Gates Foundation Names New Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

June Yoshinari Davis will serve as the next chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer at the nation’s largest grant maker. Since 2019, she has been the $69 billion foundation’s director of strategy, planning, and management and chief of staff for its U.S. Program.

Davis follows Leslie Mays, who is retiring after five years in the role.

Association of Fundraising Professionals

Mike Geiger will step down at the end of 2024 after seven years as president and CEO of the fundraisers’ association. A successor has not yet been named.

Read more about his departure in the Chronicle.

James Irvine Foundation

Charles Sidney Fields has been promoted from vice president of program implementation to executive vice president of programs at the $3.1 billion foundation.

He has worked there since 2016.

Junior Achievement USA

Jack Harris will become the youth-development group’s president and CEO on July 1. Currently he is president and CEO of 3DE National.

Harris will succeed Jack Kosakowski, who has worked there for 50 years and is now retiring.

More New CEOs

Damon Cates has been promoted from chief advancement officer to president and CEO of One Hope United. He has led the early-childhood development group in an interim capacity since August.

Mollie Collum, vice president of development for Sandy Hook Promise, will now serve as director of the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Dunkin’ Donuts.

Sue Madden, interim executive director of the Entertainment Software Association Foundation for the past year, will remain in the post permanently. Previously she was lead and director of the Gannett Foundation for the USA Today Network.

Kevin McCracken has been promoted from chief growth officer to executive director of the Last Mile, a national nonprofit that provides technology training in correctional facilities and support for previously incarcerated people after they have been released.

Diana Mogollón, founder of Warner Bros.’ Stage 13, has been selected as CEO of Rideback RISE, a nonprofit group to advance racial equity in film and television. She follows Sabrina Pourmand, the organization’s founding executive director.

Ann Marie Moss, executive director of the Coalition of State Rheumatology Organizations at Executive Director Inc., is now executive director of the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation.

Kwaku Osei, co-founder and CEO of Farmacy Food, has been appointed executive director of the LOVE Building, a social-justice hub in Detroit.

Other Notable Appointments

Mouna Ben Garga, innovation lead at Civicus, is joining the David and Lucile Packard Foundation as civil society and leadership program officer.

Megan Cartier has joined Arabella Advisors as chief marketing officer. Most recently she was experience owner lead of bank omnichannel marketing at USAA.

Alexander Jones, vice president for institutional advancement at Roberts Wesleyan University and Northeastern Seminary, has been named vice president for philanthropy and engagement at Hope College.

Hannah Kahn has joined the consulting firm ImagineCRM as chief revenue officer. Previously she was chief information officer at Arnold Ventures.

Amy Malkemes has been hired as vice president of philanthropy at the Boston Arts Academy Foundation. Most recently she was director of advancement at Cathedral High School, in Boston.

Rachel Pollock, vice president of ACT for NIH, has been appointed vice president of external affairs at Arnold Ventures.

Kenneth Upton will be the inaugural senior counsel and First Amendment strategist at Lambda Legal, a legal nonprofit dedicated to LGBTQ+ equality. He was previously senior litigation counsel at Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

Arlene Williams, chief operating officer and senior vice president of special initiatives at the Policy Academies, has joined the National Gallery of Art as director of strategic giving.

Departures

Matt Folk plans to step down as president and CEO of the Purdue for Life Foundation once a successor has been named. He has led the group for five years.

Jennifer March will depart in 2025 as executive director of the Citizens’ Committee for Children, pending the selection of a successor. She has worked at the organization for 23 years and has been its leader since 2007.

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