WELCOMING REMARKS

Molly Martin Director, New America Molly G. Martin is the director of New America Indianapolis where she works with local communities on issues of racial and economic equity. Prior to joining New America, Martin spent ten years at Lumina Foundation—the nation's largest private foundation focused exclusively on postsecondary education — and focused on organizational learning, efective philanthropic practice, internal communications, and low-cost, public solutions for returning adult students. Before joining the philanthropic sector, Martin was an award-winning freelance writer and reporter; worked in student and academic afairs at Butler University and Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; directed marketing for a healthcare start-up in her native West Virginia; and clerked at the WV Consolidated Public Retirement Board.

Alaina Beverly Assistant Vice President for Urban Afairs, University of Alaina Beverly is an expert in urban policy, politics, civil rights, and community mobilization with over 15 years of experience in strategic planning, government relations, civic engagement, and program management. In her role as Assistant Vice President for Urban Afairs at the University of Chicago Ofce of Federal Relations & Ofce of Civic Engagement, Alaina shares the University's research, scholarship, and models of urban investment with federal policymakers and national partners. She is the founding director of the Urban America Forward program, an annual interdisciplinary, knowledge-sharing convening of national thought-leaders committed to advancing equity through urban policy. Prior to joining the University of Chicago in September 2013, Alaina served as the Associate Director for the White House Ofce of Urban Afairs as a member of the Obama Administration. In that role, Alaina laid the foundation for President Obama’s urban ofce by identifying scalable models of urban innovation to inform the

Page 1 of 5 White House-interagency policy eforts. Alaina also served as Principal at The Raben Group, a prestigious public policy and advocacy frm in Washington DC. She carried out litigation and advocacy strategies as a voting rights attorney for Advancement Project and the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund. Alaina graduated from Stanford University and the University of Michigan Law School.

Karen Freeman-Wilson President and CEO, Chicago Urban League Karen Freeman-Wilson began serving as President and CEO of the Chicago Urban League in January 2020. She brings a passion for equity and social justice to the organization, which works to advance economic, educational and social progress for African Americans through direct service and advocacy. Having served in the public arena most of her professional life, Freeman-Wilson has deep experience in addressing issues that impact urban communities. She was mayor of her hometown of Gary, Indiana, from 2012 through 2019. She was the frst female to lead the city of Gary and the frst African-American female mayor in Indiana. Her mayoral accomplishments include job creation, completion of a $100 million airport runway relocation, and the development of key areas in the city. She previously served as Indiana Attorney General, Director of the Indiana Civil Rights Commission, and presiding judge of the Gary City Court. She also served as Executive Director of the National Drug Court Institute and CEO of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, where she is currently Board Vice Chair. Freeman-Wilson is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School. She is a past President of the National League of Cities, past Chairperson of the Criminal and Social Justice Committee of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and sits on the National Police Foundation Board of Directors. She is a member of Israel C.M.E. Church; Sorority, Inc.; the Links, Inc.; the NAACP; the Urban League of Northwest Indiana and the Indiana Bar. Freeman-Wilson and her husband Carmen Wilson II have a blended family of four children.

PANELISTS

Daniel Ash Associate Vice President, Community Impact, The Chicago Community Trust Daniel O. Ash is associate vice president of community impact at The Chicago Community Trust. Ash previously served as the Trust’s chief marketing ofcer from 2013 to 2019. Prior to joining the Trust, Ash spent 10 years as vice president at Chicago Public Media, production home of WBEZ/91.5FM (Chicago’s primary NPR station), This American Life, Sound Opinions, Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me and Vocalo.org. In this senior management role, Ash was responsible for the organization’s two largest revenue categories—corporate sponsorship and individual giving—and led double-digit growth during his tenure. Additionally, he oversaw marketing and strategic partnerships. He was a key voice in shaping Chicago Public Media’s overall strategic focus. Ash’s professional career has been focused on developing and using marketing and communication tools to advance social causes. He has worked exclusively in the nonproft Page 2 of 5 sector on issues including poverty, adolescent health and HIV/AIDS care and prevention. The early stage of Ash’s professional career included leadership roles at Shriver Center on Poverty Law, Chicago Department of Public Health, Center for Family Policy and Practice and the Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health. Ash earned a M.P.P. from the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago, and a B.A. in Economics from Oberlin College. He also completed a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship at Princeton University.

Franklyn Baker President and CEO, United Way of Central Maryland Franklyn is a cross-functional senior executive with more than 27 years of diverse expertise in non-proft organizations. As President and CEO of United Way of Central Maryland ($32 million non-proft with 115 staf), Franklyn shepherds all aspects of the board approved strategic plan and direction. Prior to this role, Mr. Baker served as principal deputy and Chief Operating Ofcer at Greenpeace USA ($45 million non-proft with 600 staf). Before this position, he served as Chief Operating Ofcer with Volunteers of America Chesapeake. While there, Franklyn oversaw 32 programs employing 750 staf in the Chesapeake region. Before Volunteers of America Chesapeake, Baker worked as Executive Administrator of Public Sector Partnerships at Children’s National Health System in Washington, D.C. In prior roles, he worked with Magellan Behavioral Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. Franklyn earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Howard University and a master’s degree of nonproft administration in the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame. Baker has served on and chaired multiple boards including ’s Promise, Parks & People Foundation, Unity Healthcare and others. He has completed a 2-year Executive Development Program, is a 2013 class member of Leadership Greater Washington and the 2018 Greater Baltimore Committee LEADERship program.

