Grants Management 101—Class of 2025

Grants Management 101 (GM101) is an interactive, five-month virtual learning course designed to take deep dives into the fundamentals of grants management, the philanthropic sector, and equitable, effective grantmaking practices.

The program features five modules, each with a session and cohort convening facilitated by a diverse faculty of PEAK staff and six dedicated advisors who are senior-level professionals in the field. The in-depth presentations, interactive discussions, coffee hours, and case study exercises provide participants opportunities to further connect with peers and leaders in the field, explore content more deeply, receive coaching, and work towards career growth goals.  

2025 Cohort Advisors

2025 Cohort

Regan Carter, The C.E. and S. Foundation
Catherine Crain
Christine Palmer, Open Society Foundations
Faith Bosland, Community Health Foundation
Rachel Ault, Peter G. Peterson Foundation
Kathy Plomer, Next50
Yolanda Santiago, Wayfarer Foundation
Yena Choi, Prince Charitable Trusts
Ariel Santillan, Rural Democracy Initiative
Rebecca Kahn, Foundation for Jewish Camp
Kesha Frank, Templeton World Charity Foundation
Theresa Sykes, Democracy Fund
Tim Lawther, Partnership for Better Health
Colleen McCaughey, Cleveland Foundation
Mara Gandal-Powers, The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation
Annika Clausen, American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Dusie Cassata
Olivia Lichens, Princess Grace Foundation-USA
Heram Amiri, American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Dana Barbakoff, American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Lottie Corr, The Sunrise Project, Inc.
Anastasiya Kozyrevskaya, Third Plateau Social Impact Strategies
Hollie Mowry, Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Marie Koesnodihardjo, Flora Family Foundation
Carly Straus Chan, Third Plateau Social Impact Strategies
Joan Zhang, A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation
Yolanda Curry, Hudson-Webber Foundation
Daniel Gonzalez, Geneva Global
Kristina Weatherbee, Grantbook
Tolu Ilelabooye, Grantbook
Clarke Foster, Grantbook
Leyla Razeghi, Grantbook
Christina Yepez, Knapp Community Care Foundation
Taina Colon, Unbound Philanthropy
Sarah Elbert, A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation
Thalia Trinidad, The Powell Foundation
Will Corcoran, PLAN: Post Landfill Action Network
Vanessa Llana, Mertz Gilmore Foundation
Grace Rennie, Arts Council of New Orleans
Reyna Moya-James, NEO Philanthropy
Maelyn Leis, RIZE Massachusetts Foundation
Telicia Farmer, PEAK Grantmaking
Charnell Ferguson, Bowie State University
Britney Guillory, Bowie State University
Ahja Mays, Bowie State University
Michaela Logan, Bowie State University
Sarah Moore, Bowie State University
Catherine Teixeira, Maryland State Arts Council
Abigail Ortiz Sosa, Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles
Olivia Rasmussen, McKnight Foundation
Wes Davis, Longwood Foundation
Drew Matthews, California Community Foundation
Kenneth Chan, California Community Foundation
Sofia Leos, Third Plateau Social Impact Strategies
Katharine Walsh
Gregory Tate, Irving Harris Foundation
Alicia McKinney, Fidelity Foundation
Olivia London, Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg
Stephanie Moreno, California Community Foundation
Meredith Kormes, The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation

