Directors and Officers

  • Bruce Abernethy
  • Elizabeth H. Andrus
  • Judy Belk
  • Peter B. Benedict II, Vice Chairperson
  • Thomas H. Castro
  • Carra Cote-Ackah
  • Jocelyn Downie
  • Lawrence S.C. Griffith, M.D.
  • John F. Hawkins
  • Kelly D. Nowlin
  • Josephine Lowman, Chairperson
  • Michael S. Spensley, D.V.M.
  • Gwen Walden
 

Staff

  • Sharon L. Alpert, Senior Director, Programs and Strategy
  • Grace Bodden, Receptionist
  • Helen Chin, Program Officer, Sustainable Environments
  • Alison Corwin, Program Officer, Sustainable Environments
  • Marc de Venoge, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
  • Gabby Dizon, Senior Program Associate, Strong Local Economies
  • Shawn Escoffery, Program Director, Strong Local Economies
  • Amara Foster, Senior Program Associate, Sustainable Environments
  • Jose García, Program Officer, Strong Local Economies
  • Jessica Garz, Program Officer, Thriving Cultures
  • Jonathan Goldberg, Director of Grants Management and Information Systems
  • Phillip Henderson, President
  • Beth Herz, Associate Program Officer
  • Adriana Jiménez, Grants Manager
  • Michelle Knapik, Program Director, Sustainable Environments
  • Elizabeth Mendez Berry, Program Officer, Thriving Cultures
  • Amy Morris, Program Officer, Strong Local Economies
  • Tuere Randall, Executive Assistant to the President
  • Judilee Reed, Program Director, Thriving Cultures
  • Christina Rupp, Senior Program Associate, Thriving Cultures
  • Rosecarmel Sarver, Human Resources and Administrative Manager
  • George Soule, Director of Communications

Rightside Spotlight

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 How do you get local and national funders and city sustainability officials to collaborate on community-based sustainability initiatives? One promising answer is the "Local Sustainability Matching Fund" (LSMF), which is a collaborative effort of the Funders’ Network and the Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN).