Board & Staff

Directors and Officers

  • Bruce Abernethy
  • Elizabeth H. Andrus
  • John E. Andrus III, Chairman Emeritus
  • 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 Alpert, Senior Director, Programs and Strategy
  • Grace Bodden, Receptionist
  • Helen Chin, Program Officer, Sustainable Environments
  • Marc de Venoge, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
  • Gabby Dizon, Program Associate, Strong Local Economies
  • Rosecarmel Edouard, Office Administrator
  • Shawn Escoffery, Program Director, Strong Local Economies
  • Amara Foster, Program Associate, Sustainable Environments
  • Jonathan Goldberg, Director of Systems and Communications
  • Phillip Henderson, President
  • Beth Herz, Senior Associate
  • Michelle Knapik, Program Director, Sustainable Environments
  • Justine Koch, Assistant Controller
  • Amy Morris, Program Officer, Strong Local Economies
  • Judilee Reed, Director, Thriving Cultures
  • Christina Rupp, Program Associate, Thriving Cultures
  • Lynn Stern, Program Officer, Thriving Cultures
  • Tasha Washington, Executive Assistant to the President
 

Rightside Spotlight

Grantee Spotlight: The New Policy Institute

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The New Policy Institute (NPI) is a non-partisan think tank based in Washington D.C. Its mission is to imagine and build a 21st century America capable of meeting the challenges of our time. NPI’s work with Surdna Foundation focuses on the Next Economy Partnership Project, a program devoted to advancing an economy based on bottom-up development and low-carbon outcomes.

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