Board of Directors

Independent Sector’s Board of Directors has strategic and fiduciary oversight of Independent Sector and is composed of a diverse group of leaders from across the charitable sector.

Rev. Adam Russell Taylor

President, Sojourners

Ann Mei Chang

CEO, Candid

Hilary Pennington

Executive Vice President for Programs (Retired), Ford Foundation

Dr. John Brothers

President and CEO, Charles and Margery Barancik Foundation

Julie Gehrki

President, Walmart Foundation and Senior Vice President of Philanthropy, Walmart

Lysa Ratliff

CEO, KABOOM!

Dr. Manuel Pastor

Distinguished Professor, Equity Research Institute, University of Southern California

Phoebe Boyer

President and CEO, Children’s Aid

Suzanne McCormick

President and CEO, YMCA of the USA

Jose Antonio Tijerino

President and CEO, Hispanic Heritage Foundation

Isaiah M. Oliver

President, The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida

Jacqueline Martinez Garcel

CEO and Co-Founder, Murado Entertainment

Janeen Comenote

Executive Director, National Urban Indian Family Coalition

Richard E. Besser, MD

President and CEO, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

John Miller

President and CEO, Guide Dog Foundation

Nishka Chandrasoma

Chief Legal Officer, Ford Foundation

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