Committees and Fellows
We only succeed when we partner with our Members, Committees, Fellows, and other advisory groups. Below are lists of individuals and organizations who collaborate with staff to shape how we all build a healthier and more equitable nation.
Members
Our membership community consists of nonprofits, foundations, and corporate partners committed to building a healthy and equitable society.
Members
Our membership community consists of nonprofits, foundations, and corporate partners committed to building a healthy and equitable society.
Board Committees
Our Board of Directors help shape the strategic direction of this organization and do so by collaborating with staff on several Board Committees.
Executive Committee
Fred Blackwell, Chair
CEO
The San Francisco Foundation
Sarah Kastelic (Alutiiq), Vice Chair
Executive Director
National Indian Child Welfare Association
Michael McAfee, Secretary
President & CEO
PolicyLink
Jen Ford Reedy, Treasurer
President
Bush Foundation
Phoebe Hoyer, At-Large
Head of America
BHB Private
Community Building Committee
Nicole Anderson
Jim Clark
Michael McAfee
Stacey Stewart
Suzanne McCormick
Audit Committee
Suzanne McCormick
Ann Mei Chang
Lysa Ratliff
Phoebe Boyer
Finance Task Force
Jen Ford Reedy
Phoebe Boyer
Lysa Ratliff
Governance and Nominating Committee
John Brothers
Hilary Pennington
Fred Blackwell
Program Committees
Our Program Committees are primarily made up of individuals at IS Member organizations who volunteer to help shape our program strategy.
Public Policy Committee
Sarah Kastelic, Chair
Adam Russell Tayor, IS Board
Sonia Campion, IS Board
Andrew Geraghty
Blair Kiser
Brian Corbin
Carmen Marshall
Christopher Armstrong
Cindy M. Lott
Ernest Ezeugo
Heather MacIndoe
Holly Ambuehl
Jason Gromley
Katherine Hempstead
Kalia Abiade
Kevin Dean
Lake Majestic
Laura Seaman
Lewis Faulk
Lodriguez Murray
Mercedes Brown
Mirae Kim
Najean Lee
Nellie Tsai
Pam Yuen
Phil Koch
Phillip Kennedy-Wong
Rekha Balu
Robb Gray
Tiffany Brace
Tim Ragland
Tooshar Swain
John W. Gardner Leadership Award Selection Committee
Sonya Campion, Chair
Ivye Allen
Jennifer Blatz
Maria Yuan
Virginia Solomon
Tulaine Montgomery
Carol Emig
John Damon
Sonia M. Perez
Jennifer Hoos Rothberg
Rhea Suh
Michael J. Nyenhuis
Upswell Co-Create Selection Group
[Names to come]
Community Organizers
[Names to come]
Public Policy Committee
Sarah Kastelic, Chair
Adam Russell Tayor, IS Board
Sonia Campion, IS Board
Andrew Geraghty
Blair Kiser
Brian Corbin
Carmen Marshall
Christopher Armstrong
Cindy M. Lott
Ernest Ezeugo
Heather MacIndoe
Holly Ambuehl
Jason Gromley
Katherine Hempstead
Kalia Abiade
Kevin Dean
Lake Majestic
Laura Seaman
Lewis Faulk
Lodriguez Murray
Mercedes Brown
Mirae Kim
Najean Lee
Nellie Tsai
Pam Yuen
Phil Koch
Phillip Kennedy-Wong
Rekha Balu
Robb Gray
Tiffany Brace
Tim Ragland
Tooshar Swain
Fellows
Fellowships advance Independent Sector’s mission to improve lives, heal our natural world, and strengthen democratic society by ensuring that all people in the U.S. thrive.
2022 – 2023 Bridging Fellows
Jorge Arteaga
Bianca Avery
Dr. Christine Balarezo
Dr. Jamil Bey
Rev. Alvin C. Bibbs, Sr.
