ELI for VPs Alumni

ELI for VPs Alumni

Executive Leadership Institute – VP Cohorts

The Executive Leadership Institute for VPs is a year-long learning opportunity offered annually by CFLeads. Subscribe to our mailing list to be notified of upcoming opportunities to become a part of this exceptional group of community foundation Vice Presidents!

Class of 2023-24

Leann Ayers, Philadelphia Foundation 
Maria Cortez, Stanislaus Community Foundation 
Jonathon Dyck, Victoria Foundation 
Lottie Ferguson, Community Foundation of Greater Flint 
Carol Hall, Victoria Foundation 
Holly Morehouse, Vermont Community Foundation 
Theresa Nakata, San Diego Foundation 
Jennifer Russell, Adirondack Foundation 
Elizabeth Schultheiss, Battle Creek Community Foundation 
Sara Shaut, Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes 
Maria Whyte, The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo 
Michael Yonas, The Pittsburgh Foundation 

Class of 2022-23

Picture of 2022-23 ELI for VPs cohort standing and posing.
Kimberly Bash, The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation
Joseph Brooks, Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Erin Budd Barry, Rochester Area Community Foundation
Scott Fitzpatrick, Blue Grass Community Foundation
Alison Gerardot, Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
Lindsey Linzer, The Miami Foundation
Julie Van Tongeren, Collier Community Foundation
Wanda Y. Correa, Connecticut Community Foundation

Class of 2021-22

Courtney Bengtson, Wichita Community Foundation
Jonathan Cohen, Greater Worcester Community Foundation
Rasheda Cromwell, Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Marisa Magallanez, Albuquerque Community Foundation
Andrew Muldoon, Rochester Area Community Foundation
Sarah Rose, SouthCoast Community Foundation
Jenny Walski, Brooklyn Community Foundation
Diana Zarzuelo, Greater Houston Community Foundation

Class of 2020

Karima Amlani, Community Foundation of Greater Flint
Lindsay Aroesty, The Pittsburgh Foundation
Philip Fitzgerald, Philadelphia Foundation
Pamela Gray Payton, The San Diego Foundation
Kathy Grochow, Central Minnesota Community Foundation
Ellen Leuchs, Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts
Garrett March, North Texas Community Foundation
Dr. Aaron McMurray, Innovia Foundation
January Romero Reissman, Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties
Dara Schnee, Baltimore Community Foundation
Chris Stiles, Innovia Foundation
Marcella Tillett, Brooklyn Community Foundation
Lindsey Touchette, Community Foundation of Collier County
Cara Walker Nielsen, Idaho Community Foundation
Dr. Anna Wheatley Scarbriel, Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands
Brandi Yee, ACT for Alexandria

Class of 2019

  • Jackie Hanton, Community Foundation of St. Clair County
  • Kelley Barnes, Oklahoma City Community Foundation
  • Dr. Leila DeAndrade, Maine Community Foundation
  • Sarah Grunewald, Delaware Community Foundation
  • Sue Peters, Community Foundation of Greater Flint
  • Patricia Mejia, San Antonio Area Foundation
  • Laura Simmelink, Community Foundation of Collier County

Class of 2018

Simeon Banister, Rochester Area Community Foundation
Mendi Blue-Paca, Fairfield County’s Community Foundation
Julia DeNatale, Napa Valley Community Foundation
Laura Glawe, Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Brian Jackson, Saginaw Community Foundation
Louise Knauer, Community Foundation of the Ozarks
Kristie Leshinskie, Arizona Community Foundation
Kristen Mekemson, Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Elaine Mintz. Fairfield County’s Community Foundation
Molly Sanchez, Director of Grants and Community Engagement Innovia
Chanda Smith Baker. The Minneapolis Foundation

Class of 2017

Kaberi Banerjee Murthy, Brooklyn Community Foundation
Ellen Carter, Connecticut Community Foundation
Kim Covington, Arizona Community Foundation
Sally Cross, Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley
Janet Daisley, Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts
Rick Deadwyler, Delaware Community Foundation
Lois Gabin-Legato, The Philadelphia Foundation
Brittney Gaspari, The Winston-Salem Foundation
Tim Larson, Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Amy Manternach, Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque
Frank Ridzi, Central New York Community Foundation
Erika Seth Davies, Baltimore Community Foundation

Class of 2016

Judith Bell, The San Francisco Foundation
Betsy Constantine, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
Kathryn Dunn, Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Luz María Frías, The Minneapolis Foundation
Susan Hallett, The Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia
Margaret Katz, The Community Foundation Serving
Boulder County
Morgan McMillan, The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County
Isaiah Oliver, Community Foundation of Greater Flint
Lisa Pratt O’Mara, The Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia
A.J. Pietrantone, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
Amy Seto, Baltimore Community Foundation
Nancy von Euler, Fairfield County’s Community Foundation
Katharyn Wiegand, Amarillo Area Foundation

Class of 2015

  • Jackie Alling, Arizona Community Foundation
  • Rebecca Arno, The Denver Foundation
  • Chris Barge, Community Foundation Serving Boulder County
  • Rose Bradshaw, North Texas Community Foundation
  • Karen Brown, Fairfield County Community Foundation
  • John Eberle, The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region
  • Melissa Eisinger, Adirondack Foundation
  • Angela Jones Hackley, Greater Washington Community Foundation
  • Jackie Mahoney, The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region
  • Cara Matteliano, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
  • Christopher O’Keeffe, Greater Worcester Community Foundation, Inc.
  • Suprotik Stotz-Ghosh, Kalamazoo Community Foundation
  • Hank Rubin, Rochester Area Community Foundation
  • Peter Taylor, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
  • Shiloh Turner, The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

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