Teyo Salazar, Borealis Philanthropy
Celeste Kukahiko, Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association
Kaisha Vilcinor, William Penn Foundation
Kelly Schulthies, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Amy Sordahl, Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment
Camila Sanchez Tejada, MADRE
Melissa Richards, Missoula County
Molli Bryson, Community Foundation for Southern Arizona
Bella Eckert, Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota
Leslie McPherson, Baptist Community Ministries
Susi Acord, Community Foundation for Southern Arizona
Brooke Harris, The Schmidt Family Foundation
Sherella Williams, Independence Public Media Foundation
Chris Snyder, High Foundation
Minda Stockdale, Park City Community Foundation
Sonia Greco, McConnell Foundation
Marlin Reyes, Imaginable Futures Foundation
Robyn Ballard, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Abby Kahn
Corinne Connor, The Heinz Endowments
Safia McLeod-Ali, Meyer Memorial Trust
Rebeca Jurado, Poetry Foundation
Cecilia Prather, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Emma Beiser, Ballmer Group
Alex Tse, Vancouver Foundation
Nicole Genovese,
Catherine Winn, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Chris Burk, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Donna Richie-Anderson, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Stephanie Jones, Glick
Morgan-Me’Lyn Grant, Foundation for Louisiana
Rian Curley, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Grecia Diaz, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Danitra Haynes, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Michael Costa
Nadia Valliani, Greater Houston Community Foundation
Deniseya Hall, Terra Foundation for American Art
Leslie Engel, The American Thoracic Society
Katy Lardaro, Third Plateau Social Impact Strategies
Shanti Abedin
Milly Hernandez, Knapp Community Care Foundation
Lillian Jimenez, Knapp Community Care Foundation
Daniela Bueso, Trees, Water & People
Lauren Collins, Crown Family Philanthropies
Allison Brown, Newton and Rochelle Becker Charitable Trust
Rachel Andres, The Clark Foundation
Dannan Crabtree, Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville, Inc.
Jenny Neureiter, Putnam County Community Foundation
Kathy Stepanek, Spring Point Partners LLC
Kylie Palzer, Ballmer Group
Carmen Garcia, MacArthur Foundation
Nicole Clements, Initiative Foundation
Jessy Beto, Initiative Foundation
Kirsti (Kiko) Lattu
Glenn Erickson, Global Support and Development
Brooke Rosenbauer, Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
Afreyea Tolbert, Heising-Simons Foundation
Ivy Alvarado, Niagara Cares
Helen Powling, American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation, Inc.

2025 Cohort – Hybrid Learning Experience

Kathiana Amazan, Fidelity Foundation
Amie Anderson, Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation
Erika Bailey, Ascendium Education Group
Sarah Berluche, Perspective Fund
Carisa Bobskill, Wagner Foundation
Deeptansh Chadha, The Nathan Cummings Foundation
Erica Chen-Johnson, Climate Breakthrough
Hahna Cho, Proteus Fund
David Cohen, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
David Demosthenes, Wagner Foundation
Jocelyn Diehl, Health Forward Foundation
Wiktor Dynarski, Open Society Foundations
Daniel Fierros, Nia Tero Foundation
Nicole Flores Annenberg Foundation
Erika Foster, Vitalyst Health Foundation
Yewoub Geadion, Open Society Foundations
Tamika Gibson, McKnight Foundation
Meghan Golovinova
Marissa Hernandez, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc.
Carisa Ibert, Kenneth Rainin Foundation
Traci Johnson, The Pittsburgh Foundation
Chris Ko, Annenberg Foundation
Nicole Kowalewski, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Michael Lee, Santa Clara Valley Water District

Abigail Lorber, Dogwood Health Trust
Sonita Martin, The Kresge Foundation
Maria Miranda, Lohengrin Foundation
Edmund Ng, San Francisco Foundation
Amy Norris, Rainwater Charitable Foundation
Karissa Oien, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Christopher Overton, Barr Foundation
Stephanie Perron, Borealis Philanthropy
Hana Ren, Fidelity Foundation
Teyo Salazar, Borealis Philanthropy
Molly Smith, The Klarman Family Foundation
Celina Sooksatan, The Dana Foundation
Stephanie Stachow, The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
Carter Stewart, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Lacey Strong, Nia Tero Foundation
Megan Tait, Climate Breakthrough
Gregory Tate, Irving Harris Foundation
Tenzin Tseten, GHR Foundation
Khaitsa Wasiyo, Youthful Impact Foundation
Anke Watson, Open Society Foundations
Erin Whitlow, Fieldstead & Company
Megan Wilmot, Hillspire
Cherry Yip, Sequoia Climate Foundation