Task Force

James E. Canales (Chair)
President and CEO
James Irvine Foundation

Fred J. Ali
President & Chief Executive Officer
Weingart Foundation

Kafi D. Blumenfield
President and Chief Executive Officer
Liberty Hill Foundation

Janet Brown
Executive Director
Grantmakers in the Arts

James M. Ferris, Ph.D.
Director, The Center on Philanthropy & Public Policy
University of Southern California

Pamela P. Flaherty
President & CEO
Citi Foundation

Carol A. Goss
President and CEO
The Skillman Foundation

John Kobara
Executive Vice President and COO
California Community Foundation

Steven M. Hilton
President & CEO
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

Nancy Jamison
Executive Director
San Diego Grantmakers

Sean Knierim
Chief of Staff
MacArthur Foundation

Dr. Peter Long
President and CEO
Blue Shield of California Foundation

Deborah Marrow
Director
The Getty Foundation
The J. Paul Getty Trust

Mayur Patel
Vice President, Strategy and Assessment
John S. & James L. Knight Foundation

Ms. Lisa Paulsen
President & CEO
Entertainment Industry Foundation

Claire Peeps
Executive Director
The Durfee Foundation

Sushma Raman
President
Southern California Grantmakers

G. Albert Ruesga, Ph.D.
President and CEO
The Greater New Orleans Foundation

Peggy Saika
President/Executive Director
Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy

Bradford K. Smith
President
Foundation Center

Javier Alberto Soto
President & CEO
The Miami Foundation

Kevin F. Walker
President and CEO
Northwest Area Foundation