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Cathy Wright has been named chair of the board of directors of the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, the state’s oldest and largest community foundation. Cathy Wright, JD, LEED AP, a founding partner of Clarus Consulting Group, recently retired when she sold her interest to a group of employees. She has consulted with organizations ranging from international business, government to nonprofits. Prior… Read More

Aurea Montes-Rodriguez is the Executive Vice President at Community Coalition and has worked at the organization for more than 20 years. Born in Mexico and raised in South LA she developed a passion for creating change at the local level. Aurea has been a key leader responsible for building the organization’s youth programs to fight for educational equity, leading efforts… Read More

Rebecca Trobe, Psy.D., works at the intersection of money and meaning, family and leadership. In addition to her long tenure as an executive coach, Rebecca has spent many years within the family office, family wealth and family foundation space working with families and their advisory teams on multi-generational transitions related to wealth, generational succession, governance, stewardship and philanthropy. Rebecca employs… Read More

Nicole Kyauk advises individual donors in their philanthropy, connecting their values with their philanthropic goals. She holds B.A degrees in Communication and Sociology – Organizational Studies from University of California, Davis and an M.A in Public Administration from California State University, East Bay. She is a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® and a Certified 21/64 trainer… Read More

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Cadence Miller is lucky to be a third generation Seattleite, with a deep appreciation for the forests and waters of the pacific northwest. Her professional experience has focused on fostering connections to community, place, health, and belonging with roles in national and local non-profits focused on health, social services, and youth. Cadence’s current role with Laird Norton Family Foundation as… Read More

Kristin Giant is obsessed with changing the culture around productive failure in the philanthropic sector, specifically as it pertains to white leaders’ advocacy for racial justice. She is currently a grantmaker, a grant-seeker, a board member, a corporate attorney, and a technology provider to nonprofits and is working to disrupt power-dynamics in each of those roles. She’s fueled by rage,… Read More

Hilary Hamm believes that systemic change requires cross-sector collaboration. Through this lens, Hilary has partnered with Population Services International as a member of Maverick Collective to create a social enterprise that delivers affordable access to family planning methods across East Africa. Previously, she was a Partnership Development Associate at Concordia, where she brokered partnerships to address global challenges such as labor trafficking… Read More

Laurel Randi joined the McCune Foundation in 2006, first as a Program Officer.  In October 2016, she became the Foundation’s third Executive Director since its inception in 1979.  Previously as Program Director, Ms. Randi worked with the former Executive Director to develop the Foundation’s strategy to sunset the Foundation by October 2029. Over the next 7 years, the Foundation will… Read More