New Cohort for Council on Foundation’s Diversity Initiative Announced

The US Council on Foundations (CoF) announced the 2018 Cohort for its Career Pathways Development Program, a year-long leadership preparation program whose purpose is to increase the number of candidates from diverse backgrounds in leadership positions in philanthropy. This year’s cohort comprises 24 Fellows from a broad group of philanthropic organizations. They includeElizabeth Cheung, Senior Program Officer at the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation; Courtney López, Director of Development at the Santa Fe Community Foundation;LaDawn Sullivan, Director of Leadership and Equity at the Denver Foundation; Paul Bachleitner, Communications Director, Northwest Area Foundation; Michelle Lugalia-Hollon, Director of Program Initiatives, San Antonio Area Foundation; Rosita Najmi, Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundations; Vivian Oden, Director of Donor Services, Hampton Roads Community Foundation; Jidan Terry-Koon, Program Officer, The San Francisco Foundation; Punita Thurman, Program Director, Skillman Foundation; Mandy Tuong, SVP, General Counsel and Secretary, InFaith Community Foundation; Victoria Grasso, Senior Program Officer,Cooper Foundation; Mónica Varela, Director of Impact, Metrics and Evaluation, The Clinton Foundation; Laura Washington, Director of Communications, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Irene Wong, Director of Local Grantmaking, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation; and Melinda Wright, Program Officer, Walton Family Foundation, among others. See the full list here.