Vivian Long

December 20, 2023
Vivian is the Executive Director for the Long Family Foundation, an intergenerational, private nonprofit organization that funds religious, educational, cultural, and research endeavors. On behalf of the family, Vivian works closely with values-aligned nonprofit leaders through building trusted relationships and investing in organizational health. Vivian co-chairs the Board of Asian American Futures, a national nonprofit focused on activating the power of Gen Z and Read More

Joshua J. Knowles

December 15, 2023
With over a decade of youth program management and direct service experience, Joshua J. Knowles serves as a Program Associate for The Commemoration Fund and The Anne & Henry Zarrow Foundation to help leverage grantmaking to generate long-lasting solutions. As the sole staff for The Commemoration Fund, Joshua oversees the fund’s $3 million award history and its upcoming cycles. Before this Read More

Laura Herrick

December 15, 2023
Originally from small-town Texas, Laura Herrick (she/her) is fast friends with anyone who also says “y’all” in everyday conversation. She moved to the Midwest to serve as National Development Director for the US National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is more than a decade ago. She fell in love with the area, so she continued serving nonprofits in the Chicago area. Read More

Courtney Knoblock

December 8, 2023
Courtney Knoblock is the Program Director at The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she is responsible for grant making strategy and implementation including nonprofit real estate development efforts through the Foundation’s program related investments.  Prior to this position, she spent more than 16 years with the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation of Las Vegas, Nevada as Director Read More

Hannibal B. Johnson

December 8, 2023
Hannibal B. Johnson, Esq., a graduate of Harvard Law School, is an attorney, author, consultant, and the current chair of the Commemoration Fund. Hannibal is also a board member and curator for Greenwood Rising. Hannibal’s consulting work focuses primarily on diversity and inclusion, nonprofit leadership, and human relations issues. Johnson has also served as an adjunct professor at The University of Read More

Rebecca Randall

December 6, 2023
Becca Randall (she/they) is a 5th generation family member of the Fleishhacker Foundation, a family foundation established in 1947 to improve the quality of life in the San Francisco Bay Area. Becca joined the board in 2018 as part of the Foundation’s transition in engaging the next generation of family members. Since joining the board, Becca has chaired the 5th generation committee and Read More

Susan Stamerjohn

November 8, 2023
Susan Stamerjohn is second generation Tracy family member and is currently a board trustee of the Tracy Family Foundation. Susan has served on the Tracy Family Foundation board as a trustee multiple times since 1997, when the Tracy Family Foundation began. She will become the Tracy Family Foundation board chair in January 2024. There are currently 138 Tracy family members Read More

Michelle Tremillo

November 6, 2023
Michelle Tremillo, Co-Executive Director and one of TOP’s co-founders, is a 4th generation Tejana, born and raised in a low-income neighborhood in San Antonio. She has two decades of community organizing experience, and is responsible for raising a multi-million dollar budget, co-developing TOP’s overall strategy to create and win on our economic and racial justice policy agenda in Texas’ 3 Read More

Felecia Lucky

October 30, 2023
Felecia Lucky is the President of the Black Belt Community Foundation in Selma, Alabama.  The Black Belt Community Foundation was established to support community efforts that contribute to the strength, innovation and success in Alabama’s 12 poorest counties—the Black Belt.  As President of the Foundation, Felecia values regular input from the communities and works diligently to strengthen the communities in the Read More

Aleda Gagarin

October 24, 2023
As VP of Influence, Aleda will take the lead on thought leadership, strategic coalitions, and campaigns that can shape norms and practices to increase Candid’s collective impact across the social sector. She will direct the Influence teams, including Communications and Brand Awareness, Development, Partnerships, and Partnership Operations. In close collaboration with the CEO and executive team, Aleda will develop an effective Read More