What Funders STILL Want You to Know--a Year after Living with Covid and Wrestling with the Lingering effects of Racial Injustice.
Come hear briefings from Whitney Hosty of GKCCF, Rebecca Hall Coulson of the Hall Family Foundation and Andres Dominguez of the Health Forward Foundations and bring questions you would like to have them answer.
Panelists:
Andres Dominguez
Andres is a Program Officer with the Health Forward Foundation. He joined the Foundation in November of 2007. At the Foundation he is dedicated to improving access and quality of health for uninsured and underserved individuals and communities in Kansas City, Missouri and a six county service area in Kansas (Allen, Johnson, Wyandotte) and Missouri (Cass, Jackson, Lafayette). Prior to Health Forward he was the Community Affairs Advisor to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and at Director at the Kauffman Foundation. His professional experience has focused on the strengthening of neighborhoods, economic development, building collaborative partnerships and asset development. Andres is a Program Officer with the Health Forward Foundation. He joined the Foundation in November of 2007. At the Foundation he is dedicated to improving access and quality of health for uninsured and underserved individuals and communities in Kansas City, Missouri and a six county service area in Kansas (Allen, Johnson, Wyandotte) and Missouri (Cass, Jackson, Lafayette). Prior to Health Forward he was the Community Affairs Advisor to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and at Director at the Kauffman Foundation. His professional experience has focused on the strengthening of neighborhoods, economic development, building collaborative partnerships and asset development.
Dominguez graduated from St. Mary College, Leavenworth, Kansas, in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Public Affairs Administration. In 1997 he completed his Master of Arts degree in Education with an emphasis in Multi-Culturalism at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas.
Dominguez serves on various Boards and Commissions that empower youth, address economic access and engage citizens as part of the civic fabric of their communities.
He is married to Amy Heithoff and lives in Parkville, Missouri. Andres and Amy have two children; Sophia Julieta and Andres Arcadio.
Rebecca Hall Coulson
Rebecca Coulson is a program officer for the Hall Family Foundation, a private philanthropic organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in Greater Kansas City. The Foundation supports a number of non-profit organizations and community initiatives and contributes, on average, about $40 million to such programs annually.
Rebecca focuses on strategic grantmaking primarily in the areas of children, youth and families and education.
Rebecca holds a bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of Richmond and a Certificate in Philanthropic Studies from the Lilly School at Indiana University. Rebecca currently serves on the following boards: American Public Square and Horizon Academy.
Whitney Hosty
Whiney Hosty is a senior philanthropic advisor for the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, a leading provider of charitable giving services. With an asset base of more than $3 billion, the Community Foundation has ranked among the top one percent of community foundations in the country since 1999.
Whitney oversees the Community Foundation’s donor education program and works closely with families and private foundations to focus and guide their philanthropic investments. Whitney has earned the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® certification, completed 21/64 training and the Kansas City Tomorrow civic engagement program to better serve the donors she works with.
Whitney earned her bachelors of arts in French studies and a concentration in leadership studies from Williams College in Williamstown, Mass. Whitney currently serves on the Board of Trustees at St. Paul’s Episcopal Day School and is president of the Williams College Regional Alumni Association.
Moderator:
Jane Lampo
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