Our Staff
Aaron Xia
Abby Conway
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. - Aesop
Adrian Rai
Ajani Husbands
Alejandro Alvarez von Gustedt
Alex Alberti
"Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching." - C. S. Lewis
Alexandria Hamlette
"You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time." - Angela Davis
Allie Norwood
Alta Buden
Ana Marie Argilagos
Ana Marie Argilagos is the President and CEO of Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP), a transnational network of foundations and philanthropists that makes impactful investments in the Latino community in the U.S. and across Latin America.
Andrew Selcke
Austin Murray
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. - Marie Curie
Ayana Bartholomew
Beth Epstein
Camille Serrano
The arc of the moral universe is long, he said, but it bends toward justice, if there is a steadfast commitment to see the task through to completion. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Carissa Ibert
Caroline Suozzi
Catherine Crystal Foster
The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members. -Coretta Scott King
Cathy Frank Halstead
Cathy Frank Halstead serves as a Trustee of the Sidney E. Frank Foundation, which makes more than 90 annual grants in education, the arts, and the environment throughout the United States and the United Kingdom.
Cathy Frank Halstead serves as a Trustee of the Sidney E. Frank Foundation, which makes more than 90 annual grants in education, the arts, and the environment throughout the United States and the United Kingdom. Additionally, she is also a co-founder and trustee of the Tippet Rise Art Center as well as of the Adrian Brinkerhoff Foundation. Cathy is also a member of the Corporation of Brown University.
Cathy泭is an abstract painter and has shown her work internationally for more than two decades. She and her husband, Peter, established the Tippet Rise Art Center on an 11,000-acre ranch north of Yellowstone National Park. The center provides a unique environment for music and theater in the shadow of the Beartooth Mountains. The Adrian Brinkerhoff Foundation focuses on classical poetry and drama, bringing them to new audiences in innovative ways.
Cathy泭is a returning board member to the Board of 91勛圖厙. She served three consecutive full terms on the RPA Board from 2007 through 2015.
Chase Jaz
Chase Millikin
Cheikh Diop
In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact. - Les Brown
Colleen Muse
Collin Shepard
There is no reason why good cannot triumph as often as evil. The triumph of anything is a matter of organization. Kurt Vonnegut
Crystal Hayling
As the executive director of The Libra Foundation, Crystal brought to The Libra Foundation a fresh vision of philanthropy that rejects business as usual and is responsive to the needs of frontline communities.
Dana Joyce
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. Confucius
Dannielle Scott
Demaris Sand
Donzelina Barroso
Edwina Triche-Newman
Elizabeth Droggitis
Elizabeth is motivated on a daily basis by the wide array of projects she supports that are working towards positive social change.
Emmanuel Guerrero
Erin Prescott
I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. - Maya Angelou
Germain Ngaba
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style." - Maya Angelou
Halit Karagoz
Hayley Smith
Henrietta Bankole-Olusina
"If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude." - Colin Powell (Retired General)
Ian Holly
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Iqra Hameed
Jackie Day
Jared Misner
Jessica Simmons
Jhessica Soriano
If you can't fly, then run. If you can't run, then walk. If you can't walk, then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving. - Martin Luther King Jr.
Joanne Schneider
Joanne appreciates working with passionate, thoughtful philanthropistshelping them to engage meaningfully in their giving. She also enjoys connecting nonprofit organizations with the resources they need to thrive.
Johanna Grande
Ive learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel - Maya Angelou
Jon Quinn
If we are honest with ourselves today, we will acknowledge that the ideal of Democracy has never failed, but that we haven't carried it out, and in our lack of faith we have debased the human being who must have a chance to live if Democracy is to be successful. Eleanor Roosevelt
Katie Cornell
Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. Helen Keller
Kelly Diggins
Kimberly Campbell
Throughout her career, Kimberlys work has focused on positioning non-profit organizations and higher education institutions as thought leaders in their communities.
Before joining 91勛圖厙, Kimberly worked at BPI Chicago as the Director of Communications and Marketing and served as the Director of Law Communications and Marketing at DePaul University College of Law. She has consulting experience with media companies, higher education institutions, and associations.
Kimberly holds a BA in Journalism and Marketing from Columbia College Chicago and a Project Management Certificate from DePaul University.
