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Emily’s career at the Greater Washington Community Foundation began in November 2016 as a regional Donor Services Associate. Her current role as Campaign Coordinator includes development and relationship management for the annual Celebration of Philanthropy, Fund for Greater Washington, and Building Thriving Communities impact initiatives, and assisting with The Community Foundation’s Professional Advisor network (specifically the Young Professional Advisors Committee,… Read More

Kyla Quintero is the Chief Financial Officer at the Arizona Community Foundation… Read More

Allison Gister is Director, Grants & Knowledge Management, at the Conrad H. Hilton Foundation, and a member of PEAK Grantmaking’s board of directors… Read More

As Development Officer, Greg is responsible for developing new and existing funds. He oversees donor relations and services. Greg joined the FM Area Foundation in 2014. He previously served as Administrator of the Emergency Food Pantry of Fargo-Moorhead and Executive Director of the Rape and Abuse Crisis Center of Fargo-Moorhead. From 1988 to 2005, he served as the Sales and… Read More

Alexa Cortes Culwell has decades of experience building, managing, and advising philanthropic initiatives, as both a foundation CEO and a partner to donors shaping their strategy, implementation, learning, and legacy. As Co-founder and CEO of Open Impact, she leads an innovative team with a distinctive and holistic approach to working alongside clients at every step in their giving journey. Alexa’s… Read More

As a co-founder of the Laughing Gull Foundation, Meg was honored to take the lead on launching the organization in 2013. In setting up LGF’s first grantmaking programs, operations, and strategies, Meg drew on fifteen years of leadership experience with innovative organizations including the Merck Family Fund, Resource Generation, Bolder Giving, The Food Project, The Farm School and Waltham Fields Community Farm. She was supported and inspired by… Read More

Founded in 2019, the Next Gen Giving Circle’s mission is to cultivate the next generation of philanthropists in the greater Washington D.C. region. The Giving Circle is comprised of members contributing monthly donations that get pooled together for impactful grants to community causes. Members convene throughout the year to connect and engage with the local community. The Giving Circle’s funds… Read More

Jan Lane currently serves as Development Officer and has worked for the Community Foundation since 2013. Jan works in conjunction with the Vice President of Development and other development staff to support charitable planning for community-minded individuals, families and companies. Jan is primarily responsible for cultivating and facilitating the Community Foundation’s legacy planning program. In 2015, Jan completed a Legacy… Read More

Colleen McCarthy Blair is the Interim Chief Philanthropy Officer at the Greater Cincinnati Foundation. Colleen, joined GCF in 2017 as the Senior Philanthropic Advisor, received her Executive Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of South Dakota and her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Visual Communication design from the University of Dayton. Before joining GCF, she served as… Read More