclusion)

The Greater Sum

Shakiyla Smith

Vice President, Organizational Culture

Fetzer Institute

Jacob Snow

Senior Staff Attorney, Technology & Civil Liberties

ACLU Northern CA

Elizabeth MacLaren

Designer in Residence

GlobalGiving

Kerrien Suarez

Executive Director

Equity in the Center

Patrice Sulton

Executive Director

DC Justice Lab

Tammy Tai

Deputy Director

King Boston

Carla Taylor

Senior Director

Community Wealth Partners

Matthew Taylor

Founder

The Noble Story Group Inc.

Edward Tepporn

Executive Director

Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation

Krystel Theuvenin

Teaching Faculty

Urban Arts Partnership

Lindsay Torrico

Vice President of Policy and Advocacy

United Way Worldwide

Tom Tresser

Co-Founder, COO

The CivicLab

Nellie Tsai

Social Innovation Officer

Michigan Nonprofit Association

Tanya Tucker

Chief of National Engagement and Partnerships

Full Frame Initiative

Cristina Uribe

Director of Political Strategy

Cultural Engagement Lab

Jonathan VanAntwerpen

Program Director for Religion and Theology

Henry Luce Foundation

Uma Viswanathan

Executive Director

New Pluralists Collaborative

Trella Walker

Interim CEO

Nonprofit Finance Fund

Richard Wallace

Executive Director

Equity and Transformation

Marcus Walton

President and CEO

GEO

Simone Washington

Director of Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI)

BSR

Lynette Washington

Chief Operating Officer

Baltimore City Public Schools

Aja Welch

Coordinator, Strategic Initiatives

Generate Health STL

Matt Whitaker

National Director of Integrated Program

Compassion & Choices

Donald Whitehead

Executive Director

National Coalition for the Homeless

Alyssa Williams

Director of Equity Initiatives

Strategic Community Partners

Marlon Williams

Vice President of Collaboration and Policy

Philanthropy New York

Vivian Williams Kurutz

Executive Director

Harlem Wellness Center

Corey Woods

Mayor

City of Tempe

Karen Wu

Partner

Perlman & Perlman, LLP

Layla Zaidane

President & CEO

Millennial Action Project

Hannah Phipps

Upswell Associate

Independent Sector

Crissy Vo Khuong

Equity and Impact Specialist

Capital Impact Partners

Anthony Michael Abril

Case Team Leader

The Bridgespan Group

Mary Coleman

Program Manager

Voqal

Megan Storti

Executive Assistant to the CEO & Founder

Springboard Collaborative

Chris Ryan Rubio

Associate

Independent Sector

Hannah Phipps

Upswell Associate

Independent Sector

Micah A. Nelson

Manager, Public Policy

Independent Sector

Allison Grayson

Policy and Sector Impact

Independent Sector

Neisha McGee

Manager of Advocacy, Engagement, & Mobilization

Independent Sector

Nick Gilbert

Executive Assistant to the CEO

Independent Sector

Gina Catedrilla Strickland

Director, Governance and Executive Office

Independent Sector

Rick Robinson

COO

Independent Sector

Jeffrey Moore

Chief Strategy Officer

Independent Sector

Ana Montañez

Government Relations Manager

Independent Sector

Lindsay Marcal

Manager, Membership

Independent Sector

Rob Watkins

Director, Finance and Administration

Independent Sector

Nancy Barry

Manager, Special Initiatives, Public Policy

Independent Sector

Elaine Bevington

Associate, Community Building

Independent Sector

Loriane Ngarambe

Manager, Community Engagement

Independent Sector

Bradley Wong

Director of Strategic Communications and Public Re

Independent Sector

Lawrence Abbey

Senior Associate, Digital Content & Engagement

Independent Sector

Mareeha Niaz

Manager, Leadership Programs

Independent Sector

Habib Bako

Director, Community Building and Engagement

Independent Sector

Kathy Bradley, CAE

Director, Corporate Partnerships

Independent Sector

Laura Marqués-Jackson

Manager, Partnerships

Independent Sector

Monica White

Program Manager

Independent Sector

Katie Cattell

Director, Foundation Partnerships

Independent Sector

Christian Clansky

Director, Marketing and Digital Strategy

Independent Sector

Jasmine Shah

Staff Accountant

Independent Sector

Gabriella Marroquín-Calderón

Senior Associate, Finance & Operations

Independent Sector

Shannon Ryan

Designer

Independent Sector

Kristina Gawrgy

Chief Communications & Community Building Officer

Independent Sector

Stuart Hewitt

Executive Assistant

Independent Sector

Brandon Johnson

Director of Digital Innovation

Independent Sector

Jess Payton

Database Manager

Independent Sector

Emily Rogers

Manager, Policy Research

Independent Sector

Elyse Harrington

Director, Operations and Administration

Independent Sector

Debra Rainey

Communications Manager

Independent Sector

Elizabeth Culkin

Director, Conference & Event Management

Independent Sector

Michelle Vallar

Conference and Events Logistics Manager

Independent Sector

Morlie Patel

Director of Civic & Partner Engagement

United Way of Metro Chicago

Daniel Lau

Initiative Officer, Democracy Frontlines Fund

The Libra Foundation

Lisa Clancy

Consultant

Gladiator Consulting

Denise Carlos

Musician

Las Cafeteras

Hector Flores

Musician

Las Cafeteras

Jasiri X

Co-Founder and CEO

1Hood Media

Jessica Swan

Regional Advocate

Agri-Cultura Cooperative Network

Vikki Conwell

Director of Communications

Convergence Center for Policy Resolution

Clifford Cartel

Yogi | Musician | Educator

Transp0se

Lolly Bowean

Portfolio Manager, Media & Storytelling

Field Foundation