Kristen Summers
"Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as you ever can." - John Wesley
Kristina Lytovchenko
Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world. Joel Arthur Barker
Le Anne Alexander
Le Anne believes you are not able to be truly philanthropic unless you are thoughtfulthat mindfulness and thoughtfulness spur true love of humanity.
Lillian Wambui Chege
"There is no passion to be found in playing small settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living." - Nelson Mandela
Lisa Riera
Luba Palionny
Luther Ragin Jr.
Luther Ragin Jr. is the retired President and CEO of the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN).
Luz Torres
Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out. Frank A. Clark
Mac Broderick
Mac Broderick is Executive Director, Merchant Strategy for Castleton Commodities International (CCI).
Maddie Kinzie
Maddie is motivated by the opportunity to ensure good ideas become good solutions that can lead to positive social change and sustainable philanthropic impact.
Mae Hong
Im not saying Im gonna change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world. Tupac Shakur
Mahlet Moges
Sometimes we have to do the work even though we don't yet see a glimmer on the horizon that it's actually going to be possible. Angela Davis
Margaret Elam
Tomorrow is always fresh with no mistakes in it yet. -L.M. Montgomery
Marisa Arellano
Caminante, no hay puentes, se hace puentes al andar. (Voyager, there are no bridges, one builds them as one walks.) Gloria Anzald繳a
Massimo Lapucci
Massimo Lapucci is the Secretary General of Fondazione CRT.
Matthew Cerullo
Maureen Mahoney
Meenakshi Abbi
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." Henry David Thoreau
Megan Brokenborough
Melvin J. Galloway
Melvin J. Galloway is chief operating officer (COO) of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).
Michael Quattrone
Michael Quattrone serves as a Director of the David Rockefeller Fund, a family foundation that invests in catalytic ideas, people, efforts, and institutions working strategically toward ecological regeneration, justice system reform, and art for泭social impact.
Michelle Ng
The results of philanthropy are always beyond calculation Miriam Beard
Michelle Shum
We have forgotten how to be good guests, how to walk lightly on the Earth as its other creatures do. Barbara Ward
Mildred Garcia
Mosun Layode
Naamah Paley Rose
The philanthropist Naamah most admires is Julius Rosenwald (d. 1932), a child of German Jewish immigrants who created the Sears Roebuck empire and practiced giving while living when he funded nearly 5,000 schools for African American children across the rural Jim Crow South.
Nancy Delgado
The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. Amelia Earhart
Natalie Aguilar
Natasha Holley
Natasha joined 91勛圖厙 in January 2024 as an Associate in Marketing & Communications and Board Relations. Natasha's role consists of providing comprehensive support to the Marketing and Communications team, Board Relations, and SVP of Marketing and Communications and Corporate Secretary. Natasha helps with various administrative duties, such as coordinating activities related to the Board and its committees, creating and updating documents for Marketing and Communications and Insights and Inquiry, in addition to supporting various events and activities.
Prior to RPA, Natasha worked at Rudin as an administrative floater, where she provided support to multiple departments, including marketing and risk management. She worked closely with the VP of Marketing and Risk Management to coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, helped compile PowerPoint presentations and reports, and established a system to track projects. Natasha also contributed to the design of various brochures and ads, as well as an employee handbook. She also participated in many volunteering opportunities, such as serving as a teacher's assistant at Alley Pond Environmental Center and engaging in various company-related volunteer activities.
Natasha acquired certification in User Experience and Interface Design with Career Foundry, which helped her refine her creative thinking skills. She is currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in marketing. On a personal note, Natasha is a highly creative and upbeat individual who has a deep love for animals and the creative arts.
Nick Chen
Nick Hodges
"Be Kind. Everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." - possibly Plato
Nikki Biratsis
The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. - Pablo Picasso
Patrick Briaud
Patrick believes a flourishing donor is the seed of social goodwithin the individual, then in the world.
Peter Gill Case
Peter Gill Case is an architect, developer, and Principal at Truth Box Architects in Providence, Rhode Island, focusing on bringing sustainable design to the urban core.
Philomena Gibbons
Philomena Gibbons is the Deputy Director of Culture and Society at the Wellcome Trust, where she has served for nearly thirty years.
Ren矇e Valenti
Rien van Gendt
Rien van Gendt is the former Executive Director of the Van Leer Group Foundation in Amstelveen, Netherlands.
