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Gay Young is Vice President, Donor Services at the New York Community Trust. Gay works with donors to identify their charitable objectives, and organizes events to inform and cultivate donors and advisors. She serves on the boards of Hudson Guild and the New York Foundation… Read More

Elyse C. Pollick Barnes joined the Foundant team in 2018 after working in the philanthropy sector for the last six years at York County Community Foundation as a Community Investment Officer and Grants Development Manager at the York County Library System. Elyse’s desire to excel via a career in database management combines her love for working in software with helping… Read More

Julie Berrey has been a family trustee of the John and Wauna Harman Foundation since 2010 and served as the Foundation’s first Executive Director from 2011–2019. Throughout her tenure, Julie has focused on continuous organizational learning to expand the Foundation’s capacity to affect change through thoughtful philanthropy. She has shepherded the Foundation’s funding activity from simple annual check-writing into a… Read More

Meredith has extensive experience in the social impact sector and community development. She has worked with the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), Citibank Global Community Relations and is currently the Director of Alignment and Impact Investing with the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation where she also served as the Foundation’s Interim Executive Director during an executive sabbatical. In… Read More

Wendy Ulaszek is Partner and Head of Leadership Development and Coaching at Lansberg Gersick Advisors. She holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with a specialization in family systems, succession planning, and the implementation of family enterprise governance. At LGA, she has a special focus on coaching and the education and engagement of rising generations. Wendy has over 25 years of consulting… Read More

Neus Feliu is a partner at Lansberg Gersick & Associates. Over the last 20 years Neus has developed an expertise in corporate and family business governance specializing in large Latin American and European Family Businesses. An economist and organizational psychologist by training, Neus holds a Ph.D. from ESADE Business School. Read more…… Read More

Devin DeCiantis specializes in financial, operational, and strategic aspects of family enterprise. He brings a background in corporate strategy, economic analysis and investment banking to his work with family businesses, family offices and family foundations. Read more…… Read More

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