Lisa Maxwell
Executive Assistant to the President/CEO and Board of Trustees
Trustees & Staff
Meet the people working to support our grantees and help them advance change.
Trustees
- Ridgway H. White † Chairman
- Frederick S. Kirkpatrick †* Vice Chairman
- A. Marshall Acuff, Jr.
- Karen Aldridge-Eason
- Lizabeth Ardisana
- John K. Butler
- Tiffany W. Lovett †
- Webb F. Martin
- John Morning **
- Maryanne Mott †
- Dr. Bobby Mukkamala
- Charlie Nelms
- Jeremy R. M. Piper
- William H. Piper †**
- George E. Ross
- Marise M.M. Sheehan †
- Helen Taylor
†The Members of the corporation.
*Serves as presiding/lead outside director.
**Trustee emeritus.
Note: All applicants need to follow the Foundation’s standard application procedures; please do not contact trustees directly.
Staff
Channing McKay
Associate Program Officer
Education
Jon Mecoli
Managing Investment Director
Benita Melton
Program Director
Education
Arielle Milton
Program Officer
Education
Mamotshidisi Mohapi
Program Officer
Civil Society
Lydia Molapo
South Africa Office Manager
Civil Society
Adrian Ohmer
Managing Investment Director
Nancy Orr
Vice President – Investments and Chief Investment Officer
Thomas Parker
Executive in Residence and Program Officer
Flint Area
Samuel B. Passmore
Program Director
Environment
Melody Patry
Program Officer
Civil Society
Kevin Perkins
Chief Financial Officer and Vice President — Administration
Jill A. Powell
Grants Assistant
Administrative Group
Collette R. Pries
Controller
Jennifer Reid
Administrative Assistant
Flint Area