Agenda
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 FoundationPartners18 Partners
The Fetzer Institute
Independent Sector
Center for Creative Leadership
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
NAMM Foundation
The Barr Foundation
ActBlue
Cleveland Foundation
Peter G. Peterson Foundation
Heal America
The Allstate Foundation
Walmart
LeaderStories
Perlman & Perlman
Nonprofit Leadership Alliance
iWave
The California Wellness Foundation
Columbia University, M.S. Nonprofit Management
