Who We Are

The National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP) is the only national nonprofit dedicated exclusively to families who give and those who work with them.

NCFP Fellows Mary Mountcastle (left) and June Wilson (right) talk with Russell Family Foundation Board Member Sarah Cavanaugh at the 2015 National Forum on Family Philanthropy in Seattle.

We provide the resources, expertise and support families need to transform their values into effective giving that makes a lasting impact on the communities they serve. Together, we make great things happen.

Meet the Team

Our Board

Kimberly Myers Hewlett

President, Myers Family Foundation; Director, Flora Family Foundation

Lisa Parker

Lisa Parker

President and Executive Director, The Lawrence Welk Family Foundation

David Weitnauer

Principal, Giving Related | NCFP Distinguished Fellow (2023–2025)

Jamie Allison

Jamie Allison

Executive Director, Walter & Elise Haas Fund

NCFP Board Member Ashley Blanchard

Ashley Blanchard

NCFP Chair | Head of Philanthropy, Lansberg Gersick Advisors | Trustee, Hill-Snowdon Foundation

Elizabeth Carlock Phillips

Elizabeth Carlock Phillips

Executive Director, Phillips Foundation

Carmela Castellano Garcia

Carmela Castellano-Garcia

President, Castellano Family Foundation

Kimberly Dasher Tripp

Kimberly Dasher Tripp

NCFP Vice Chair | Founder, Strategy for Scale

Dow Davis

J.H. Dow Davis

Chair Emeritus, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations

Ellie Frey Zagel

Ellie Frey Zagel

Successful Generations Coaching; Vice Chair & Trustee, The Frey Foundation

Michael Meadows

NCFP Treasurer | President and CEO, Meadows Family Consulting Group, LLC | Director, The Meadows Foundation | Trustee, Mike. A. Myers Foundation

Kelly Nowlin

Kelly D. Nowlin

Principal, KDN Philanthropy Consulting | NCFP Fellow (2018–2021)

Jim Parsons

Jim Parsons

Former President, The Brinson Foundation

Adam Rockefeller Growald

Adam Rockefeller Growald

Trustee, Growald Climate Fund

Vasser Seydel

Vasser Seydel

Director, Turner Foundation; Chairperson, Turner Foundation 3rd Generation Board

Our Fellows

Ginny Esposito

Virginia M. Esposito

Senior Fellow and Founding President

Mary Mountcastle

Mary Mountcastle

Trustee, Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation | NCFP Distinguished Fellow (2018–2021)

Kelly Nowlin

Kelly D. Nowlin

Principal, KDN Philanthropy Consulting | NCFP Fellow (2018–2021)

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June L. Wilson

Executive Director, Compton Foundation | NCFP Fellow (2018–2021)

Alice Buhl

Alice Buhl

Senior Fellow (2004-2019)

Susan Packard Orr

Distinguished Fellow (2014–2018)

Doug Bitonti Stewart

Doug Bitonti Stewart

Executive Director, Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation, NCFP Fellow (2015–2018)

Katherine Lorenz

President, The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation; NCFP Fellow (2015-2018)

Our Staff

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Nicholas A. Tedesco

President and CEO

Jason Born

Senior Director, Knowledge

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Jen Crino

Senior Manager, Programs

Maureen M. Esposito

Senior Manager, Member Services

Michael Goodman

Michael Goodman

Office Administrator

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Sally Jones

Senior Advisor

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Maggie McGoldrick

Senior Manager, Marketing and Communications

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Frances Monroe

Senior Manager, Data Analysis and Systems

Rick Schneider

Rick Schneider

Senior Vice President for Advancement

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Katie Scott
Neil Sumilas

Neil Sumilas

Vice President for Planning and Management

Program Consultants

Elaine Gast Fawcett

Elaine Gast Fawcett

Contributing Editor, NCFP

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Tony Macklin

Senior Program Consultant

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