Ellis Carr President and CEO, Capital Impact Partners Ellis Carr has more than 20 years of experience in the fnancial services and mortgage industries. Mr. Carr has served as Capital Impact Partners’ President and Chief Executive Ofcer since 2016. He joined the organization in 2012 as the Chief Financial Ofcer and Treasurer. Prior to joining Capital Impact, he held various positions in the investments, capital markets, strategy, and corporate fnance areas within Freddie Mac, and in fxed-income fund management both domestically and abroad at Deutsche Bank. Mr. Carr is an Aspen Institute Finance Leader Fellow; serves on Morgan Stanley’s Community Development Advisory Board; is the Board Chair for Martha’s Table; and Board Treasurer for HPN (the Housing Partnership Network). In 2018, he was recognized on Washington Business Journal’s list of “Top Minority Business Leaders,” as well as being named among their “Top 40 under 40” business executives in 2015. Mr. Carr graduated from Towson University with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, and from Georgetown University with a master’s degree in Real Estate with a concentration in Finance.

Page 3 of 5 Carmen James Randolph Vice President for Programs, Greater Foundation Carmen James Randolph is Vice President for Programs at the Greater New Orleans Foundation where she leads a dynamic team of 12 professionals and the Foundation’s discretionary grantmaking and programmatic work in the areas of economic opportunity, environment, disaster restoration and recovery, nonproft leadership and efectiveness, workforce, and maternal and child health. As a 22- year veteran of philanthropy, Carmen is an innovator, strategist, expert grantmaker, and collaborative leader committed to the prosperity of communities of color.

Pam Lewis Director, New Economy Initiative Pamela Lewis is the Director of the New Economy Initiative (NEI). Lewis joined NEI in 2011 as a senior program ofcer and was named the initiative’s director in 2016. Under her leadership, NEI is seen as a leading advocate of inclusive entrepreneurship locally and among other entrepreneurial support leaders. An engineer by training, Lewis has more than 20 years of experience in process improvement and program management.

Lewis holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Michigan State University and a Master of Business Administration from Spring Arbor University. In 2016, she was named one of the 100 Most Infuential Women in Michigan by Crain’s Business. Lewis serves on the board of Philanthropy for Civic Engagement (PACE), a community of funders that invest in the sustaining elements of democracy and civic life in the United States. She was recently named a Nonresident Senior Fellow of the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program.

Milton J. Little, Jr. President and CEO, United Way of Greater Milton J. Little, Jr. became the frst African-American president of United Way of Greater Atlanta, the second-largest in the national system, in July 2007. Altogether, Little has helped raise more than a billion dollars for local community needs and priorities. Before joining United Way, he served as chief operating ofcer and interim president and CEO of the National Urban League. He graduated magna cum laude from Morehouse College with a B.A. in sociology and earned an M.A. in urban sociology and social policy from Columbia University. In March of 2020, Little led the launch – in partnership with the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta – of the Greater Atlanta COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund. To date, the Fund has raised more than $30 million and provided 320 nonprofts

Page 4 of 5 across Greater Atlanta with resources they need to help the most vulnerable populations afected by the Coronavirus pandemic. He is a member of many boards and advisory committees. Notable among them are the Center for Assessment and Policy Development, past chair of the Southern Education Foundation, and past vice chair of the board of directors for Ways to Work. He is a member of the Atlanta Mayoral Board of Service, the Commerce Club Operating Board, 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Leadership Atlanta Class of 2010 and the Rotary Club of Atlanta. He was selected to serve on Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ 2018 Transition Team.

Jo-Anne Stately Director of Impact Strategy at Economic Vitality, The Foundation Jo-Anne E. Stately joined The Minneapolis Foundation in 2009 and has over thirty years of experience in philanthropy. Prior to joining the Foundation, she served as the vice president of development at the Indian Land Tenure Foundation and was a senior program ofcer at The Saint Paul Foundation. In her current role as the Director of Strategic Impact for Economic Vitality, Jo-Anne’s portfolio supports investments in workforce development, minority-owned businesses, building community wealth, and impact investing. Her duties also include support for special projects and she represents the Foundation on funding collaboratives that include the Northside Funders Group, the Minneapolis St. Paul Workforce Innovation Network, and Heading Home Minnesota. An enrolled tribal member of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe and citizen of the White Earth Nation, Jo-Anne remains active in her community and serves nationally as the treasurer for Native Americans in Philanthropy and is a member of We Are Still Here (WASH) - MN that elevates Native voices and research to infuence change.

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