Leadership Council
The Classy Awards Leadership Council is an honorary board of social sector leaders and executives who collectively determine the annual Classy Award winners. The Leadership Council encompasses a diverse array of expertise and cause affiliations.



Abby Maxman
President & CEO
Oxfam America

Amin Tehrani
Managing Director
Revunami

Dr. Akua Woolbright
National Nutrition Program Director
Whole Cities Foundation

Anna Rathmann
Executive Director
Jane Goodall Institute USA

Aysha Akhtar, MD, MPH
President and CEO
Center for Contemporary Sciences

Bernard Mauricia
CEO
Oncology And Kids

Brittany Boettcher
Director
Skoll Foundation

Christopher Helfrich
CEO
Eat. Learn. Play Foundation

Dale Bannon
National Community Relations and Development Director & National Spokesperson
The Salvation Army USA

Dean Amir Pasic
Dean
Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

Edwin Goutier
Vice President, Innovation
United Way Worldwide

Erik Arnold
Global CTO, Tech for Social Impact
Microsoft

Erin Baudo Felter
VP, Social Impact and Sustainability
Okta

Fatema Sumar
Vice President of Compact Operations
Millennium Challenge Corporation

Gabriella Morris
Chief Philanthropy Officer
World Food Program USA

Holly Gordon
Chief Impact Officer
Participant

Iara Peng
Founder and CEO
Just Fund

Jan D'Alessandro
Head of Equity Initiative
Pledge 1%

Jeannie Infante Sager
Director
Women’s Philanthropy Institute

Jeff Kula
Vice Chairman, Philanthropy
Cleveland Clinic

Jessica Crimmins
VP Marketing, Communications and Brand Integrity
The Greater Boston Food Bank

Jon Fee
SVP, Head of Global Marketing and US Business Development
Salesforce

Kelly Ernst
Senior Vice President
March of Dimes

Kristin Bertell, M.A. CFRE
Chief Philanthropy Officer
City of Hope

Laura Nieto
Director, Community Outreach
Southwest Airlines

Michael Thatcher
President & CEO
Charity Navigator

Monique Aiken
Managing Director
The Investment Integration Project | Impact Alpha

Nate Mook
CEO
World Central Kitchen

Nicole Capossela
Chief Development Officer
Team Rubicon

Pat Walsh
Co-Founder and Advisor
Classy

Robyn Swift
Venture Partner
Transform Capital

Sharon Russell
Vice President, Finance and Donor Development
Shriners Hospitals for Children

Skyler Badenoch
CEO
Hope for Haiti

Susan Asiyanbi
CEO
The Olori Network

Tanya Ramos
President
Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation

Troy Dunmire
EVP & Chief Operating Officer
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Veronica Olazabal
Senior Advisor and Director, Measurement, Evaluation and Organizational Performance
The Rockefeller Foundation

Victoria Vrana
Deputy Director, Philanthropic Partnerships
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Virginia Jacko
President and CEO
Miami Lighthouse for the Blind

Will Fowler
Chief Financial Officer
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research

Woodrow Rosenbaum
Chief Data Officer
Giving Tuesday

Yoshiko Inoue
Executive Director
GoFundMe.org
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