Board of Directors

 

Don Chen, Chair
President, Surdna Foundation
Ex-officio, All 
Current term: 2023-2026

 

 

 

Irfan Hasan, Vice Chair
Vice President, Grants and Programs, New York Community Trust
Governance and Nominating Committee, Co-Chair; Audit Committee, Member
Current term: 2024-2027

 

 

 

Rickke Mananzala, Vice Chair
Executive Director, New York Foundation
Public Policy Committee, Member
Current term: 2023-2026

 

 

 

Channon Lucas, Treasurer
Chief Administrative Officer, Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
Audit Committee, Chair; Governance and Nominating Committee, Member
Current term: 2025-2028

 

 

 

Jennifer Negron, Secretary
Senior Program Officer, The Pinkerton Foundation
Members Committee, Co-Chair; Public Policy Committee, Member
Current term: 2025-2028

 

 

 

Rini Banerjee
Trustee, The Mertz Gilmore Foundation; The Scherman Foundation
Mid-size CEO Roundtable, Co-Chair
Current term: 2024-2027

 

 

 

Kenya Bryant
Vice President, Citi Foundation
Public Policy Committee, Member; Committee on Members, Member
Current term: 2023-2026

 

 

 

Nishka Chandrasoma
Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, Ford Foundation
Audit Committee, Member; Board Evaluation Task Force, Member
Current term: 2023-2026

 

 

 

Jennifer Ching
Executive Director, North Star Fund
Public Policy Committee, Member; Finance Committee, Member
Current term: 2023-2026

 

 

 

Beatriz de la Torre
Chief Philanthropy Officer, Trinity Church Philanthropies
TBD Committee, Member; TBD Committee, Member
Current term: 2025-2028

 

 

 

Brennan Gang
Vice President of Programs & Operations, Korean American Community Foundation
Members Committee, Member; Audit Committee, Member; Board Evaluation Task Force, Member
Current term: 2023-2026

 

 

 

Heather Nesle
President, New York Life Foundation 
Members Committee, Member; Finance Committee, Member; Corporate Funders CEO Roundtable, Chair
Current term: 2024-2027

 

 

 

Altaf Rahamatulla
Senior Program Officer, Wellspring Philanthropic Fund 
Committee:
Current term: 2024-2027

 

 

 

Ingrid Rasmussen
Chief Financial Officer, The Wallace Foundation
Finance Committee, Member; TBD Committee, Member
Current term: 2025-2028

 

 

 

Euan Robertson
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, The Simons Foundation
TBD Committee, Member; TBD Committee, Member
Current term: 2025-2028

 

 

 

José Román
Trustee, Lavelle Fund for the Blind 
Committee:
Current term: 2024-2027

 

 

 

Molly Schultz Hafid
Executive Director, Butler Family Fund 
Committee:
Current term: 2024-2027

 

 

 

Deborah Velazquez
Chief Executive Officer, Altman Foundation 
Committee:
Current term: 2024-2027

 

 

 

Toya Williford
Executive Director, The AC & JC Foundation
TBD Committee, Member; TBD Committee, Member
Current term: 2025-2028