GEO is grateful to the contributions of the conference planning committee in creating the conference program.

Planning Committee

• Carrie Avery, The Durfee Foundation (chair)
• Tanya Beer, The Colorado Trust
• Diana Bucco, The Forbes Funds
• Patrick Corvington, The Annie E. Casey Foundation
• Victoria Dunning, The Global Fund for Children
• Sidney Hargro, Community Foundation of South Jersey
• Annie Hernandez, The Lumpkin Family Foundation
• Ellen Koenig, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
• Curt McPhail, Mary Black Foundation
• Yvonne Moore, The Daphne Foundation
• Kathleen Odne, Dean & Margaret Lesher Foundation
• Paul Shoemaker, Social Venture Partners Seattle 
• Barbara Sieck Taylor, Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania
• Gayle Williams, Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
• Huilan Yang, W.K. Kellogg Foundation 

The host committee provided local leadership for the conference and helped create opportunities to showcase the funding community in the Pittsburgh region.

Pittsburgh Host Committee

• Grant Oliphant, The Pittsburgh Foundation (chair)
• Heather Arnet, Women and Girls Foundation
• Carrie Barmen, Pittsburgh Social Venture Partners
• Gregg Behr, The Grable Foundation
• Henry Beukema, McCune Foundation
• Susan Brownlee, Fine Foundation
• Diana Bucco, The Forbes Funds
• Dee Delaney, FISA Foundation
• Sylvia Fields, Eden Hall Foundation
• Joni Schwager, Staunton Farm Foundation 
• Frederick Thieman, The Buhl Foundation
• Kirk Utzinger, The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County
• Robert Vagt, The Heinz Endowments
• Mailee Walker, Claneil Foundation Inc.
• Karen Wolk Feinstein, Jewish Healthcare Foundation of Pittsburgh