Advisory Council
The Center for Disaster Philanthropy Advisory Council provides expert guidance and advice to staff and board members in the areas of disaster management and philanthropic engagement to ensure that we best represent the needs of disaster-affected populations and the donor community.
Meet our Advisory Council members:
Chair: Biz Ghormley, Founder & President, Cera Studios, LLC
Dr. Supriya Akerkar, Director, Centre for Development and Emergency Practice
Isabel Barrios, Program Officer, Greater New Orleans Foundation
Erin Borla, Executive Director/Trustee, Roundhouse Foundation
Alexander J. Diaz, Head of AI for Social Good, Google.org
Brandon Iracks-Edelin, Senior Programs Associate, United Philanthropy Forum
Nasra Ismail, U.S Enterprise Executive Director, Alight
Brian Kastner, Director, Engagement, Council on Foundations
Dr. Daniel Maxwell, Henry J. Leir Professor in Food Security and Research Director at the Feinstein International Center, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University
Amelia Mendizabal, Director of Programs, National VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster)
Tere Figueras Negrete, Senior Director of Communications, The Funders Network
Dr. Lori Peek, Professor in the Department of Sociology and Director of the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado Boulder
Grace Sato, Director of Research, Candid
Jeff Schlegelmilch, Director, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, The Earth Institute | Columbia University
Julien Schopp, Vice President of Humanitarian Policy and Practice, InterAction
