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Environment, Inequalities, and Vulnerabilities: Domestic and International Contexts

Day 3: Speakers and Panels

See below for speaker bios, and full schedule for Saturday, May 9.

  • Navigating the Foundation Funding Landscape

    Plenary 7 — 9:00 am, Burke Auditorium

    Pamela Kohlberg, Andrea Bogomonli, Arturo Garcia-Costas, Rachel Leon, Sophia Giddens

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  • Youth and New People Entering the Environmental Grantmaking Space: Opportunities and Challenges

    Plenary 8 — 10:30 am, Burke Auditorium

    Kiara Ott, Calla Sneller, Demi Espinosa, Dr. Marisol Becerra

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  • Closing Plenary

    Closing Plenary — 11:45 am, Burke Auditorium

    Dr. Dorceta Taylor

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Schedule

Time Scheduled Activity
8:00 am Shuttle departs from the Omni Hotel for Kroon Hall
8:15 - 9:00 am Breakfast — Kroon Hall, Third Floor
9:00 - 10:20 am Plenary 7 — Burke Auditorium. Kroon Hall.
Navigating the Foundation Funding Landscape
10:20 - 10:30 am Break
10:30 - 11:40 am Plenary 8 — Burke Auditorium. Kroon Hall.
Youth and New People Entering the Environmental Grantmaking Space: Opportunities and Challenges
11:40 - 11:45 am Break
11:45 - 12:15 pm Closing Plenary — Burke Auditorium. Kroon Hall.
12:15 - 1:15 pm Lunch — Kroon Hall, Third Floor
1:15 pm Depart for Airport or Train Station

9:00 - 10:20 am 
Burke Auditorium, Kroon Hall

Moderator: Daniel Bennett — Senior Assoc. Director for Corporate and Foundation Relations. Yale University. 

Pamela Kohlberg — Co-Founder. Radical Imagination Family Foundation.

Andrea Bogomonli — Program Officer. Island Foundation.

Arturo Garcia-Costas — Program Director. The New York Community Trust.

Rachel Leon — Executive Director. Park Foundation.

Sophia Giddens — Philanthropic Consultant. Sunrise Strategic Advisors.

10:30 - 11:40 am 
Kroon Hall, Burke Auditorium

Moderator: Lisa Bassani — Senior Associate Director of Development and Alumni Services. Yale University. 

Kiara Ott — Program Manager. 11th Hour Project – Schmidt Family Foundation.

Calla Sneller — Senior Program Officer. Re:wild Foundation.

Demi Espinosa — Program Officer. Resources Legacy Fund.

Dr. Marisol Becerra — Program Officer. Joyce Foundation.

11:45 - 12:15 pm 
Kroon Hall, Burke Auditorium

Dr. Dorceta Taylor — Wangari Maathai Professor. Yale University.

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