Public Policy Committee
Our Public Policy Committee is composed of IS members who advise us on our programs, strategies, and policy agenda. The committee’s current members are:
Janeen Comenote (Chair)
Executive Director
National Urban Indian Family Coalition
Antonio Tijerino (IS Board)
President and CEO
Hispanic Heritage Foundation
Halla Henderson
Director of Public Policy and Research
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
Lori Villarosa
Executive Director
Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity
Lauren Supina
Senior Director, Strategy, Government Relations
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Jeff Britt
Senior V.P./Chief Government Affairs Officer
YMCA of the USA
Carmen Feliciano
Vice President of Policy and Advocacy
UnidosUS
Jeff Williams
Director, Consulting Services
Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy, Grand Valley State University
Rebecca Moffett
President
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
Tania Hernandez
Executive Director
Civance Research
Daniel Weiner
Director, Elections and Government
Brennan Center
Diane Shust
Vice President for Public Policy
Council for Opportunity in Education (COE)
Ellen Teller
Chief Government Affairs Officer
Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)
Robert Cordero
CEO
Grand Street Settlement
Andrea Hall
Senior Manager, Civic Space
InterAction
Annie Chang
Vice-President, Community Engagement
Nonprofit Finance Fund
Benjamin Soskis
Senior Research Associate
Urban Institute Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy
Brian Corbin
Executive Vice President, Member Services
Catholic Charities of the USA
Brian Peckrill
Executive Director
William G. McGowan Charitable Fund
Cheryl Crazy Bull
President and CEO
American Indian College Fund
Danielle Dunbar
Executive Director
Alabama Association of Nonprofits
Geoff Green
CEO
CalNonprofits
Heather MacIndoe
Associate Professor and Ph.D. Program Director, Department of Public Policy and Public Affairs McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies
University of Massachusetts Boston
Holly Ambuehl
Director of Policy and Government Affairs
Forefront
Jessica Pizarek
Director, Federal Policy & Advocacy
PolicyLink
Katherine Hempstead
Senior Policy Advisor
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Kris Brown
President
Brady United
Leslie Boissiere
Vice President, External Affairs
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Lourdes Rodríguez
Chief Executive Officer
David Rockefeller Fund
Pam Yuen
Director of Government Relations, Policy & Advocacy
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Robb Gray
Director of Policy and Advocacy
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Sohrab Kohli
Program Officer
Prudential Financial
Tiffany Brace
Policy Director
Nonprofit Association of Washington
Tim Ragland
National Director of Policy and Governmental Affairs
Youth Advocate Programs
For more information about the committee or Independent Sector’s policy work, please contact publicp@independentsector.org.
