Susan Mims
Susan Mims is the President and CEO of the Dogwood Health Trust, a $1.7 billion private foundation, where she leads a team of public health-oriented philanthropists using creative and innovative investments to change the factors that influence health beyond health care services focusing in four strategic priority areas, housing, education, economic opportunity, and health and…
Kenneth Jones
Kenneth Jones is Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Equity Officer at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. As Chief Operating Officer, Jones is responsible for all aspects of the finance, accounting, tax, audit, information technology, grants management, administrative services, core services, and facilities functions for the Foundation. In addition, he…
Hilda Polanco
Hilda Polanco serves as Market Managing Principal at BDO, where she leads BDO’s Nonprofit & Grantmaker Advisory team which exclusively serves nonprofit organizations and the funders that support them. Passionate about helping nonprofits develop a resilient long-term financial strategy, Polanco has also worked closely with some of the nation’s largest foundations to illuminate the full…
Laura Gerald
Laura Gerald is President of the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, which works to improve the health and quality of life of residents in Forsyth County and around the state of North Carolina. Prior to joining the trust, she was Market Medical Director and Managing Director of Clinical Transformation at Evolent Health, and State Health…
Lori Cox
Lori A. Cox is Vice President of Programs at The California Wellness Foundation. She has 30 years of notable success working on behalf of communities, individuals, families, and at-risk children. Previously, Cox served as the Director of the Alameda County Social Services Agency, leading the County’s largest agency serving nearly 400,000 residents per month. Her…
Kristy Klein Davis
Kristy Klein Davis is President of Georgia Health Initiative and a nationally recognized thought leader on health equity and the role of philanthropy in catalyzing positive change in communities. As President, she works collaboratively with the Board of Directors to achieve the Initiative’s vision of a Georgia in which all people have the opportunity to…
Elizabeth Myung Sook Krause
Elizabeth Myung Sook Krause has been honored to serve others through a career in philanthropy. She is currently the Director of Programs at Perigee Fund, a new national philanthropic organization focused on the mental health of the youngest children and caregivers affected by trauma, poverty, and racism. Previously, she led grantmaking portfolios focused on maternal…
Avenel Joseph
Avenel Joseph, PhD, joined the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) in early 2020 as the Vice President for Policy, where she leads the Foundation’s Policy office and heads its Washington presence. Previously, Joseph served for more than 10 years shaping public policy in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. She began her career on…
Tiffany Donelson
Tiffany Donelson is President and CEO of the Connecticut Health Foundation, overseeing the private foundation’s work in grantmaking, policy advancement, strategic communications, and leadership development. She brings to the role a deep knowledge of health care systems and policy, extensive experience in grantmaking, and a commitment to equity. Donelson previously served as the foundation’s Vice…
Melinda Abrams
Melinda K. Abrams, MS is Executive Vice President for Programs at the Commonwealth Fund, where she has responsibility for the development and management of the Fund’s grant programs. Since coming to the Fund in 1997, Abrams has worked on the Fund’s Task Force on Academic Health Centers, the Child Development and Preventive Care program, led…