leadership of evanston community foundation
Board of Directors
- Lisa Altenbernd, ECF Chair
- Larry Singer, Vice Chair
- Diana Cohen, Former ECF Chair
- Matthew Feldman, Treasurer
- Sandeep Ghaey, Secretary
- Michele Berg (retired)
- Paul Brenner
- Linda Gerber
- Sarah Gordon
- David Graham
- Lee Hart
- Carolyn Lickerman
- Tania Margonza
- Sharon Robinson
- Bart Rocca
- Marcel Sallis
- Gene Servillo
- Michael Walker
- Bryant Wallace
- Todd Wiener
- Judy Witt
Leadership Network
- Ann Mammel Balusek
- Marjorie Benton
- Karl Berolzheimer
- Paul Finnegan
- Joseph Flanagan
- Kendal Gladish
- Joan Gunzberg
- Kirk Hoopingarner
- Judy Kemp
- Ken Lehman
- Jay Lytle
- Mark McCarville
- Kevin Mott
- Eleanor Revelle
- Penelope Sachs
- Sara Schastok
- Ralph Segall
- Ingrid Stafford
- Ronna Stamm
- Larry Ter Molen
- Hon. Elizabeth Tisdahl
Leadership Evanston Steering Committee
- Mary Collins
- RJ Coleman
- Carmen Francellno
- David Graham
- Charolotta Koppanyi
- Jennifer Moran
- Ismalis Nunez
- Fr. Robert Oldershaw
- Brenda Phillips
- Tasha Triplett
- Michael Walker
- Judy Witt
ECF Advisory Committees
- Audit
- Celebrate!Evanston
- Communityworks
- Finance
- Governance
- Operating Grants
- Philanthropic Engagement
- Racial Equity
- root2fruit
Investment Council
Members volunteer their time and expertise. The average tenure of current members is 11 years, and their cumulative professional investment experience is 350 years.
- Ralph Segall, Chair,
Chief Investment Officer, Segall, Bryant & Hamill
Former ECF Chair - Lisa Altenbernd
Community Volunteer
ECF Chair - Bill Blanchard
Financial Advisor, Private Wealth Management, UBS
Former ECF Treasurer - Michael Brody
Partner, Jenner & Block, LLP
Former ECF Chair - Diana Cohen
Community Volunteer
Former ECF Chair - Matthew Feldman
Former President and CEO,
Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago - William Goldstein
President, Chesley, Taft & Associates, LLC - Paul Harvey
Former Global Head – Equity Trading, UBS Global Asset Management - John McCarthy
Chief Investment Officer
Centaur Capital Partners
Former ECF Treasurer - Mark McCarville
Partner, Braydon Partner
Former ECF Treasurer - Laura-Min Proctor
Wealth Advisor, William Blair - Larry Singer
Community Volunteer
ECF Vice Chair - Ingrid Stafford
Former VP for Financial Operations and Treasurer,
Northwestern University
Former ECF Board Member
Evanston Community Foundation Staff
- Monique Brunson Jones
President & CEO (through Nov. 2020) - Elspeth Revere
Interim President & CEO - Karli Butler
Program Officer - Rebecca Cacayuran
VP for Community Investment - Jan Fischer
Chief Financial Officer - Mary Kay Hanigan
Communications Coordinator - Charlotta Koppanyi
Leadership & Training Coordinator - Jennifer Moran
Director of Leadership & Training - Rebecca Parmet
Donor Relations Manager - Marybeth Schroeder
Community Investment Advisor - Andrea Schroering
Accounting & Bookkeeping - Joi-Anissa Russell
VP, Philanthropy & Communications - Julie Villagomez
Office and Technology Manager - Vanessa Villagomez
Office Associate