Robin Strawbridge
Robin Strawbridge has had a career in non-profit arts management and philanthropy.
Rose Chery
"A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses." - Confucius
Roxana Rodriguez
As an individual or an entity, make a commitment to meet challenges with gratitude and live with an expectation to improve the lives of those around you.-Denisa Livingston
Sara Lopez Gonzalez
"The best thing about your life is that it is constantly in a state of design. This means you have, at all times, the power to redesign it. Make moves, allow shifts, smile more, do more, do less, say no, say yesjust remember, when it comes to your life, you are not only the artist but the masterpiece as well." Cleo Wade
Sarah (Hera) Smith
Kotahi te tapuwae, he mano, he mano. The first sacred footprint is followed by thousands upon thousands - Ngti Kuri whakatauki (proverb) n Tumatahina.
Sarah Aasbo
Freedoms are not only the primary ends of development, they are also among its principal means. Amartya Sen
Sarah Malonda
Sarah Malonda joined the team as the Senior Associate, Operations at 91勛圖厙 in April 2024. Sarah supports with the New York office operations, working closely with building management, vendors, and the operations team on-site to provide a welcoming and safe place for all employees and visitors. In addition to on-site support, Sarah works on a variety of projects offering operational support to different teams at RPA.泭
One of Sarahs values is community building and service. Before joining RPA,泭 Sarah was a Senior Program & Data Associate at a nonprofit organization supporting youth development in New York City public high schools. She also has experience in volunteer coordination and community organizing for a city council campaign in her hometown of Queens, New York.
She is a proud CUNY alum of Hunter College with a Bachelors Degree in Political Science and is continuing her education in Public Administration. In her spare time, she loves to go hiking and discovering new places to eat in the city.泭
Sarah Teacher
Sarah Teacher is Executive Director at the Impact Investing Institute, an organization with a mission to accelerate the growth and improve the effectiveness of impact investing in the UK and internationally.
Segilola Adeola
True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves and the world around us. Socrates
Sheila Th矇l矇maque
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." Mahatma Gandhi
Sheri Signer
While we do our good works let us not forget that the real solution lies in a world in which charity will have become unnecessary. - Chinua Achebe
Shermane Bilal
When you learn, teach. When you get, give." - Maya Angelou
Shirley Alvarez
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.'" - Eleanor Roosevelt
Silvia Steisel
Steven Chang
"I cannot think of a more personally rewarding and appropriate use of wealth than to give while one is living.... Interventions have greater value and impact today than if they are delayed." Charles Feeney
Sun Yoon
The proper aim of giving is to put the recipients in a state where they no longer need our gifts. - C. S. Lewis
Tatiana Dozier
Theo Spencer
Theo Spencer is a Senior Policy Advocate at the Natural Resource Defense Council and a fifth generation member of the Rockefeller family.
Tia Rashke
Be the change that you wish to see in the world. -Mahatma Gandhi
Tina Joh
Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world Desmond Tutu
Tobechukwu Mary-Ann Njideaka
Trevor Pollack
Valerie Rockefeller
Valerie Rockefeller chairs the Board of Directors of 91勛圖厙, a nonprofit philanthropic services organization that accelerates philanthropy for a more just world. She also co-chairs BankFWD, a network dedicated to persuading banks to phase out financing for fossil fuels and fund clean energy. Her professional background is as a middle school special education teacher for adolescents with learning differences and emotional disabilities. Valerie has a M.Ed. in Special Education from the Bank Street College of Education and a MAT in Social Studies from Teachers College, Columbia University. She majored in International Relations at Stanford University and worked at the U.S. Department of Education during the first Clinton administration. She serves as a trustee of Achievement First, the Asian Cultural Council, the Collaborative for Spirituality in Education, Columbia Universitys Teachers College, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, Greenwich Academy, and The Trust for Mutual Understanding. She was a trustee of Spelman College and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Aspen Institute K12 Climate Action Commission, and the Generosity Commission.
Vinit Rishi
Wanda Colon
"Do or do not, there is no try." - Yoda
Yaremis Felix
We are all actors: being a citizen is not living in society, it is changing it. - Augusto Boal
Yvette Diaz
Zayra Rivera
Its the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting - Paulo Coelho