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Kylie Semel, a high school sophomore, first began serving as a member of the Junior Board of the Frieda C. Fox Family Foundation when she was 8 years old. As a junior board member she has made multiple grants and had the honor of sharing her experiences at Exponent Philanthropy’s national conference. She is also a member of the Youth… Read More

Khayriyyah Muhammad Smith is a Program Intern with Youth Philanthropy Connect. She began her philanthropic journey as a member of the Grand Rapid Community Foundation’s Youth Grant Committee for four years and as a Youth Trustee on the foundation’s Board of Trustees. She has also just finished her three-year term as a member of Michigan Community Foundation’s Youth Project where she helped plan and… Read More

Kim Wright is the founding Executive Director of the Stolte Family Foundation (SFF), an impact-driven philanthropy in Seattle, Washington. She has advised the Stolte family throughout their earliest years of giving and helped frame the Foundation’s priorities and mission. Prior to joining SFF, she spent nearly a decade as Director of Family Philanthropy and Philanthropic Services at Seattle Foundation, where she managed a team of… Read More

Kirsten Kilchenstein is Vice President of Donor Relations at the Oregon Community Foundation. Her commitment to strengthening Oregon communities drew her to the Oregon Community Foundation in 2011. She brings 22 years of nonprofit leadership experience to direct OCF’s statewide donor relations department. Kirsten guides a talented donor relations team helping individuals and families turn their values into action through personalized… Read More

Kris Putnam-Walkerly is a global philanthropy expert and advisor. For over 20 years, ultra-high net worth donors, family foundations, Fortune 500 companies, wealth advisors and family offices have sought Kris’s advice to increase the clarity, impact, and joy in their giving. As president of Putnam Consulting Group, Inc. she’s helped over 100 philanthropists strategically allocate over half a billion dollars… Read More

Kevin Bolduc is vice president at the Center for Effective Philanthropy… Read More