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Ms. Falusi is Senior Vice President and Philanthropy Advisor at Bessemer Trust. In this role, she advises individuals and families on a range of philanthropy topics including strategic grantmaking, governance best practices, establishing charitable entities, and engaging the next generation. She also designs and facilitates in-depth family philanthropy learning sessions. Prior to joining Bessemer, Jumi was a private wealth advisor… Read More

Ernest Tollerson is a seasoned environmental policy maker, sustainability expert, non-profit executive and journalist with a distinguished record of volunteer leadership. Mr. Tollerson served as a trustee of the Nathan Cummings Foundation (NCF) from 2004 to 2013 including a three year term as board chair; he also served as NCF’s Interim president and CEO from July 2014 until November 2015… Read More

Eric Jones is Senior Project Manager at GivingData, where he leads client implementations. Prior to GivingData, Eric worked in philanthropy as a program officer focused on environmental issues and in grants management… Read More

David Goldsmith is Senior Vice President of Strategy at GivingData and is the founder of New Philanthropy Media, a consultancy focused on digital strategy for foundations and nonprofits… Read More

Lymari Benitez, Ph.D. joined Pace Center for Girls in June 2015.  As the Senior Director of Program Information and Impact, she uses information to support 22 communities in Florida and Georgia to help girls at high risk of involvement with the juvenile justice system to change their life trajectory.  Prior to joining PACE, she worked in evaluation at Tennessee’s Statewide System… Read More

Yessica Cancel, chief operating officer of Pace Center for Girls, has been involved in expanding Pace’s reach throughout Florida, adding four centers over the past two years and working to expand Pace beyond the state of Florida. She has been instrumental in launching an update to Pace’s organization-wide research-based behavior modification system creating a consistent approach that is able to… Read More

As the Chief Advancement Officer at Pace Center for Girls’, Teddy leads marketing and resource development strategies that enable the organization to support its programs and services for girls. He works in partnership with the President of Pace Center for Girls and organizational leadership to create and implement fundraising plans that advance the organization’s goals and strategic priorities. Prior to… Read More

Rachel Leon has held leadership positions for more than 25 years, most recently as the Executive Director for more than a decade at the Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA), a network of hundreds of foundations within environmental philanthropy. During her tenure at EGA, she helped create a nationally recognized Environmental Fellows Program with Dr. Dorceta Taylor, now in its sixth year… Read More

Carolyn Wall Sakata is Chief of Staff of a newly formed family office that supports the work of the Baszucki Family Foundation. For the past 15 years, she has worked in philanthropy with family foundations at varying stages. Prior to her work with the Baszucki family, Carolyn served as Managing Director of Sunlight Giving, a family foundation created in 2014… Read More

Milton Speid is an expert social impact advisor. Currently, he guides members of The ImPact, a group of visionary families committed to aligning their assets with their values towards their impact investing goals. Prior, he was responsible for executing the ”Beyond the Bay” and Eastern Region strategies that seek to support Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s (SVCF) role as global social… Read More