Francis J. Butler

Posted on February 15, 2019

Dr. Francis J. Butler retired as president of FADICA in 2012. FADICA is a network of private funders who share a general interest in Catholic sponsored activities. Dr. Butler has advised some of the largest private foundations in the United States on charitable, religious and educational trends. Previously, he served as Senior Domestic Social Policy Advisor to the American Catholic… Read More

Frank Karel

Posted on February 15, 2019

Frank Karel was a reporter and communications executive who focused on philanthropic communications as a way to drive social change… Read More

Frank Merrick

Posted on February 15, 2019

Frank Merrick
Frank W. Merrick enjoys many roles and they all help him serve others. He is President of Foundation Management, Vice President of the Merrick Foundation, and President of Ward S. Merrick, Inc., where he manages all aspects related to oil, gas, real estate and venture capital investments. Most of Frank’s work involves helping individuals, companies and foundations connect with and… Read More

Fred Smith

Posted on February 15, 2019

Fred Smith is a graduate of Denver University and Harvard Divinity School. He spent several years as teacher and administrator at Charlotte Christian School in North Carolina and The Stony Brook School in New York before joining Bob Buford in founding Leadership Network, where he served as President for 12 years. As well, Fred was the founder of Fourth Partner, a local… Read More

Farhad Ebrahimi

Posted on February 15, 2019

Farhad Ebrahimi is the founder and chair of the Chorus Foundation, which works for a just transition to a regenerative economy in the United States. The Chorus Foundation supports communities on the front lines of the old, extractive economy to build new bases of political, economic, and cultural power for systemic change. Through his work with Chorus, Farhad is most interested… Read More

Enette Pauzé

Posted on February 15, 2019

Enette Pauzé, PhD, is the CEO of the Level 8 Leadership Institute, an organization dedicated to inspiring world leaders who leave global legacies. She grew up in a family business (G3), and combining her expertise in leadership, business partnerships and family enterprise, she serves as a private family facilitator and business advisor.  She completed her PhD at the University of… Read More

Erica V. Ekwurzel

Posted on February 15, 2019

Erica Villarreal Ekwurzel, a 2007 LBJ graduate and Nonprofit Portfolio Program alum, established Advocacy in Motion in 2012 to help civically minded organizations build capacity in executing their social change missions… Read More

Evan M. Hunt

Posted on February 15, 2019

Evan M. Hunt is a fourth-generation board member of the Roy A. Hunt Foundation… Read More