Board

Elizabeth Carlock Phillips is a social entrepreneur and impact investor at the helm of Phillips Philanthropies, which includes the Phillips Foundation. Since 2013, she has led the Foundation’s implementation of Generational Grants, Original Programs, and Impact Investing, including a “Total Portfolio Activation” approach. Elizabeth serves as a Governor-appointed Trustee of UNC Greensboro and is on the boards of Texas Women’s… Read More

Jamie Allison is devoted to building a healthy, just, and vibrant society, one in which we work creatively and collaboratively to bring the benefits of inclusive community to all. Before joining the Walter & Elise Haas Fund as its Executive Director in 2018, Jamie helped lead the S. H. Cowell Foundation. She started there as Program Officer in charge of Youth… Read More

For more than 30 years, Michael Meadows has dedicated his professional career and personal life to serving others through a wide array of charitable organizations. After receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree in Government from The University of Texas at Austin, Michael began his career as a development officer for his alma mater. Since that time, Michael has served as… Read More

Kimberly Dasher Tripp is Founder and Principal of Strategy for Scale where she works with donors and doers on philanthropic strategy. She conducts research on the practices and behaviors of philanthropists; acts as a strategic philanthropic advisor to individual, family and institutional philanthropies; and works with nonprofits and coalitions on issues of governance, strategy and effective revenue models. She is… Read More

Dow Davis is Chair Emeritus of The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations (AVDF). He served over 30 years on the AVDF board with the last 22 as Chair.  The Foundations were founded over 65 years ago by Arthur Vining Davis, who was one of the early pioneers in the production of aluminum. He was appointed President of Alcoa in 1910 and… Read More

Ashley Snowdon Blanchard is a seasoned nonprofit strategy and management consultant, with a focus on strategic planning for family foundations. She heads the philanthropy practice at Lansberg Gersick & Associates, where she helps families create philanthropic institutions that make a meaningful impact in the world, and that provide a rewarding family experience.  She also works with enterprising families to develop strategies for… Read More