Who We Are

At NCF, we make our values visible. We are proximate to the communities we serve – from our staff, to our board to our volunteers.

NCF Staff

Dr. Makeeba McCreary
President
Sidney Bowden
Senior Manager of Program Investments and Community Partnerships
Olivia Chin
Director of Strategic Partnerships
Lilliam Doriscat
Director of Board and Stakeholder Engagement
Heidi Flood
Chief of Fund Development
Nadia Harden
Chief of Staff
Will Herberich
Chief of Communications
Daniela Mira
Director of Program Investments and Capacity Building
Joe Okafor
Manager of Fund Operations
Zac Rich
Chief of Program & Evaluation

Board of Directors

Damian Wilmot
Chair / Founder
Chief Legal Officer, BridgeBio
Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan
Vice-Chair / Founder
CEO, AARP
Dominic Blue
Founder
Head of Third-Party Distribution and New Markets, MassMutual
Juan Concepcion
Founding Ally
Senior Counsel, Legal Director of Global Employment, Boston Scientific
Dr. Gerard Cox
Founding Ally
Principal, Gerard Cox & Associates
Linda Dorcena Forry
Founder
Principal, LDF Holdings LLC
Pamela Everhart
Founder
SVP, Head of Regional Public Affairs & Community Relations, Fidelity Investments
Rachel Felix
Director
SVP, Chief Marketing & Growth Officer, Boston Medical Center Health System
Paul Francisco
Founder
SVP, Chief Diversity Officer, State Street Corporation
Damon Hart
Founder
EVP, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary, Liberty Mutual
Keon Holmes
Director
Managing Director, Cambridge Associates
Manuel Lopes
Director
President & CEO, Fallon Health
Fred Lowery
Founder
SVP, President Customer Channels, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Devin McCourty
Director
Studio Analyst, NBC Sports
Quincy Miller
Founder
President, Eastern Bankshares, Inc. and Vice Chair & President, Eastern Bank
Rodney Pratt
Founder
SVP & Chief Legal Officer, LVMH
Greg Shell
Founder
Managing Partner, Head of Inclusive Growth Strategy, Goldman Sachs
BJ Trach
Founder
Partner & Executive Committee Member, Latham & Wilkins

Board of Advisors

Carla Reeves
Co-Chair

Director (Partner), Employment and Litigation, Goulston & Storrs

Orlando Watkins
Co-Chair

Vice President and Chief Program Officer, The Boston Foundation

Hilina D. Ajakaiye

EVP, Meet Boston

Robert Alan

Head of Global Consultant Relations, Putman Investments

Che Anderson

Assistant Vice Chancellor for City & Community Relations, University of Massachusetts Medical School

Michael Bobbitt

Executive Director, Mass Cultural Council

Bithiah Carter

President & CEO, Give Black Alliance

Chris Cook

Executive Director, Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy

Mo Cowan
Founder

Chief Legal and External Affairs Officer, Devoted Health

Michael Curry

President & CEO, Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers

Deb Enos

Professional Advisor & Board Member/ Senior Executive

Stephen Hall

Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

David Howse

President, California College of the Arts

Duane Jackson

Managing Member, Alinea Capital Partners, LLC

Malia Lazu
Founder

Founder & CEO, The Urban Labs and Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Valerie Mosely
Founder

Founder, BrightUp

Dr. Gislaine Ngounou

Senior Advisor of Organizational Development and Adaptive Change, Co-Impact

Femi Obi

Partner, Advisory Market Leader, Principal, New England & Upstate New York, KPMG US

Terrence O’Toole

Vice President, Client Relations & Development, BNY Mellon

Colette Phillips
Founding Ally

President & CEO, Colette Phillips Communications and Founder & President, Get Konnected! and The GK Fund

Desiree Ralls-Morrison
Founder

EVP, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary, McDonald’s

Marta T. Rosa

Interim EVP & Special Assistant to the President, President, MTR Consulting

Darryl Settles

President & Managing Partner, Catalyst Ventures Development

Andrea Silbert

President, Eos Foundation

Lauren Smith

Vice President of Strategic Portfolios, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Rebekah Splaine Salwasser
Founder

EVP of Social Impact, Boston Red Sox and Executive Director, Red Sox Foundation

Marie St. Fleur

Principal, St. Fleur Communications

Corey Thomas
Founder

Chairman & CEO, Rapid7

Kenn Turner

President & CEO, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center

Pratt Wiley

President & CEO, The Partnership, Inc.