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Paul Shoemaker formerly served as SVP Seattle’s Executive Connector.  Anyone who’s met him knows why.  If you’re out to change the world, he’s there to connect you to the people and organizations on that same journey.  (He’s also the boss, so he does a little executive directing as well.) Paul is committed to work in the community, serving on the… Read More

Paul VanDeCarr is a freelance writer, researcher, and strategist. He co-started Working Narratives, and organization that uses storytelling to support social-change groups. VanDeCarr is the author of Storytelling and Social Change: A Strategy Guide for Grantmakers. … Read More

Paul N. Ylvisaker was a noted city planner, government official, foundation executive, and dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education from 1972-1982. He was known for his efforts in addressing urban issues, for philanthropy, and for committing the Harvard Graduate School of Education to a public service mission. Dr. Ylvisaker headed President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Task Force on Cities and… Read More

Paula Johnson is a senior fellow with the Philanthropic Initiative, where she workswith individual donors and foundations to develop and implement global giving strategies and programs. In addition to being a Synergos Senior Fellow, Ms. Johnson is also a Research Fellow with the Global Equity Initiative at Harvard University… Read More

Pendred Noyce was Co-Principal Investigator of the NSF-funded Massachusetts State Systemic Initiative Program and of PALMS, a $16 million NSF-funded State Systemic Initiative to improve mathematics, science, and technology education in Massachusetts. Currently, Penny chairs the board of the Rennie Center for Education Research and Policy in Massachusetts. She also serves on the boards of the Concord Consortium, the Consortium… Read More

Perla Ni is the CEO of GreatNonprofits, a nonprofit dedicated to the grassroots democratization of the web to aggregate and share information about nonprofits. She previously co-founded Grassroots.com, a leading online advocacy provider, and was the founder and publisher of the Stanford Social innovation Review, the premiere magazine on nonprofit management and corporate social responsibility. Perla is a frequent blogger and… Read More

Peter Dobkin Hall is an American author and historian. He is professor of History and Theory in the School of Public Affairs at Baruch College at City University of New York, and senior research fellow at the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Harvard University… Read More

Patrick J. Troska has been with The Jay & Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota since 2000 when he was hired as a Program Officer. He was named Executive Director in January 2011, then President in 2018. In addition to providing leadership for the Foundation’s overall strategy, he also leads a couple special initiatives focused on real estate and community… Read More

Patti Giggans has been the executive director of Peace Over Violence since 1985 and is founder of Denim Day, a day of solidarity for victims of sexual assault… Read More