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Zarina Parpia guides organizations to greater effectiveness and harmony using management and mindfulness techniques.  Awareness and inquiry are the most effective methods she has found for creating a happier and more meaningful life.  She is passionate about sharing this work with others.  Based in Seattle, Washington, she is a strategy and planning consultant to the Quixote Foundation.  In previous positions, she has… Read More

Zoë Lloyd Foxley has served in leadership roles on two of her family’s foundations. Since 2002, she served on the board of General Service Foundation, which funds social change in the areas of economic and reproductive justice, and in building the capacity of base-building organizations in Colorado. As a fourth-generation family member, she has served as a foundation fellow, co-chair of… Read More

Yumi Sera is the Operations Director of the Disability Rights Fund. She develops and oversees the organization’s administration functions. She is also responsible for knowledge sharing, evaluation, and learning to build awareness of DRF’s grantee activities… Read More

Dr. Yumiko Aratani began her postdoctoral research at NCCP in August 2006. She is currently the acting director of child health/mental health at NCCP. She is the recent recipient of the Calderone Junior Faculty Prize at Mailman School of Public Health, where she examines the impact of housing subsidies on young children’s cognitive and socio-emotional development. She has previously served… Read More

Yuval Lion is the Production Director and co-founder of MYLKmedia, a New York based production company that creates award-winning advocacy films for nonprofits, foundations, educational organizations, and others. Yuval previously had a 15 year career producing international news segments and features for the AP, NBC News and PBS. He has twice been nominated for a News Emmy award.   Based on… Read More

Zac Russell is an associate at FourPoints Asset Managers. He serves as a board member of the Russell Family foundation and has personal interests in the areas of succession planning, financial literacy, and engaging the next generation to be more active in organizations. Zac is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, a member of the Council on Foundations Next-Gen task… Read More