John Hicks

February 15, 2019
John Hicks is the executive director of The Siragusa Family Foundation. He is a third generation family member and had served on the board of the foundation since 1992, including the last six years as chair.  While born and raised in Chicago, he most recently has relocated from Tucson Arizona to take over the position of executive director. He has Read More

Jessica Bearman

February 15, 2019
Jessica Bearman works with foundations and other mission-based organizations, focusing on organization development, facilitation, planning, and project R&D to help them become more intentional, effective, and responsive to the communities that they serve. As a consultant and in her prior role as deputy director of the New Ventures in Philanthropy, she has written and spoken widely about new and established philanthropy Read More

Jill Gordon

February 15, 2019
Jill Gordon is the Program Director for the Youth Philanthropy Initiative of Indiana (YPII).  Locally based in Indianapolis, Indiana and nationally connected, YPII is a signature program of the Indiana Philanthropy Alliance.   Jill oversees YPII’s role in providing trainings, resources, technical assistance and best practices to nonprofits and foundations promoting and supporting youth philanthropy efforts.  Jill brings over 15 years Read More

Jim Frey

February 15, 2019
Jim Frey became president of the Frey Foundation in 2003. The Frey Foundation is a Minneapolis-based family foundation that works with nonprofit partners and civic leaders to strengthen its community, promote self-sufficiency and stimulate creative change which results in improved quality of life for all. The foundation’s principal areas of focus are supportive affordable housing and innovative educational initiatives. Prior to Read More

Joanne Cohen

February 15, 2019
Joanne E. Cohen is the Vice President of Philanthropic Services for The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida. Cohen joined the Foundation in August of 2012. For the prior ten years, she was the Assistant Executive Director of Jacksonville Jewish Federation, responsible for a $2 million annual campaign. Her experience includes work at the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton, LexisNexis, The Read More

Jen Bokoff

February 15, 2019
Jen Bokoff is the director of knowledge services at Foundation Center. She develops partnerships and projects that build knowledge and strategy in the social sector, with an eye specifically on grantmakers. In other words, she goes to sleep thinking about how brilliant curation of qualitative and quantitative data can drive smarter decisions in philanthropy. She also runs GrantCraft, a free service Read More

Jenifer Getz

February 15, 2019
Jenifer Getz, a great-granddaughter of Charles F. Noyes, founder of the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, was elected as the 2012 Chair of the Noyes Foundation’s Board of Directors. Jenifer lives in Albuquerque with her husband and two children, and has worked in the aviation field as a pilot for the last 20 years. She is active on recycling and environmental Read More

Jenna Nicholas

February 15, 2019
Jenna Nicholas is the CEO of Impact Experience. Jenna is also President of Phoenix Global Impact, a firm that specializes in impact investing, social entrepreneurship and strategic philanthropy. Through her firm, she has project managed Divest-Invest Philanthropy, a coalition of philanthropic foundations, divesting from investments in fossil fuels and reinvesting in new economy solutions. Jenna spoke at TedX Portland about the Divest-Invest work. Jenna has Read More

Jennie Lehua Watson

February 15, 2019
Jennie Lehua Watson oversees communications to help the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund achieve its philanthropic goals. She also works on special initiatives that enrich the Bay Area community and that have particular significance for the Fund’s founders and trustees. In special initiatives, Jennie is honored to work with a range of Bay Area institutions and their leaders. A common theme in these initiatives Read More

Jennifer Olson Curry

February 15, 2019
Jennifer Olson Curry is the Director of Giving Strategies at the Oregon Community Foundation. She helps advised fund donors reach their charitable giving goals by connecting them to resources available through the OCF. Her experience includes helping families develop mission statements for their giving, working with families to transfer funds to the second generation, and helping connect donors and the Read More