Leadership Council

Doug Bauer
Executive Director,
Clark Foundation

Melissa Beck
Executive Director,
Sozosei Foundation

Helene Blieberg
Principal,
Helene Blieberg Associates
Leadership Council Co-chair

Jack Bode
Nonprofit Advisor,
Leadership Council Co-chair

Karen Brown
Executive Director,
Tudor Foundation

Richard Brown
Principal,
Strategic Intersections, LLC

Don Crocker
Principal,
Cadence Pace Partners

Laura Cronin
Executive Director, Institutional Giving,
Fordham University

Robert Danzig
Director of Planned Giving,
Pratt Institute

John Emmert
Retired CFO,
Help USA

Jenn Goldstone
Deputy Chief Executive Officer,
Upstart

Douglas Gould
President,
DG+CO

Eddie LaPorte
Executive Director,
New Jersey Office of Faith Based Initiatives at State of New Jersey

Robert E. Leamer
Principal Advisor,
Northampton Advisors, LLC

Diane Manning
Northeast Industry Lead, Not for Profit and Higher Education,
Capital One
Leadership Council Co-chair

Matthew McCrosson
Partner,
O’Connor Davies Munns & Dobbins, LLP

Matthew P. O’Dell
Partner,
Condon O’Meara McGinty & Donnelly LLP

Tonia Papke
President,
MDI Consulting

Laura Rossi
Executive Director,
Westchester Community Foundation

Janice Schoos
Vice President, Senior Philanthropic Specialist, Specialized Wealth Services,
Wells Fargo

Anne Sherman
Vice President, Nonprofit Strategy
Social Impact Exchange/Growth Philanthropy Network

Peter Sullivan
Retired Executive Director
B2B Publishing and Media

George Suttles
Executive Director,
Commonfund Institute

Ric Swierat
Retired Former Executive Director
Westchester ARC

Sharmila Rao Thakkar
Philanthropy and Nonprofit Consultant,
SRT Advising & Consulting, LLC

Keith Timko
Executive Director,
Support Center