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Dr. Devon Wiel Cohn is co-founder and president of Natembea Foundation, a family foundation focused on education and conflict avoidance, primarily in Africa and the Middle East. She and her husband had little philanthropic experience when they created the foundation in 2005, so they turned to The Philanthropy Workshop (TPW) for help. TPW programs and peer mentoring continue to shape… Read More

Debbie Berger is co-founder and board chair of Unbound Philanthropy, an international foundation dedicated to promoting the ideal of self-determination.  Unbound’s mission is to work collaboratively to improve the lives of immigrants and refugees while strengthening the host communities in which they live.  Prior to the establishment of Unbound Philanthropy, Ms. Berger worked for JP Morgan in New York, Tokyo… Read More

Debbie Brodsky is the founder of DMB Pictures, a boutique video production company specializing in producing documentary-style broadcast-quality films for nonprofits and family foundations. Based just outside of Washington, DC, the company opened its doors in January 2006. Debbie is a former television producer and winner of 3 Emmy awards, with more than 15 years of experience. She focused much… Read More

Deborah Dauber, PhD MPH is an experienced strategist with fifteen years of advising in private and public sectors.  Her areas of content expertise are health care and medical research, with a focus on organizations with a local impact.  She serves as a Director for the Dauber Foundation and a member of the Economic Development and Justice Giving Circle of the East… Read More

Dean Phillips is Chairman and co-owner of Talenti Gelato, America’s 3rd largest premium ice cream brand and the world’s best selling packaged gelato. Previously, Mr. Phillips served as President & CEO of Phillips Distilling Company, representing the fifth generation of his family to manage the business established by his great-great-grandfather in 1912. During his tenure, he participated in the creation… Read More

David Farren assumed leadership of the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation in January 2013. For 20 years prior he worked with the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), where he led major legislative, litigation and agency policy initiatives involving land use, transportation, air quality, water resources and natural area protection in six southeastern states.  His work included collaborating with the foundation… Read More