Nina Simon - Trustee and Founder

Nina Simon is supporting OF/BY/FOR ALL as a board member after three years as founding CEO. She is an Ashoka fellow, author, and former museum director.

Ellen Moir - Chair

Ellen founded New Teacher Center in 1998 to scale high quality teacher induction services to a national audience, reaching over 250,000 teachers. Ellen stepped down as CEO in 2018 and is an independent educational consultant.

Jonell Logan - Secretary

Jonell believes creativity belongs to all people and can be an effective tool in transforming communities. As Executive Director of the League of Creative Interventionists, Jonell supports creative placemaking and new leader development.

G. Craig Vachon - Treasurer

Craig is an entrepreneur and investor.

Dr. Antonia Franco - Trustee

Antonia has worked for over 20 years in nonprofit and government and philanthropic sectors on diversity, equity and inclusion; workforce development; strategic partnerships and community engagement.

Leila Tamari - Trustee

Leila is a first generation North American and New York City native with experience in non-profit and philanthropic sectors supporting creative placemaking, the arts, and community development and engagement efforts.

Erik Takeshita - Trustee

Erik has over 20 years of experience working at the intersection of community development and the arts. He is currently a Senior Fellow with ArtPlace America.

Beck Tench - Trustee

Beck is a designer, technologist, and PhD student at the University of Washington where she researches how to facilitate contemplative environments in libraries through the design of space and technology.

Past Partners

We have worked/ are working with several amazing contractors:

• 1909 Digital to expand and strengthen our technology systems and capacity.

• Harriet’s Apothecary to explore team wellness, organizational culture, and healing justice.

• Dr. Kamilah Majied to support team dynamics and conflict resolution.

• Slover Linett Audience Research to conduct research and evaluation of the Change Network program.

• Dr. Amber Johnson to support Change Network curriculum development.

• Titania Veda to tell the stories of First Wave organizations.

Seed Funders

OF/BY/FOR ALL was built in partnership with visionary funders who believe in the power of inclusive organizations.

Thank you to the early supporters who made it possible for us to turn this project from a dream to reality:

• The James Irvine Foundation

• Bush Foundation

• Knight Foundation

• Jim Thompson, Freny Cooper, Ellen Pechman, and an anonymous donor

Thank you to our current donors, who are helping fuel the growth of the Change Network program to involve hundreds of organizations around the world:

• The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

• The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

• Ashoka Foundation (via a fellowship granted to Nina Simon)

• Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation

If you’d like to know more about future plans and how you can contribute meaningfully to the growth of this work, please contact Courtney Harge.

Early Advisors

OF/BY/FOR ALL started with many conversations and creative contributions from advisors around the world. Thank you to everyone who has contributed expertise and energy to this emerging movement, including:

• Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History board members Peter Orr, Laura LaPorte, Carola Barton, Bella Babot, Ken Doctor, and Bobbi Burns

• Robert Blackson, Temple Contemporary

• Mark Crosby, National Trust

• Deborah Cullinan, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

• Hannah Fox, Derby Museums

• Erica Freudenberger, Southern Adirondack Library System

• Jeff Gaffney, Santa Cruz County Parks

• Nate Hill, Metropolitan New York Library Council

• Elaine Heumann Gurian, cultural consultant

• David Koren, FIGMENT

• Peter Linett and Sarah Lee, Slover Linett Audience Strategies

• Luis Marcelo Mendes, cultural consultant

• Ellen Moir, New Teacher Center

• Monica Octavia Montgomery, Museum of Impact

• Mike Murawski, Portland Art Museum

• Susan Nemitz, Santa Cruz Public Libraries

• Leslie Payne, James Irvine Foundation

• Laurel Racine, Lowell National Historical Park

• Scott Roseman, New Leaf Community Markets

• Aaron Schmidt, Influx

• Mimosa Shah, Skokie Public Library

• Erik Takeshita, Bush Foundation

• Leila Tamari, ArtPlace America

• Beck Tench, University of Washington

• Craig Vachon, Chowdahead Growth Fund

• Jasper Visser, VISSCH+STAM

• Laura Zabel, Springboard for the Arts