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Emma is an Awards Director for Lever for Change and serves as the client lead and primary relationship manager for donor partners who sponsor customized competitions or wish to identify projects to fund through Lever for Change’s Bold Solutions Network. Since joining Lever for Change in 2020, Emma has held the roles of Awards Management Associate and Social Impact Associate, Read More

Karen is the Managing Director, Strategic Partnerships at Lever for Change. In her role, Karen develops and executes the strategic plan to engage key networks and partners within the philanthropic, public, and private sectors to advance Lever for Change’s mission. She also provides expert advice and services to donors, whatever their interests, philanthropic experience, or staff level, to connect them Read More

Sharon Bush is the President of Grand Victoria Foundation, a $150 million grantmaking organization with annual giving of $10 million to nonprofit organizations across Illinois. With over 20 years in the social sector, Sharon has spearheaded transformations of organizations and initiatives that resulted in deep social and economic impact. She is a trustee of Roosevelt University, a community of educators, Read More

Dr. John H. Jackson is President and CEO of the Schott Foundation for Public Education. In this role, Dr. Jackson leads the Foundation’s efforts to ensure a fair and substantive opportunity to learn for all students regardless of race or gender. Dr. Jackson joined the Schott Foundation after serving in several senior level positions. Among them, National Director of Education Read More

Daniel O. Ash (he/him/his) is President of the Field Foundation of Illinois. He is responsible for collaborating with the board and staff to help the foundation advance its work—supporting power building in Chicago by investing in civic infrastructure, the cultural sector, local news outlets, and organizers. Annually, the foundation, along with its strategic funding partners, distributes more than $10 million Read More

Dr. Krishna Chari is a Child, Adolescent, & Health Psychologist. He leads several programs for Project ECHO, an internationally recognized model of training and knowledge-sharing for rural and underserved communities, including programs on Adverse Childhood Experiences, Violence Prevention, Clinical Communications, and Pain and Opioid Use Disorder. He is past president of the New Mexico Psychological Association and past Medical Director Read More

Crystal Smallwood is a thirty-three-year retired educator who currently serves as the director of the UNITE Service Corps Program for Operation UNITE in the Fifth Congressional District, Eastern Kentucky. Operation UNITE is a non-profit organization that was formed in 2003 to combat the opioid crisis in Eastern Kentucky. “UNITE” is an acronym for Unlawful Narcotics Investigations, Treatment, and Education. It reflects the three-pronged, comprehensive approach Read More

Gretchen Guess (she/her) is the President and CEO of Rasmuson Foundation, a family foundation dedicated to empowering Alaskans to help each other. She leads the 70-year-old foundation in its vision of an Alaska where people, cultures, and communities thrive. Prior to the Foundation, she served in leadership roles for nonprofit healthcare providers, where she managed operations of hospitals, clinics, and Read More