our successful candidates

We are thrilled to showcase these vibrant and accomplished professionals who are transforming their organizations and making positive impact and change in their communities, all while staying true to their deep, abiding values that wear well over the long term.

• Rukaiyah Adams

  Chief Investment Officer
  Meyer Memorial Trust
  Portland, OR
  www.mmt.org

  A leader with a keen investment acumen that rivals Wall Street — with a deep commitment to her hometown of Portland

• Ron Gallo

  President and CEO
  Santa Barbara Foundation
  Santa Barbara, CA
  www.sbfoundation.org

  A Bronx-born, seasoned foundation leader with an inimitable ability to connect with — and understand — a wide variety of communities

• Kelley Gulley

  Director of Portfolio Management
  Thrive Foundation for Youth
  Menlo Park, CA
  www.thrivefoundation.org

  A minister and long-time social justice advocate devoted to disadvantaged young people, whom she sees as our nation’s future

• Leslie Hatamiya

  Executive Director
  San Bruno Community Foundation
  San Bruno, CA
  www.sanbruno.ca.gov

  A Stanford-trained lawyer with foundation experience and political savvy who contributes to her home community

• Crystal Jackson

  Director of Human Resources
  Meyer Memorial Trust
  Portland, OR
  www.mmt.org

  A dynamic, upbeat human resources leader who transitioned from the corporate sector into using her skills and values to have impact in her community

• Chas Lopez

  Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion
  Earthjustice
  San Francisco, CA
  www.earthjustice.org

  A lawyer-turned-FBI agent who, through his commitment to equity, has devoted himself to diversity and inclusion in the nonprofit sector

• Paula Van Ness

  President and CEO
  Connecticut Community Foundation
  Waterbury, CT
  www.conncf.org

  A values-based leader and mentor who has accelerated the development of national organizations and returns to her roots at the local level

• Kimberly A.C. Wilson

  Director of Communications
  Meyer Memorial Trust
  Portland, OR
  www.mmt.org

  A globally-minded Pulitzer Prize finalist, Kimberly is a journalist who takes storytelling to a new level on behalf of the social sector