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2008 Meet the Grantmakers Events

July 24, 2008: Meet the New Jersey Grantmakers

Moderator:  Paul Spivey, Principal, Phillips Oppenheim

Panelists:

  • Deborah Aubert-Thomas, Director of Grants and Programs, Princeton Area Community Foundation
  • Etta Denk, New Jersey Market Development Manager, Bank of America
  • Ingrid Novak, Assistant Vice President, Merck Company Foundation
  • Mary Puryear, Program Officer, Prudential Foundation

June 20, 2008: Education & Youth Development Programs

Moderator:  Joanne Heyman, The International Center in New York

Panelists:

  • Rossana Martinez, Lily Auchincloss Foundation
  • Richard McKeon, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
  • Leslie Park, Helena Rubinstein Foundation
  • Cassie Schwerner, Schott Foundation for Public Education
  • Marlyn Torres, New York Life Foundation

April 18, 2008: Venture Philanthropy

Moderator: Aida Rodriguez, Professor of Professional Practice. Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy

Panelists:

  • Lara Galinsky, Vice President of Strategy, Echoing Green
  • Aaron Jacobs, Senior Manager, Social Venture Partners Seattle
  • Danielle Scaturro, Senior Portfolio Associate, The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
  • Michelle Tong, Esq., Donor Relations Director, AsiaNextGen Giving Circle

February 22, 2008: Arts & Culture

Moderator: Gary Steuer, Vice President of Private-Sector Affairs, Americans for the Arts

Panelists:

  • Elizabeth Bennett, Director of the Program Services Unit, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs
  • Arian Blanco, Program Associate, New York State Council on the Arts
  • Nina del Rio, Senior Vice President and Director of Museum Services and Regional Offices, Sotheby's

2007 Meet the Grantmakers Events

December 7, 2007  -  Women's Programs

Moderator: Carol Kurzig, Executive Director, Avon Foundation

Panelists:

  • Jessica Barclay-Strobel, Program Associate, Third Wave Foundation
  • Kara D'Angelo, Executive Director, Patrina Foundation
  • Lilyane Glamben, Acting Executive Director, The Sister Fund
  • Amy Hall, Director of Social Consciousness, Eileen Fisher Inc.
  • Ana Oliveira, President & CEO, New York Women's Foundation
  • Susan Wefald, Vice President, Program, Ms. Foundation for Women

November 9, 2007  -  Family & Independent Foundations

Moderator: Emily Tow Jackson, Executive Director and Trustee, The Tow Foundation

Panelists:

  • Elizabeth (Libby) Costas, Executive Director, Frances L. & Edwin L. Cummings Memorial Fund
  • Hugh Hogan, Executive Director, North Star Fund
  • Sonni Holland, Senior Program Officer, Charles Hayden Foundation
  • Yvonne Moore, Executive Director, Daphne Foundation
  • Cindy Rizzo, Director of Grant Making Programs, Arcus Foundation

September 25, 2007  -  Corporate Grantmakers

Moderator: Marie Smith, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Con Edison

Panelists:

  • Daisy Auger-Dominguez, Manager Philanthropy Programs, The Moody's Foundation
  • Patricia Byrne, Senior Program Officer, Citi Foundation
  • Laurence Gottlieb, Managing Director, Burson-Marsteller
  • Kim Jasmin, Vice President and North East Community Relations Manager, JPMorgan Chase Foundation
  • Louise Raymond, Senior Director, Global Corporate Social Responsibility, The McGraw-Hill Companies

July 19, 2007  -  Meet the Grantmakers in Newark

Moderator: Hans Dekker, President, Community Foundation of New Jersey

Panelists:

  • Craig Drinkard, Program Officer, Victoria Foundation
  • Gerard Joab, Senior Program Director, Greater Newark & Jersey City LISC
  • Abby Nagel, MPA Program Coordinator, The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey
  • Herbert Ouida, Co-Founder, Todd Ouida Children's Foundation
  • Kendall Ann Warsaw, Executive Director, The Provident Bank Foundation

