Leadership and Staff

Team Members
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Director, Public Policy and Government Relations
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Manager, Special Initiatives, Public Policy
Nina-Ford
Director, Strategic Communications and Public Relations
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Visiting Scholar 2025-Present, Urban Institute's Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy
Board of Directors
John Brothers
President, T. Rowe Price Foundation and President of T. Rowe Price Charitable
Julie Gehrki
Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Walmart Foundation
ManuelPastor
Distinguished Professor, Equity Research Institute, University of Southern California
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Executive Director, National Urban Indian Family Coalition

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