The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region is excited to announce the inaugural Catalysts for Change Leadership Program cohort! Based on the Nourishing Tomorrow’s Leaders program at The Gifford Foundation, the Catalysts for Change Leadership Program is an 8-week board development series that will focus on increasing inclusiveness and diversity on nonprofit boards and linking leaders to supporting nonprofits. The program consists of 15 community members currently looking to join a local nonprofit board or new to serving on a board. After completing the program, participants will be connected to local nonprofits in the area looking for new board members and will join a network of leaders looking to change the state of diversity on nonprofit boards.
Amanda Boyd, MA
She/Her/Hers
Community School Coordinator
Albany City School District
Ginny Casper
She/Her/Hers
Assistant Director, International Programs
Union College
Phylicia Coley, MS.Ed
She/Her/Hers
Director of Residence Life
The College of Saint Rose
Paul Collins-Hackett, Batman
He/Him/Batman
Executive Director
The RED Bookshelf
Erika Endres
She/Her/Hers
Communications and Marketing Professional
Ebony Mayo
Solutions Professional, SEFCU
Treasurer & Board Member, CRWIA – Capital Region West Indian Association
Zilpa Oduor
She/Her/Hers
Coordinator of Employment Services
US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
Keshana Owens-Cody
She/Her/Hers
Sr. Director, Community Empowerment
Alliance for Better Health
Khadijah Peek, J.D., M.S.
She/Her/Hers
Legislative Office Manager/Banks Committee Director
NYS Senate
Jen Pincus, MPA
She/Her/Hers
Director, Data and Technology
Community Health Care Association of New York State (CHCANYS)
Michael Snyder
He/Him/His
NYS AmeriCorps Program Director
American Red Cross
Gladys Valverde
She/Her/Hers
Contracting Manager, New York eHealth Collaborative
Board Member, Berkshire Farm Center & Services for Youth
Danika Vittorio, MBA
She/Her/Hers
Business Analyst
MVP Health Care
The Catalysts for Change Leadership Program is an initiative of the Capital Region Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Action (IDEA)Collaborative facilitated by the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region. To learn more about the Community Foundation’s IDEA efforts, please visit: www.cfgcr.org/IDEA.