COMMUNITY FOUNDATION STAFF

Our team members bring unique expertise in philanthropy and charitable giving and an abiding commitment to serving our donors, our nonprofit partners, and our community. Pictures are alphabetized by first name; click images for bios. Photographs by Jesús Pino Aguilar.

Aiyana Marcus, Programs Manager

Aiyana is our Programs Manager, overseeing the Community Foundation's large grant work, including the Strengthening Systems and Shaping Futures grant tracks.

Andi Senatro, Operations Coordinator

Andi is our Operations Coordinator. She supports administration, human resources, database management, and the systems and procedures that promote efficiency and increase effectiveness across all foundation activities.

Andrew Zapanta, Financial Controller

Andrew is our Financial Controller. He manages the Foundation's accounting operations and internal controls and handles expenditures, auditing processes, statements, data analysis, and compliance.

Brennan Gould, President and CEO

Brennan serves as President and Chief Executive Officer. She is responsible for directing Foundation strategy and operations, and for ensuring that the Foundation’s mission is fulfilled through expanding relationships with the community. She serves as an ex-officio member of the Foundation’s Governing Board, to which she reports.

Eboni Bugg, Director of Programs

Eboni is our Director of Programs. She provides organizational leadership, working in partnership with others, to effectively direct grant and other resources so that nonprofit activities, program outcomes and/or wider community development goals are accomplished.

Ethan Tate, Donor Relations Manager

Ethan is the Donor Relations Manager for Grants and Scholarships. He is the primary contact for our ten donor- and committee-advised grants and 50+ scholarship funds. He is here to coordinate with both donors and grant partners on all aspects of the programs.

Katie Kling, Sr. Donor Relations Manager

Katie is our Senior Donor Relations Manager. She is the primary contact for our donor-advised, committee-advised, and scholarship funds. She is here to provide advice and assistance to fund holders and ensures that all aspects of fund operations run smoothly for them.

Murray Rodes, Director of Finance

Murray is Director of Finance and leads on all aspects of Foundation asset, financial and fund management and reporting. To advance our donors’ financial and investment goals, Murray develops and manages the Foundation’s relationships with tax, legal and investment professionals and institutional partners.

Ryan Jacoby, Director of Operations

Ryan is Director of Operations. He oversees Foundation-wide administration, procedures, and project management, including communications, human resources, and database management.

Valerie Martin, Accounting Assistant

Valerie is our Accounting Assistant. Valerie performs a variety of accounting and administrative functions in support of the finance team and foundation's work, while coordinating contributions and accounts payable activities and helping to ensure compliance with financial and record-keeping procedures.

GOVERNING BOARD

Our Governing Board is entrusted to guide the Community Foundation, and its members actively seek a wide range of community perspectives that strengthen our decision-making and complement our individual expertise. Pictures are alphabetized by first name; click images for bios. Photographs by Jesús Pino Aguilar.

Andrea Roberts

Andrea is secretary of the Governing Board and chair of the Grants Committee. An associate professor of accounting at UVA, she specializes in nonprofit financial reporting. She is a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Not-for-Profit Project Resource Group and is a past president of the AAA’s Diversity Section. She is a member of the American Accounting Association and the PhD Project Accounting Doctoral Students Association.

Antwon Brinson

Antwon is the owner and CEO of Culinary Concepts AB, which was founded in 2018 and provides high-impact, motivational training in the food service industry. Prior to that he was the executive chef at Common House and cooked at restaurants and resorts around the country. He is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, in Hyde Park, New York.

Bob Sweeney

Bob retired as the Senior VP of Development and Public Affairs for the University of Virginia in 2016. During his 25 years in the position, he restructured the university's development effort, and its philanthropic cash flow increased fourfold in ten years, from $50 million to $200 million. He is married to Lili Powell, a professor with appointments in the Darden School of Business and the University of Virginia School of Nursing.

Diane Schmidt

Diane works for Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Central Virginia. She received degrees from JMU and Mary Washington and is a graduate of Leadership Charlottesville.

Glenn Rust

Glenn is vice chair of the Governing Board and chair of both the Finance and Board Development committees. Glenn is the president and CEO and a Director of Virginia National Bank and Virginia National Bankshares. In addition to having more than 46 years of banking, technology, and consulting experience, he is an advocate for many not-for-profits and serves on the board of the Boys and Girls Club of Central Virginia.

Heather Carlton

Heather is chair of the Governing Board. An Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, she prosecutes federal crimes ranging from bank fraud to human trafficking. Previously, she was an associate with McGuireWoods LLP in Charlottesville and an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.

Helene Downs

Helene is chair of the Audit Committee. A partner at Hantzmon Wiebel, she specializes in tax planning and preparation, estate planning, and estate and trust taxation. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants, as well as the Central Virginia Estate Planning Council. She serves on the board of the Village School.

Jay Kessler

Jay is a past chair of the Governing Board. A former President of Piedmont Virginia Companies, Inc., Jay is currently a construction consultant and he works as a grateful patient at the University of Virginia Medical Center. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Charlottesville Albemarle Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, as well as the Sorensen Institute’s Central Virginia Regional Board.

Kristin L. Henningsen

Kristin is the Managing Director of the operations division of CornerStone Partners, an Outsourced CIO firm in Charlottesville. CornerStone manages about $11 billion in assets for fourteen not-for-profit clients. Prior to joining CornerStone, she worked for a large regional accounting firm and an investment banking firm.

Kristina Koutrakos

Kristina has been an investor in the asset management industry for almost 20 years. She recently founded Kyria Capital Management to develop research and deploy capital to women-run alternative investment firms. Kristina is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association charter holder and holds a BA in economics from UVA and an MBA from Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management.

Leonard Sandridge

Leonard joined the internal audit staff of the University of Virginia in 1967 and retired as the university’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in 2011, acting as Special Advisor to the university president until 2014.

Libby Edwards-Allbaugh

Libby is President of the Tax Ladies and an instructor for PVCC Workforce Services. She is a past President of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Junior Chamber of Commerce, State Coordinator of the Virginia Jaycees, Piedmont CASA volunteer, administrator of the Fluvanna Soccer Association, and is active with the Chamber Diversity Council and Women’s Round Table.

Rick Richmond

Rick is of counsel with McCallum & Kudravetz, specializing in trusts and estates, as well as real estate law. Rick is a former President of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association and a member of the Virginia State Bar Council. He serves on the board of Westminster Canterbury of the Blue Ridge Foundation and on the Jefferson Area Board for the Aging.