April 20, 2007  -  Meet the Grantmakers in Westchester

Moderator: Catherine Marsh, Westchester Community Foundation

Panelists:

  • Susan Crucy Burkhardt, Hitachi America
  • Amy Hall, Eileen Fisher Inc.
  • Jackie Mann, Elias Foundation
  • Judy Matson, Fuji Photo Film

March 23, 2007  -  Youth & Education

Moderator: Richard Brown, Goldman Sachs Foundation

Panelists:

  • Joseph Dolan, Executive Director, Achelis & Bodman Foundations
  • Robert Keller, Executive Director, KeySpan Foundation
  • Heather Malkin, Director, Community & Philanthropic Services, HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
  • Nina Mogilnik, Senior Program Officer, Altman Foundation
  • Toya Williford, Program Officer, Independence Community Foundation

2006 Meet the Grantmakers Events

December 8, 2006  -  Arts & Culture

Moderator: Gary Steuer, Americans for the Arts

Panelists:

  • Rohit Burman, MetLife Foundation
  • Rena DeSisto, Bank of America Charitable Foundation
  • Jack Lindahl, New York State Council on the Arts
  • Ilene Mack, William Randolph Hearst Foundations
  • Diane Ragsdale, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

November 17, 2006 - Corporate Funders

Moderator: Mark Bodden, The Rudin Foundations

Panelists:

  • Oscar Cohen, Polo Ralph Lauren Foundation
  • Allen Gomez, Washington Mutual
  • Melanie Mortimer, Merrill Lynch Foundation
  • Paula Wengerd, Commerce Bank

September 29, 2006 - Corporate Funders

Moderator: Marie Smith, Con Edison

Panelists:

  • Anne Marie Fell, Credit Suisse Americas Foundation
  • Pamela Haas, IBM
  • Hope Harley, Verizon
  • Pam Stevens, Time Warner Inc.

July 13, 2006  -  Meet the Grantmakers in Newark

Moderator: Hans Dekker, Community Foundation of New Jersey

Panelists:

  • Anne Ammons, Henry H. Kessler Foundation
  • Marion O'Neill, PSE&G and PSEG Foundation
  • David Schardien, 1772 Foundation
  • Barbara Vanderkolk Gardner, Fannie E. Rippel Foundation
  • Paula Wengerd, Commerce Bank

June 9, 2006  -  Family, Independent and Community Foundations

Moderator: Emily Tow, The Tow Foundation

Panelists:

  • Christopher Bell, The Pinkerton Foundation
  • Barbara Greenberg, The Philanthropic Group
  • Bill Mattle, Stonewall Community Foundation
  • Christopher Perez, The F.B. Heron Foundation
  • Jane Schwartz, The Paul Rapoport Foundation
  • Lena Townsend, The Robert Bowne Foundation

April 28, 2006 - Health Programs

Moderator: Paul Spivey, Cause Effective

Panelists:

  • Sara Kay, The Nathan Cummings Foundation
  • Andrea Landes, The Commonwealth Fund
  • Ilene Mack, William Randolph Hearst Foundations
  • Jennifer Segel, Jacob & Valeria Langeloth Foundation

March 31, 2006  -  Youth and Children's Programs

Moderator: Richard Brown, Strategic Intersections

Panelists:

  • Sonni Holland, The Charles Hayden Foundation
  • Roderick Jenkins, New York Community Trust
  • Deborah McCoy, Robin Hood
  • Amy Schoenberg, Tiger Foundation

2005 Meet the Grantmakers Events

December 14, 2005 - Arts Programs

Moderator: Helene Blieberg, Helene Blieberg Associates (former Vice President and Executive Director of the CBS Foundation)

Panelists:

  • Fredrica Jarcho, Greenwall Foundation
  • Stuart Post, Independence Community Foundation
  • Mike Pratt, The Scherman Foundation
  • Suzane Rhee, Morgan Stanley

December 2, 2005  -  Women's Issues

Moderator: Carol Kurzig, Avon Foundation

Panelists:

