Committees

 

 
ACCOUNTING PRACTICES
Chair: Mike Bankert, The San Francisco Foundation
Christina Brinker, North Texas Community Foundation
Kim Cryan, Toledo Community Foundation
Kirsten Fowler, Foundation for the Carolinas
Amber Jubinsky, The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida
Brianne Killam, San Angelo Area Foundation
Melissa Krabbe, The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Khyati Mehta, Inland Empire Community Foundation
Sarah Minor, Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
Leah Poole, Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley
Rebecca Rodriguez, Foundation for the Carolinas
Leigh Schaefers, Communities Foundation of Texas
Cyndi Vara, Permian Basin Area Foundation
Anna Wagner, The CF of Harrisonburg & Rockingham County

BEST PRACTICES
Chair: Katie Zarroli, Community Foundation for a greater Richmond
Francisco Gozalo, The Miami Foundation
Cindy Hoffman, Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region
Kerri Horn, Central Valley Community Foundation
Nashia Jordan, Boston Community Foundation
Dick Myers, Foundation Information Systems
Wendy Ponting, Collier Community Foundation
Kyla Quintero, Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Scott Zastoupil,  Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation

COMMUNICATIONS
Chair: Jana (Moreno) Griggs, Austin Community Foundation
Jen Creager, Community Foundation of St. Clair County
Kelsey Fleming, Community Foundation Boulder County
Susie Lotrek, Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford
Kristin Raup, The Pittsburgh Foundation
Cyndi Vara, Permian Basin Area Foundation
Patricia Zeiler, Oklahoma City Community Foundation

HUMAN RESOURCES
Chair: Charmelle Jackson, The Pittsburgh Foundation
Jason Adams, Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque
Rita Barnes, Blue River Community Foundation
Annette Bauer, Community Foundation of Broward
Robyn Bennett, Kalamazoo Community Foundation
Sharee Blackmon, Columbus Foundation
Monica Brown, Cleveland Foundation
Haley Clark, Humboldt Area Foundation
Sharon Collier, Rhode Island Foundation
Nikki Collins, Marin Community Foundation
Brian Dineen, Blue Grass Community Foundation
Carol Dorko, Community Foundation of Broward
Gerianne Dorradino, Central New York Community Foundation
Terri Epting, Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
Robin Foreman-Wheeler, Hampton Roads Community Foundation
Frank Gramuglia, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Talitha Green Ling, East Bay Community Foundation
Quentin Gunter, Winston Salem Community Foundation
Danielle Hanna, Cleveland Foundation
Kevin Harmelink, Grand Rapids Community Foundation
Mary Haynes, Rose Community Foundation
Revlan Hill, Harrisonburg Rockingham
Andrea Hulighan, The Winston-Salem Foundation
Erycka Hunter, formerly Kalamazoo CF
Veshal Kauuraa, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Julie Klipp, Community Foundation of Western North Carolina
Karen Koons, The Community Foundation
Raul Macias, Haas, Jr. Fund
Saúl Macias, The Marin Community Foundation
Galen Maness, San Francisco Foundation
Carolyn Marston, Community Foundation of Southern Alabama
Dee Matthews, Winston-Salem Foundation
Kim McCrary, Austin Community Foundation
Liz Miller, Community Foundation for the Florida Keys
Kimberly O'Haro, Baltimore Community Foundation
June Owens, Oklahoma City Community Foundation
Olubunmi Parks, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
Dorcas Patterson, Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation
A.J. Pietrantone, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
Beth Pisano, Hutchinson Community Foundation
Kathy Pope, Fremont Area Community Foundation
Teresa Pottorff, Community Foundation of Texas
Brittani Reuter, Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque
Sherri Rush, Community Foundation of Grant County, Indiana
Kimberly Sadowski, Central New York Community Foundation
Jennifer Sheahan, OshKosh Area Community Foundation
Anita Smith, Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
Pamela Straker, The Columbus Foundation
Sheri Tassinari, Arizona Community Foundation
Gwen Tillman, Tides
Cyndi Vara, CPA, Permian Basin Area Foundation
Debra Watt, Foundation for the Carolinas

INVESTMENT PRACTICES
Chair: Jonathon Brelsford, The Pittsburgh Foundation
Laura Kernigan, Vice Chair, Chicago Community Trust
Jordan Bolden, Austin Community Foundation
Erin Brodrick, Jacksonville Community Foundation
Elizabeth Cain, Greater Cincinnati Community Foundation
Kyle Fahrner, Midland Foundation
Tony Gattuso, Cleveland Foundation
Mo Mousa, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation
Michelle Nelson, Community Foundation of greater Richmond
Kristine Thomas, Communities Foundation of Texas

MEMBERSHIP
Chair: Luis Leon, Community Foundation of the Ozarks
Shirley Amthauer, Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation
Brandy Hobson, Adirondack Foundation
Melissa Tschanz, East Tennessee Foundation

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Chair: Richard Brown, The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation
Marla Brandon, Greater Manhattan Community Foundation
Saúl Macias, The Marin Community Foundation
Amy Seto, Brown Advisory (formerly Baltimore Community Foundation)
FAOG Conference Sessions Committee:
Richard Brown, The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation
Amy Seto, Brown Advisory (formerly Baltimore Community Foundation)
Saúl Macias, The Marin Community Foundation
Mike Bankert, San Fransico Foundation
Erin Broderick, The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida
Perry Gold, Marin Community Foundation
Charmelle Jackson, The Pittsburgh Foundation
Laura Kernaghan, The Chicago Community Trust
Kevin Allen Nash, The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
Michelle Nelson, Community Foundation for a greater Richmond
Anna Wagner, The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg & Rockingham County

2026 FAOG CONFERENCE
Sherrie Chelini, Chelini Travels - Conference Manager
Michelle Nelson, Community Foundation for a greater Richmond - Board Vice Chair, 2026 Conference Chair
Richard Brown, The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation - Professional Development Chair 
Alyssa Federico, FAOG Consultant (formerly Foundation for the Carolinas), Past Board Chair, Sponsor Fundraising
Jana Griggs, Austin Community Foundation - Board Chair
Saúl Macias, The Marin Community Foundation - Conference Sessions Co-Chair
Carrie Ryan, Centre-Foundation - Social/Networking/Volunteers
Amy Seto, Brown Advisory (formerly Baltimore Community Foundation) - Conference Sessions Co-Chair
Bryan Tait, Pittsburgh Foundation - Board Chair,  Sponsor Fundraising
Monique Waggoner, FAOG Administrator
Andrea Walter, Centre-Foundation - Social/Networking/Volunteers

A big thanks to the following FAOG committees and their members for session content creation and support:
Accounting Practices Committee
Best Practices Committee
Communications Committee
Human Resources Committee
Investments Committee
Membership Committee
Professional Development Committee