Board, Fellows, & Staff

NCFP Fellows Mary Mountcastle (left) and June Wilson (right) talk with Russell Family Foundation Board Member Sarah Cavanaugh at the 2015 National Forum on Family Philanthropy in Seattle.

Meet the Team

We provide the resources, expertise and support families need to transform their values into effective giving that makes a lasting impact on the communities they serve. Together, we make great things happen.

Our Board

NCFP Board Member Ashley Blanchard

Ashley Blanchard

NCFP Chair | Head of Philanthropy, Lansberg Gersick Advisors | Trustee, Hill-Snowdon Foundation

Kimberly Dasher Tripp

Kimberly Dasher Tripp

NCFP Vice Chair | Founder, Strategy for Scale

Carra Cote-Ackah

Head of Philanthropy Engagement and Legacy Planning, Goldman Sachs Family Office

Liz Dozier

Founder & CEO, Chicago Beyond

Erin Hogan

NCFP Secretary | Managing Director, Private Philanthropy Executive, Bank of America Private Bank

Sam Bonsey

NCFP Treasurer | Co-Founder and Executive Director, The ImPact | Vice Chair, Keller Enterprises

Kara Carlisle, McKnight Foundation

Kara Inae Carlisle

President & CEO, The Ford Family Foundation

David Daniels

David Daniels

CEO, Bainum Family Foundation

Stephanie Ellis-Smith

Owner and CEO, Phila Engaged Giving

Stacey Faella

Executive Director, Woodcock Foundation

Jaimie Mayer

Board Chair, Nathan Cummings Foundation

Gilbert Miller

Board Chair, Bradley-Turner Foundation; Trustee, Beloco Foundation

Elizabeth Carlock Phillips

Elizabeth Carlock Phillips

Executive Director, Phillips Foundation

Vasser Seydel

Vasser Seydel

Director, Turner Foundation; Chairperson, Turner Foundation 3rd Generation Board

June L. Wilson

Executive Director, Compton Foundation | NCFP Fellow (2018–2021)

Our Fellows

Ginny Esposito

Virginia M. Esposito

Senior Fellow and Founding President

David Weitnauer

President, R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation | NCFP Distinguished Fellow (2022-2024)

Dimple Abichandani

Board Member, Solidaire Network | NCFP Fellow (2023–2024)

Photo of Erin Borla

Erin Borla

Executive Director & Trustee, Roundhouse Foundation | NCFP Fellow (2023–2024)

CC Gardner Gleser

C’Ardiss “CC” Gardner Gleser

Board Member, Andrus Family Fund and Charlotte Martin Foundation | NCFP Fellow (2023–2024)

Dilnaz Waraich

President, WF Fund | NCFP Fellow (2023–2024)

Alice Buhl

Alice Buhl

Senior Fellow (2004-2019)

Katherine Lorenz

President, The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation; NCFP Fellow (2015-2018)

Mary Mountcastle

Mary Mountcastle

Trustee, Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation | NCFP Distinguished Fellow (2018–2021)

Kelly Nowlin

Kelly D. Nowlin

Principal, KDN Philanthropy Consulting | NCFP Fellow (2018–2021)

Susan Packard Orr

Distinguished Fellow (2014–2018)

Doug Bitonti Stewart

Doug Bitonti Stewart

Executive Director, Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation, NCFP Fellow (2015–2018)

June L. Wilson

Executive Director, Compton Foundation | NCFP Fellow (2018–2021)

Learn more about our Fellows program here.

Our Staff

Nicholas A. Tedesco

President and CEO

Miki Akimoto

Chief Impact Officer

Cassie Bean

Director, Programs

Britt Benavidez

Manager, Programs

Jason Born

Senior Director, Knowledge

Jen Crino

Senior Manager, Programs

Sarah Slobodien Dovere

Senior Director, Advancement

Maureen M. Esposito

Senior Manager, Member Services

Diana Tyler Heath

Chief Operating Officer

Sally Jones

Senior Advisor

Molly Lyons

Senior Director, Communications

Maggie McGoldrick

Senior Manager, Marketing and Communications

Frances Monroe

Senior Manager, Data Analysis and Systems

Sunya Musawwir

Manager, Finance & Operations

Mumtaz Sadique

Executive Assistant

Noelle Santaniello

Executive Assistant to Nick Tedesco

Sokol Shtylla

Senior Director, Programs

Daria Teutonico

Director, Programs

Pia Tiimob

Coordinator, Advancement and Membership

Christy Vickers

Manager, Marketing and Communications

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