Mary will provide leadership for the Foundation’s finances, operations, compliance, and grants management as a strategic partner to its new President and CEO Dr. Vivian Tseng.
The Scherman Foundation announced today that it has elected three new members to its Board of Directors: Alexis Anderson-Reed, Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, and Rasu Jilani.
Thanu will manage a $9.2 million grant portfolio that advances the Foundation’s social justice mission with a focus on environmental, climate, and land justice.
Savage’s deep connections to arts and philanthropic communities, and personal knowledge of equity issues, will advance innovative support for early career artists and arts ecosystems
Lauren Perkins will oversee grantmaking programs in the areas of early childhood education, Native American youth, access to legal services, basic human needs and self-sufficiency, and health.