  • Leslie Fesenmyer, New York Women's Foundation
  • Margaret Hempel, Ms. Foundation for Women
  • Joo-Hyun Kang, Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice
  • Monique Mehta, Third Wave Foundation
  • Nancy Schwartz Sternoff, Dobkin Family Foundation
  • Stacey Winter, Liz Claiborne Foundation

November 16, 2005  -  Meet the Grantmakers in New Jersey

Moderator: Helene Garcia, Merrill Lynch

Panelists:

  • Andrew Forsell, Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
  • Melinda Green, Children's Futures
  • Robert Hackett, Bonner Foundation
  • Nancy Kieling, The Princeton Area Community Foundation
  • Jayne O'Connor, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

October 7, 2005  -  Meet the Grantmakers in Westchester

Moderator: Catherine Marsh, Westchester Community Foundation

Panelists:

  • Sally Baker, Elias Foundation
  • Andrea Blizard, Entergy
  • Marian Gryzlo, MasterCard International
  • Judy Matson, Fuji Photo Film USA
  • Libbie Poppick, Frog Rock Foundation

September 21, 2005  -  Corporate Funders

Moderator: Marie Smith, Con Edison

Panelists:

  • Elizabeth Costas, Frances L. & Edwin L. Cummings Memorial Fund
  • Scott Moyer, Jacob & Valeria Langeloth Foundation
  • James Posner, Posner-Wallace Foundation
  • Terry Savage, American Express

July 19, 2005  -  Meet the Grantmakers in New Jersey

Moderator: Marion O'Neill, PSE&G

Panelists:

  • William Byrnes, F.M. Kirby Foundation
  • Rene Deida, Prudential Foundation
  • William Engel, Union Foundation
  • Anne Jacobson, Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey

June 1, 2005  -  Family and Independent Foundations

Moderator: Emily Tow Jackson, The Tow Foundation

Panelists:

  • Laura Callanan, Prospect Hill Foundation
  • Lynne Harlow, Lily Auchincloss Foundation
  • Lance Lindblom, Nathan Cummings Foundation
  • Fazana Saleem-Ismail, Robin Hood Foundation
  • Anthony Wood, The Ittleson Foundation

March 18, 2005  -  Corporate Funders

Moderator: Carol Kurzig, Avon Foundation

Panelists:

  • Anisa Costa, Tiffany & Company
  • Eric Eckholdt, Credit Suisse First Boston
  • Hope Harley, Verizon
  • Christopher Williams, Goldman Sachs

2004 Meet the Grantmakers Events

December 10, 2004  -  Arts Programs

Moderator: Gary Steuer, Arts & Business Council

Panelists:

  • Jennifer Goodale, Altria Group
  • Darcy Hector, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation
  • Jack Lindahl, New York State Council on the Arts
  • Ilene Mack, The William Randolph Hearst Foundations

September 23, 2004  -  Meet the Grantmakers

Moderator: Helene Blieberg, Helene Blieberg Associates

Panelists:

  • Allen Gomez, Washington Mutual
  • Pamela Haas, IBM
  • Kevin Smith, New York Life Foundation

July 29, 2004  -  Meet the Grantmakers in New Jersey

Moderator: Maria Pinho, PSE&G

Panelists:

  • Denise Armbrister, Wachovia Regional Foundation
  • Rene Deida, Prudential Foundation
  • Nancy Kieling, Princeton Area Community Foundation
  • Robert Perry, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

June 16, 2004  -  Meet the Grantmakers

Moderator: Emily Tow Jackson, The Tow Foundation

Panelists:

  • Stephen Brooks, IOLA Fund of the State of New York
  • Janice Brown, TCC Group
  • Laura Hansen, JM Kaplan Fund
  • Fazana Saleem-Ismail, Robin Hood Foundation
  • Lynn Stekas, MONY Foundation

April 30, 2004  -  Corporate Funders

Moderator: Marie Smith, Con Edison

Panelists:

  • Nereida Andino, JP Morgan Chase
  • Hope Harley, Verizon
  • Melanie Mortimer, Merrill Lynch
  • Terry Savage, American Express


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