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Katherine Grady has worked with Lansberg, Gersick and Associates since 1997, and became a partner in 2008.  Her consultations focus on continuity planning, governance design, leadership development, and family team building with family businesses, offices and foundations… Read More

Karen Keating Ansara and her husband Jim make grants from the Boston Foundation to build equitable health systems and end global poverty, particularly in Haiti and in their region north of Boston. Karen founded and chairs the Board of New England International Donors, a learning and giving hub for global philanthropists and grantmakers. A Co-founder in 2010 of the Haiti… Read More

Julie Fisher Cummings is vice chair of the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation, a $250 million endowed family foundation based in Detroit, Michigan with funding areas that include: health, culture, Jewish life, and strengthening youth and families. She is also co-founder and chairman of the Lovelight Foundation, which exclusively focuses it’s grantmaking on improving the lives of underserved… Read More

Julien Sémelin joined MAVA from FIBA in December 2014 after the two foundations merged, and joined the Mediterranean Programme team in 2015. He is in charge of the marine and coastal aspects of our Mediterranean Programme. Holding a Master’s degree from the European Institute for Marine Studies in France, Julien began his career in the field, running a small marine protected… Read More

Justin Maxson manages the overall operations of the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, leads staff in developing strategy and initiatives to accomplish its mission and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors. Before joining MRBF, Justin served for 13 years as President of the Mountain Association for Community Economic Development (MACED), a multi-strategy community economic development organization based in Berea, Kentucky. There, he managed… Read More

Justin McAuliffe helps to manage the special programs activities of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, including multiple sclerosis research and wellness programming, hospitality education, and family philanthropy. He is responsible for monitoring current grants and supporting the development, review, and presentation of grant proposals, for consideration by the Foundation board of directors. Prior to joining the Hilton Foundation, McAuliffe worked… Read More

Josh Lustig is a student at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor trying to bridge the gap between technology and social impact. Specifically, his interest field lies with industrial engineering and computer analysis. With these skills, he analyzes and alters systems that govern products and human phenomenon. Josh has been engaged and connected deeply with Allowance for Good including… Read More