Contributor

Alison O’Carroll is a nationally recognized expert in development and planned giving with a successful career in fundraising spanning international relief and development, higher education, and cancer research. Alison recently returned to Atlanta after working as Executive Director for the Office of Planned Giving for the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle Washington. In this role she worked with… Read More

Erin Drury Boorn leads the Philanthropy team’s work on developing, engaging and sustaining relationships with donors by connecting them with community resources and causes that address critical community needs and by creating philanthropic vehicles to meet donors’ philanthropic goals. Erin works with a portfolio of donor-advised funds, helping individuals and families develop their personal philanthropy. Prior to joining the Community… Read More

Kerry McHugh is the Program Officer for The Helen J. Serini Foundation, named after her grandmother, where she oversees the foundation’s grantmaking activities and funder collaboratives. Prior to joining the foundation, she worked in advertising and communications with government and non-profit clients, with a specific focus on behavior change and community-based marketing campaigns. Kerry also serves on the board of… Read More

Melissa Sines is Programs and Knowledge Director at PEAK Grantmaking. This position leads PEAK Grantmaking’s work to identify effective, efficient, and equitable philanthropic practices and advocate for their adoption by grantmakers. Melissa started at PEAK Grantmaking as the Effective Practices Program Manager in 2018. Melissa is a self-professed nonprofit dork and accidental techie. She is passionate about organizing people and projects… Read More

Molly Rand is a senior philanthropic advisor for The Chicago Community Trust. In this role, she is responsible for building and fostering relationships with current and prospective donors. She works with families and individuals to develop philanthropic strategies and support impactful grant making, and helps connect philanthropy to opportunity by leveraging the knowledge of the Trust’s Community Impact staff for… Read More

A lifelong activist, Keiki believes in the power of citizen engagement and the role philanthropy can play in helping build a powerful conservation movement. As co-director of the foundation, Keiki shares responsibility for the foundation’s day-to-day operations with Ann Krumboltz. She also serves as the primary program officer for the foundation’s Conservation Policy grants. Keiki and Ann share the implementation… Read More

Having been a grantee herself for many years, Ann believes a foundation should be an accessible and thoughtful partner to the community it serves. She oversees the Brainerd Foundation’s administrative, management, financial, and programmatic work, in partnership with her colleague Keiki Kehoe. Ann also serves as the primary program officer for the foundation’s Conservation Capacity grants. Ann and Keiki share… Read More

Kahler Sweeney is a graduate research assistant at the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, researching issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the philanthropic sector. He is a graduate of the Political Science and Public & Nonprofit Administration undergraduate programs at Grand Valley State University and is currently pursuing his Master’s of Public Administration. Kahler’s past experiences include a nonprofit… Read More

Olivia H. Farr is a third generation trustee of The John Merck Fund… Read More

As Executive Director of the Roy A. Hunt Foundation since 2015, Jenny Kelly manages a grantmaking portfolio supporting youth violence prevention and community development organizations based in Pittsburgh and Boston, international development programs primarily in east Africa, and national environment initiatives. In addition to these four program areas, general grants are awarded in communities across the country where the trustees… Read More