Millicent Boykin
Fatima Bunafoor
Dania Carter
X Cornute
Sarah Cotton Nelson
Nathan Darity
Joseph Darwin
Chelsea Dennis
Abigail Endashaw
Pamela Fields
David Gianfrancesco
Jerry Hawkins
Kirk Holbrook
Jeimy Ibarra
Riley Jones
Imran Khan
Antong Lucky
Susie Marshall
Shareefah Mason
Marjorie Murat
Nitika Nautiyal
D. Nicole Polk
Dr. Kellee Randle
William Paul Haalilio Ferran Reeves
Joel Rodriguez
Rodrigua Ross
Zena Ruiz
Deondre’ Rutues
Fitzhugh Shaw
Amanda Shields
Amber Sims
Celeste Smith
Dr. James Whitfield
Dani Wilson
Janel Young
Upswell Fellows – Boston
Olawumi Akinwumi
Devon Austrie
Samuel Bradley
Aditi Dholakia
Ben Echeverria
Norris Guscott
Timothy Hall
Beth Huang
Julie Leven
Madeleine Morgan
Dananai Morgan
Cliff Notez
Ellice Patterson
Aysha Upchurch
Ying Wang
Alexandra Williams
Coalitions
A group formed when two or more people, factions, states, political parties, militaries, or other parties agree to work together, often temporarily, in a partnership to achieve a common goal. The word coalition connotes a coming together to achieve a goal.
Nonprofit Infrastructure Coalition
A Village Detroit
Alliance for Nonprofit Impact at United Way of Rhode Island
Americans for the Arts
America’s Service Commissions
ASPCA
Aspen Institute
Association of Children Museums
City Parks Alliance
Council of Michigan Foundations
Council on Foundations
Fair Chance
First Book
Forefront
George Mason University
GivingTuesday
Goodwill Industries International, Inc.
Harlem Wellness Center
Hawai’i Pacific University
Hawai’i Alliance for Nonprofit Organizations
iCivics
Indiana University
MS Alliance of Nonprofits and Philanthropy
National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics
National Community Action Partnership
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases National Indian Child Welfare Association
Nonprofit Finance Fund
Nonprofit Vote
OneStar Foundation
ourBRIDGE
PEAKGrantmaking
Philanthropy Southeast
Points of Light
Reinvigorating the Conversation
Service Year Alliance
Shelby County Government
Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits
SoCal Grantmakers
Spur Local
StriveTogether
TechSoup
The Boston Foundation
The Forbes Funds
The Henry Ford
The Nonprofit Alliance
The Nonprofit Council
United Way NJ
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
YWCA
Youth Advocate Programs, Inc.
Massachusetts Nonprofit Network
Just Futures
Girl Scouts
Nature Conservancy
Heart of America Foundation
Native Ways Federation
VolunteerMatch
National Urban Indian Family Coalition
Moriarty Consulting Group
Advisory Groups
Our Advisory Groups are composed of experienced nonprofit executives and policy practitioners to help ensure the voices of our organizations are heard by community leaders and policy makers.
Nonprofit Advocacy Research Advisory Group
Ethan Spurling
Vice President of Policy and Government Relations
SparkWheel
Kalia Abiade
Vice President of Programs
Pillars Fund
Heather Noonan
Vice President for Advocacy
League of American Orchestras
Hillary Evans
Vice President Policy and Advocacy
United Way Metropolitan Dallas
Tara Huffman
Chief Program & Strategy Officer
BoardSource
Natalie Jones
Director of Advocacy and Research
Tennessee Nonprofit Network
Amanda Caughran
Director, Advocacy and Public Policy
Cornerstones
Joy Ossei-Anto
Managing Director of Funder Engagement
Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE)
Kristin Hurdle
Senior Director of State Relations
Government Relations & Policy Office of YMCA of the USA
Ted Stiger
Senior Director of Government Relations & Policy
Rural Community Action Partnership (RCAP)
Josh Davis
Vice President of Policy and Partnerships
StriveTogether
Jessica Pizarek
Director of Federal Policy & Advocacy
PolicyLink
