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:
Isabel Barrios, Program Officer, Greater New Orleans Foundation
John Cooper, Assistant Vice President, Division of Academic and Strategic Collaborations, Texas A&M University
Alexander J. Diaz, Crisis Response & Humanitarian Aid, Google.org
Brian Fogle, President, Community Foundation of the Ozarks
Biz Ghormley, Coalition and Convening Manager, CHANGE Philanthropy
Brian Kastner, Director, Engagement, Council on Foundations
Maureen Lawless, Vice President and Director of Member Services, The Funders Network
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, Manager of Member Services, National VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster)
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
Traci Slater-Rigaud, Director of Member Engagement & Partnerships, United Philanthropy Forum
