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Patricia “Patty” McIlreavy joined the Center for Disaster Philanthropy as its president and CEO in March 2020. Prior to joining CDP, Patty served as the vice president of the humanitarian policy and practice at InterAction. During that time, she led the organization’s efforts to assist the humanitarian community, including InterAction Members, U.N. agencies and the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, to address… Read More

Marcus F. Walton joins GEO with over a decade of practice in both nonprofit management and the ontological learning model. He specializes in operationalizing conceptual frameworks; racial equity facilitation and training; leadership and management strategy; stakeholder engagement; program development and navigating philanthropy. In his previous role as Director of Racial Equity Initiatives for Borealis Philanthropy, Marcus lead the Racial Equity… Read More

Diana Scearce has dedicated her career to helping social changemakers increase effectiveness and impact, in the U.S. and around the world. Diana’s independent consulting practice focuses on developing and evolving strategy, research into nonprofit and philanthropic effectiveness, learning facilitation and collaboration support. Diana spent 6 years leading evaluation and learning within foundations, as Director of Learning and Evaluation at the… Read More

Antony Bugg-Levine is CEO of the Nonprofit Finance Fund, one of the nation’s leading community development financial institutions that makes millions of dollars in loans to nonprofits and pushes for fundamental improvement in how money is given and used in the sector. Prior to this, he co-led the Rockefeller Foundation’s program work focused on impact investing – that is developing investment vehicles… Read More

Manmeet Mehta is the Director of Program Operations and Impact for Ashoka U.S. She has more than 15 years of experience in the corporate and social sector, working on issues of improving access to philanthropic capital, strategy consulting, strategic philanthropy, and grantmaking. She founded GlobalGiving’s online crowdfunding program, “The GlobalGiving Accelerator” in 2007. The Accelerator was the first globally accessible… Read More

Michael Zakaras is Director of Strategy & Partnerships at Ashoka U.S. He is also co-founder of Ashoka’s ‘All America’ initiative which focuses on pushing the boundaries of social entrepreneurship beyond the traditional coastal circles. Michael has previously worked for Ashoka in Ireland and Central Europe, and has participated on selection panels for social entrepreneurs across the globe, from Montreal to… Read More

As Director, Seventh-day Adventist Initiative, Amy Soper develops and oversees our faith-based strategy in alignment with the organization’s broader strategy, mission and vision. Soper joined the Foundation in 2012, and prior to her current role, served as Senior Program Manager, Seventh-day Adventist Initiative. Before the Foundation, she was Vice Principal of Academics at Takoma Academy in Takoma Park, Maryland, and… Read More

Vicki Andrews is the Director of Donor Relations for the North Texas Community Foundation. Vicki loves getting to be part of something bigger and working in service of others in her role at the Community Foundation. For more than 6 years, she has helped honor our fundholders’ intentions, with previous experience as a small-business owner, a preschool director, and a… Read More

Nicole Donelson is the Vice President of Philanthropy at Central Florida Foundation. In her role at the Foundation, Nicole leads and manages the annual plan for business revenue, growth of assets and fund holder satisfaction. Originally from California, Nicole earned a degree in Psychology from University of California, Davis. Prior to her role at the Foundation, Nicole served as Executive Director… Read More