National Rural Funders Collaborative

Steering Committee 2006
The Steering Committee acts as the decisionmaking body for NRFC.  Each participating funder (National and Regional) has a seat at the table with additional representation from our Strategic Investment Regional Collaboratives (on-the-ground patners/grantees), as well as partnering Federal Agency representatives.

Shari Berenbach, Executive Director
Calvert Social Investment Foundation

Rick Foster, Ph.D., Vice President for Programs
WK Kellogg Foundation

Linetta Gilbert, Sr. Program Officer
The Ford Foundation

Gordon Goodwin, Ventures Program Lead
Northwest Area Foundation

Mario Guttierez, Director of Strategic Programs
The California Endowment

John Kostishack, Executive Director
Otto Bremer Foundation

Jill Kramer, Associate Program Officer
Lumina Foundation

Chris Perez, Program Officer
F.B. Heron Foundation

Miriam Shark, Senior Associate
The Annie E. Casey Foundation

Gayle Williams, Executive Director
Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation

Teri Yeager, Program Officer
William Randolph Hearst Foundation