Staff

Alicia Philipp is president of The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc., one of the largest and fastest growing philanthropic service organizations in the country. Read Alicia Philipp's Bio

Latasha Sutherland is responsible for providing full administrative support to the president, as well as supporting assignments associated with the Board of Directors. Read Latasha Sutherland's Bio

Rob Smulian oversees the development of the Philanthropic Services Department including a focus on donor services, professional advisor outreach and planned giving programs. Read Robert Smulian's Bio

Erin Drury Boorn works with a portfolio of donor-advised funds helping individuals and families develop through personal philanthropy. Read Erin Drury Boorn's Bio

Christy Butler Eckoff is responsible for developing the strategic direction for and successful implementation of the Foundation’s comprehensive planned and major giving programs.
Read Christy Eckoff's Bio

Angela Hunter is responsible for processing weekly grants and managing endowment funds. Read Angela Hunter's Bio

Audrey Jacobs oversees all aspects of The Center for Family Philanthropy and its role providing family-centered grantmaking, educational and estate planning services to donors and their families. Read Audrey Jacobs's Bio

Barrett Coker Krise works with individuals and families to reach their philanthropic giving goals. Read Barrett Coker Krise's Bio

Wanda Wallace serves as the liaison between the Philanthropic Services Department and Finance Department with respect to financial issues Read Wanda Wallace's Bio

Lesley Grady oversees the Community Partnerships department including grantmaking and scholarships as well as multiple community initiatives and helps connects this work with donors interested in critical community needs.  Read Lesley Grady's Bio

Sherrie Clark is responsible for the day to day office operations and oversight of the Community Partnerships department. Read Sherrie Clark's Bio

Lisa Cremin oversees a comprehensive program that serves arts organizations by providing financial grants, consulting awards and loans to small and mid-sized organizations. Read Lisa Cremin's Bio

Natasha Battle-Edwards is responsible for grants management and administration for the unrestricted and initiative grantmaking programs as well as overseeing the fund management for community initiatives and grantee relations for the Foundation.  
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Allyssa Kiser is responsible for supporting grants processes and knowledge management, including support for various competitive grantmaking programs, donor-advised fund requests and file maintenance. Read Allyssa Kiser's Bio

Tyronda Minter oversees assigned short-term community initiatives, oversees community development and local grantmaking funds, and guides volunteer advisory committees helping to increase philanthropy in the Foundation’s 23-county service area. Read Tyronda Minter's Bio

Kristina works on multiple grantmaking projects and initiatives, including the Common Good Funds program, the Marshall Memorial Fellowship and the Managing for Excellence Award. Kristina also manages the Foundation’s Scholarships program.
Read Kristina Morris's Bio

Kathy Palumbo is responsible for the management and oversight of the Foundation’s Common Good Funds, scholarships and other grantmaking programs. Read Kathy Palumbo's Bio

Josh Phillipson manages multiple grant and support programs including the Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund.
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Erin Singer supports the Foundation’s knowledge management strategy as a part of the Regional Impact team, responsible for increasing the Foundation's presence, knowledge, relationships and impact in the region. Read Erin Dreiling's Bio

Jasper Tanner is responsible for implementation of several assigned community initiatives at the Foundation, including Grants to Green, Local Funds and Healthy Belvedere. Read Jasper Tanner's Bio

TenéTraylor's manages the Foundation’s growing community building efforts. Primarily, she oversees the Neighborhood Fund, Atlanta AIDS Fund and works directly with Philanthropic Services to match donor interests to community needs Read Tene Traylor's Bio

Lita Ugarte Pardi reviews and evaluates grant applications for the Common Good Funds, the Foundation’s broadest discretionary grantmaking program, and manages the Foundation’s work around Nonprofit Effectiveness. Read Lita Ugarte Pardi's Bio

Kristin Dunstan oversees the development of the Marketing and Communications department including a focus on strategic marketing and communications initiatives for key internal and external audiences. Read Kristin Dunstan's Bio

Tieler Giles manages a wide array of marketing and communications activities including brand and communications strategies, online and print marketing materials and publications, event planning and media relations.

Christie Brown is responsible for planning and managing the back-room financial and operational side of the organization to ensure that all departments at The Community Foundation function in an efficient, effective and financially-responsible manner.  Read Christie Brown's Bio

Ann Blocha is responsible for developing and implementing Human Resources management practices in the areas of recruiting, staff development and performance, employee relations, compensation and benefits, payroll and Human Resources and management policies. Read Ann Blocha's Bio

Beverly Fooks is responsible for receiving and directing all calls and inquiries, and assisting all visitors of The Community Foundation, as well as supporting various adminstrative needs of the Finance & Operations department.

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Junior Francis is responsible for keeping accurate and timely records for The Foundation Investment Pool accounts. Read Junior Francis's Bio

Antoinette Maddox is responsible for managing and directing the monthly condition of the general ledger as a whole, as well as managing the process of distributing the assets of The Foundation to grantees. 

Caroline Scott oversees the investment holdings of The Community Foundation. She also works closely with Colonial Consulting, investment consultant to the Foundation.
Read Caroline Scott's Bio

Megan Swett is responsible for the strategic oversight of The Community Foundation’s information systems, as well as management of the Foundation’s information resources. Read Megan Swett's Bio

Ike Talabi is responsible for keeping accurate and timely financial record of non-unitized investment accounts, the foundation checking accounts and the yearly 1099 tax return forms including compliance and transmittal. Read Ike Talabi's Bio