Committees

 

 
ACCOUNTING PRACTICES
Chair: Mike Bankert, The San Francisco Foundation
Tracy Branson, Orange County Community Foundation
Dwight Canning, St. Louis Community Foundation
Kim Cryan, Toledo Community Foundation
Amber Jubinsky, The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida
Brianne Killam, San Angelo Area Foundation
Melissa Krabbe, The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Cathy Lippard, Oklahoma City Community Foundation
Sarah Minor, Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
Rebecca Rodriguez, Foundation for the Carolinas
Leigh Schaefers, Communities Foundation of Texas
Bryan Tait, The Pittsburgh Foundation
Hannah VanDeusen, Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
Cyndi Vara, Permian Basin Area Foundation
Anna Wagner, The CF of Harrisonburg & Rockingham County

BEST PRACTICES
Chair: Eric Nystrom, Arizona Community Foundation
Nikki Miskura, Community Foundation of Palm Beach and Martin Counties
Michelle Nelson, Community Foundation for a greater Richmond
Helen Stone, Oklahoma City Community Foundation
Scott Zastoupil,  Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation

COMMUNICATIONS
Chair: Jana (Moreno) Griggs, Austin Community Foundation
Gabriella Baltazar, Permian Basin Area Foundation
Nicki Charles, Community Foundation of the Lowcountry
Laura Moore, Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation
Kristin Raup, The Pittsburgh Foundation
Cyndi Vara, Permian Basin Area Foundation
Patricia Zeiler, Oklahoma City Community Foundation

HUMAN RESOURCES
Chair: Saúl Macias, The Marin Community Foundation
Charmelle Jackson, 2025 Chair, The Pittsburgh Foundation
Jason Adams, Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque
Rita Barnes, Blue River Community Foundation
Annette Bauer, Community Foundation of Broward
Robyn Bennett, Kalamazoo Community Foundation
Sharee Blackmon, Columbus Foundation
Monica Brown, Cleveland Foundation
Nicki Charles, Community Foundation of the Lowcountry
Haley Clark, Humboldt Area Foundation
Sharon Collier, Rhode Island Foundation
Nikki Collins, Marin Community Foundation
Brian Dineen, Blue Grass Community Foundation
Carol Dorko, Community Foundation of Broward
Gerianne Dorradino, Central New York Community Foundation
Terri Epting, Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
Robin Foreman-Wheeler, Hampton Roads Community Foundation
Frank Gramuglia, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Talitha Green Ling, East Bay Community Foundation
Quentin Gunter, Winston Salem Community Foundation
Danielle Hanna, Cleveland Foundation
Kevin Harmelink, Grand Rapids Community Foundation
Mary Haynes, Rose Community Foundation
Revlan Hill, Harrisonburg Rockingham
Andrea Hulighan, The Winston-Salem Foundation
Erycka Hunter, formerly Kalamazoo CF
Veshal Kauuraa, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Julie Klipp, Community Foundation of Western North Carolina
Karen Koons, The Community Foundation
Raul Macias, Haas, Jr. Fund
Galen Maness, San Francisco Foundation
Carolyn Marston, Community Foundation of Southern Alabama
Dee Matthews, Winston-Salem Foundation
Kim McCrary, Austin Community Foundation
Liz Miller, Community Foundation for the Florida Keys
Kimberly O'Haro, Baltimore Community Foundation
June Owens, Oklahoma City Community Foundation
Olubunmi Parks, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
Dorcas Patterson, Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation
A.J. Pietrantone, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
Beth Pisano, Hutchinson Community Foundation
Kathy Pope, Fremont Area Community Foundation
Teresa Pottorff, Community Foundation of Texas
Brittani Reuter, Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque
Sherri Rush, Community Foundation of Grant County, Indiana
Kimberly Sadowski, Central New York Community Foundation
Jennifer Sheahan, OshKosh Area Community Foundation
Anita Smith, Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
Pamela Straker, The Columbus Foundation
Sheri Tassinari, Arizona Community Foundation
Gwen Tillman, Tides
Cyndi Vara, CPA, Permian Basin Area Foundation
Debra Watt, Foundation for the Carolinas
Christopher White, North Texas Community Foundation

INVESTMENT PRACTICES
Chair: Jonathon Brelsford, The Pittsburgh Foundation
Laura Kernigan, Vice Chair, Chicago Community Trust
Gabriella Baltazar, Permian Basin Area Foundation
Erin Brodrick, Jacksonville Community Foundation
Elizabeth Cain, Greater Cincinnati Community Foundation
Kyle Fahrner, Midland Foundation
Tony Gattuso, Cleveland Foundation
Laura Moore, Coastal Georgia Foundation
Mo Mousa, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation
Michelle Nelson, Community Foundation of Richmond
Chris Stobaugh, Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Kristine Thomas, Communities Foundation of Texas

MEMBERSHIP
Chair: Luis Leon, Community Foundation of the Ozarks
Grace Sacerdote, Community Foundation for Northeast Florida
Stacey Bell, Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties
Brandy Hobson, Adirondack Foundation
Shirley Amthauer, Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Chair: Janis Holloway, Ann Arbor Area Foundation
Nikki Miskura, 2024 Chair, CF for Palm Beach and Martin Counties
Alyssa Federico, Foundation for the Carolinas
Erycka Hunter, formerly Kalamazoo Community Foundation
Amy Seto, formerly Brown Advisory
 
2024 FAOG Conference Committee:
Sherrie Chelini, Chelini Travels - Conference Manager
Janis Holloway, Ann Arbor Community Foundation - Professional Dev., 2024 Conference Chair
Nikki Miskura, Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties - 2025 Conference Chair
Bryan Tait, Pittsburgh Foundation - Board Chair,  Sponsor Fundraising
Jana Griggs, Austin Community Foundation - Board Vice Chair, Communications Chair
Alyssa Federico, Foundation for the Carolinas - Past Board Chair, Sponsor Fundraising
Luis Leon - Community Foundation of the Ozarks - Membership Chair, Session Planning
Beth Mellon, Pittsburgh Foundation - Social/Networking
Amy Seto, Brown Advisory (formerly Baltimore Community Foundation) - Session Planning
Joe Baker, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, FAOG Treasurer, Honorary Member
Monique Waggoner, FAOG Administrator

FAOG Conference Sessions Committee:
Amy Seto, Brown Advisory (formerly Baltimore Community Foundation)
Luis Leon, Community Foundation of the Ozarks
Janis Holloway, Ann Arbor Community Foundation
Alyssa Federico, Foundation for the Carolinas
Erycka Hunter, Formerly Kalamazoo Community Foundation
Saúl Macías, Marin Community Foundation
Michelle Nelson, Community Foundation for a greater Richmond
Laura Kernaghan, The Chicago Community Trust
Leigh Schaefers, Communities Foundation of Texas
Brianne Killam, San Angelo Area Foundation

A big thanks to the following FAOG committees and their members for session content creation and support:
Best Practices Committee
Communications Committee
Human Resources Committee
Investments Committee
Membership Committee
Professional Development Committee