David O. Barrett

February 15, 2019
David Barrett is chairman, president, and chief executive officer of the Gene B. Glick Company. Prior to joining Glick in 2007, David served as vice president-corporate counsel at Emmis Communications Corporation, a diversified media company based in Indianapolis. Before joining Emmis in 1999, he practiced law in Indianapolis at Ice Miller LLP, where he concentrated his practice in corporate law, Read More

Dean Phillips

February 15, 2019
Dean Phillips is Chairman and co-owner of Talenti Gelato, America’s 3rd largest premium ice cream brand and the world’s best selling packaged gelato. Previously, Mr. Phillips served as President & CEO of Phillips Distilling Company, representing the fifth generation of his family to manage the business established by his great-great-grandfather in 1912. During his tenure, he participated in the creation Read More

Daniel Horgan

February 15, 2019
Daniel Horgan seeks to change the world by equipping, elevating and evolving others through his words and actions. He is an avid student of life, striving to learn from each person he encounters and each experience he embraces.  Sparked by a volunteer experience with the YMCA at the age of 12, Daniel went on to pioneer the first youth-led Community Read More

Danielle LaJoie

February 15, 2019
Danielle LaJoie currently serves as the Frey Foundation Chair for Family Philanthropy Graduate Assistant at the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University. She graduated from the University of Michigan in 2018 with a B.A. in Political Science. She currently serves on the Council of Michigan Foundations Board of Trustees and as their 2017 Mawby Intern. Read More

Darren Walker

February 15, 2019
Darren Walker is president of the Ford Foundation, the second largest philanthropy in the United States with over $11 billion in assets and $500 million in annual giving. The foundation is based in the United States and operates worldwide, with ten offices in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Central and South America. For more than two decades Darren has Read More

David Dodson

February 15, 2019
David Dodson is President of MDC, where he has directed major projects to increase student success in public schools and community colleges, address regional economic decline, strengthen community philanthropy, and build multiracial leadership across the South and the nation. He frequently speaks around the country on creating equity and opportunity for low-wealth communities and has advised major philanthropic foundations on Read More

Daniel Bader

February 15, 2019
Daniel Bader was the founding CEO of the Helen Bader Foundation in 1992. He works closely with the Board of Directors to set the organizational direction and long-term strategies which guide the Foundation’s goals and culture. He serves on several local, national and global boards and committees which broaden his perspective on how the Foundation can transform lives though its Read More

Council of Michigan Foundations

February 15, 2019
The Council of Michigan Foundations is a community of philanthropists committed to improving outcomes for Michigan, and beyond. Through investing in the state’s charitable organizations, convening business, government and nonprofit leaders, collaborating on critical issues, seeking innovative solutions, sharing knowledge and advocating, we leverage our collective voice to increase the impact of Michigan philanthropy. Read More

Council on Foundations

February 15, 2019
The Council on Foundations, formed in 1949, is a nonprofit membership association of grantmaking foundations and corporations. Members of the Council include more than 1,700 independent, operating, community, public and company-sponsored foundations, and corporate giving programs in the United States and abroad. Read More

Cindy Johnson

February 15, 2019
Cindy Johnson was the founding director of Courage & Renewal – North Texas for 13 years and continues to offer courage and renewal experiences locally and nationally to leaders from many sectors. A social worker by training, she has provided executive leadership to nonprofit organizations and community initiatives for more than 30 years. Cindy’s passion is creating space for people Read More