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
