The Biodiversity Funders Group is a nonprofit organization led by a board of directors, which is elected by the membership. Board members meet three times a year, to monitor and provide accountability for our programs, finances, and systems. Board members serve two-year terms, for as many as three consecutive terms.
Biodiversity Funders Group 2022-2023 Board of Directors
- Jennifer Sokolove,
Director of Programs and Strategy, Water Foundation (Board President) - Danielle Levoit,
Senior Program Officer for the Environment, Doris Duke Foundation (Board Vice President) - Eric Co,
Senior Program Officer, Harold K.L. Castle Foundation (Board Secretary) - Christy Loper,
Program Director, Robertson Foundation (Board Treasurer) - Lillian Bigelow,
Program Officer, Liz Claiborne and Art Ortenberg Foundation - Troy Ettel
Executive Director, Turner Foundation - David Farren,
Executive Director, Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation - Renu Mittal,
Program Officer, Walton Family Foundation - David Secord,
Principal, Barnacle Strategies/Edgerton Foundation
- Neelima Shah
Senior Program Officer, Bullitt Foundation - Shelley Shreffler
Program Officer, Environment, Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies - Shawn Watts
Director of U.S. Strategy, Christensen Fund - Lisa Weinstein
Science and Capacity Program Officer, Wilburforce Foundation