leadership of evanston community foundation
Board of Directors
- Lisa Altenbernd, Past Chair
- Paul Brenner
- Diana Cohen (retired)
- Matthew Feldman, Treasurer
- Linda Gerber
- Sandeep Ghaey, Secretary
- Sarah Gordon
- David Graham, Community Investment Chair
- Lee Hart
- Carolyn Lickerman
- Tania Margonza
- Minya Nance
- Laura-Min Proctor
- Sharon Robinson, Vice Chair
- Bart Rocca
- Marcel Sallis
- Gene Servillo
- Larry Singer, Chair
- Michael Walker
- Bryant Wallace, Governance Chair
- Todd Wiener, Philanthropic Engagement Chair
- 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
ECF Committees
- Audit
- Celebrate!Evanston
- Community Investment
- Finance
- Governance & Sustainability
- Investment Council
- E-town Innovation Grants Selection
- Nonprofit Growth & Sustainability Grants Selection
- Philanthropic Engagement
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 12 years, and their cumulative professional investment experience is 357 years.
- Ralph Segall, Chair,
Chief Investment Officer, Segall, Bryant & Hamill
Former ECF Chair - Lisa Altenbernd
Community Volunteer
Former ECF Chair - Bill Blanchard
Financial Advisor, Private Wealth Management, UBS
Former ECF Treasurer - Michael Brody
Partner, Jenner & Block, LLP
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
ECF Board Member - Larry Singer
Community Volunteer
ECF Chair - Ingrid Stafford
Former VP for Financial Operations and Treasurer, Northwestern University
Former ECF Board Member
Evanston Community Foundation Staff
- Sol Anderson
President & CEO - Elspeth Revere (through June 2021)
Interim President & CEO - Karli Butler
Program Officer - Rebecca Cacayuran
VP for Community Investment - Cynthia Dominguez (as of March 2022)
VP for Finance and Operations - Jan Fischer
Chief Financial Officer - Victoria Foreman (as of Feb. 2022)
Administrative Associate - Mary Kay Hanigan (through Dec. 2021)
Communications Coordinator - Charlotta Koppanyi (through May 2021)
Leadership & Training Coordinator - Jennifer Moran
Director of Leadership & Training - Rebecca Parmet (through Feb. 2022)
Donor Relations Manager - Joi-Anissa Russell
VP for Philanthropy & Communications - Marybeth Schroeder
Community Investment Advisor - Andrea Schroering
Accounting Manager - Jenny Valdes Del Valle
Program Associate - Julie Villagomez
Office and Technology Manager - Vanessa Villagomez
Database Manager and Donor Services Associate