Team

Christy Vickers is the Marketing and Communications Manager at the National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP). He works with the marketing team to promote NCFP’s work across the website, social media, and email. In addition, he helps to track analytics across all marketing channels. Originally from Ireland, he previously worked in communications for both Charities Institute Ireland and The Irish… Read More

Mumtaz Sadique is the Executive Assistant to the Chief Impact Officer and the Chief Operating Officer at the National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP). In this role, she is responsible for providing executive administrative assistance and managing the executives’ calendars, including scheduling appointments and prioritizing matters in support of NCFP’s new strategic direction. Mumtaz has over 10 years of executive… Read More

Noelle Santaniello is an Executive Assistant at the National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP). Noelle supports NCFP’s CEO Nick Tedesco and the Board of Directors. She also supports the work of Senior Fellow Ginny Esposito and serves as a liaison to the staff. Previously, Noelle worked with private equity and investment firms in New York and San Francisco. She has… Read More

Shannon Jeffries is the Senior Manager of Network Engagement at the National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP). In her role she stewards relationships with funders, sponsors, philanthropic families and donor-serving organizations through strategic relationship management and targeted engagement initiatives. Shannon is a storyteller, philanthropist, and servant leader. Shannon has worked with nonprofits, foundations, K-12 schools, and universities to develop programs,… Read More

Daria Teutonico is a Director of Programs at the National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP). In her role, Daria works in collaboration with NCFP’s Program Team to develop and execute a variety of learning opportunities for NCFP’s community. She is responsible for implementing systems to support feedback generation, data collection, and analysis to improve NCFP’s offerings and promote ongoing learning… Read More

Emerald Adeyemi is a Senior Advisor at the National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP). In this role, she supports NCFP’s fundraising strategy and donor engagement initiatives to advance the field of family philanthropy in pursuit of a just and equitable society. An astute strategist and purpose-driven leader, Emerald has more than a decade of experience in the social impact sector… Read More

Miki Akimoto is the Chief Impact Officer at the National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP). In this role, she partners with the CEO to implement NCFP’s strategic plan, enhance sector partnerships, and ensure a strong measurement and evaluation plan. She aligns and integrates NCFP’s revenue, relationship management, and program strategies. Miki oversees NCFP’s programs and development teams. Miki has a… Read More

Maya Diggs was a program assistant at NCFP from 2020-2022… Read More

Paul Liu is a Managing Director in the Private Client Practice at Cambridge Associates. He is based in San Francisco following a posting in Sydney, where Paul helped grow the firm’s advisory practice with institutional and family investors in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong. He currently partners with eleven clients managing roughly $5 billion in total assets. Paul… Read More