Convening Planning Committee

2012 Convening National Planning Committee

The 2012 Convening National Planning Committee represents a cross section of the GCIR membership and the broader philanthropic sector. It comprises representatives from the GCIR board of directors, foundations in the Pacific Northwest, and the GCIR membership at large.

GCIR Board Representatives

Cathy Cha, Senior Program Officer Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
Mayra Peters-Quintero, Program Officer Migrant & Immigrant Rights Ford Foundation
Darren Sandow, Executive Director Hagedorn Foundation

Pacific Northwest Representatives

Sharon Gary-Smith, Executive Director McKenzie River Gathering Foundation
Suk Rhee, Vice President Planning and Operations Northwest Health Foundation
William (Bill) Vesneski, Director of Evaluation, Research and Planning The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
Kevin Walker, President & CEO Northwest Area Foundation

Members-at-Large Representatives

Shona Chakravartty, Senior Program Officer Hill-Snowdon Foundation
Taryn Higashi, Executive Director Unbound Philanthropy
Esther Nieves, Program Officer W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Archana Sahgal, Program Officer Open Society Foundations
Amanda Smith, Program Director The Goizueta Foundation
Unmi Song, Executive Director The Lloyd A. Fry Foundation