ABOUT US: Who We Are
Board
Levani Lipton Levani Lipton
Chair
Originally from Hawaii, Levani Lipton is the Executive Director of the Ananda Foundation which supports grassroots nonprofits in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the South Pacific and focuses... More
Jennifer McDonald Jennifer McDonald
Treasurer
Jennifer McDonald was the volunteer Executive Director of the One Percent Club, a community of over 1,000 members who have pledged to give back to the communities and organizations they are... More
Darrell L. Tucci Darrell L. Tucci
Secretary
Darrell is Chief Development Officer at Liberty Hill Foundation.  Previously he held senior development positions at Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) and the American... More
Anne Ellinger Anne Ellinger
Member
Anne Ellinger (formerly Anne Slepian) founded Bolder Giving in 2007 with her husband, Christopher.  After unexpectedly inheriting money in their 20s and ultimately deciding to give 50%... More
Jill Warren Jill Warren
Member
Jill Warren serves as Executive Director of the Methodist Federation for Social Action. Jill is an experienced nonprofit executive who has led agencies, taught management and leadership... More
Christopher Ellinger Christopher Ellinger
Member Emeritus
Christopher Ellinger (formerly Christopher Mogil) founded Bolder Giving with his wife, Anne Ellinger. After unexpectedly inheriting money in their 20s and ultimately deciding to give 50% of... More
Staff
 
Noris Chavarria Noris Chavarria
Program Coordinator

Noris comes to Bolder Giving with over 9 years in community organizing, strategic planning, communications and media production in Latino/a, LGBT, HIV and youth advocacy/rights as well as... More
Charmian Cooper Charmian Cooper
Management Fellow

Charmian graduated from Lehigh University in 2006 majoring in Accounting and Finance.  After college, she immediately started working for Zolfo Cooper in their research department and... More
Diane Dana Diane Dana
Operations Manager

Diane helped launch and form the Community Service Learning (CSL) movement, now practiced in schools and communities across the country. She founded the Massachusetts School-based Community... More
Patricia Eng Patricia Eng
Director of Programs

Before joining Bolder Giving as Director of Program, Pat worked in a variety of positions supporting women and children. Most recently, she served as the Vice President of Programs at the Ms.... More
Jason Franklin Jason Franklin
Executive Director

Jason brings to his work with Bolder Giving a background in philanthropy education, nonprofit strategy and leadership, and urban policy and education advocacy. He is also a Lecturer on ... More
Babbie Jacobs Babbie Jacobs
Program Fellow

Babbie Jacobs has been an adventurer, entrepreneur, and community development activist her entire life. She comes to Bolder Giving from The Alaska Community Foundation where she assisted... More
Cheryl McCourtie Cheryl McCourtie
Director of Development

Cheryl McCourtie began her nonprofit career at The New York City Mission Society, and has spent the last 22 years specializing in fund-raising and communications for small to mid-size... More
Lindsay E. Mejer Lindsay E. Mejer
Program Coordinator

Prior to joining Bolder Giving Lindsay was the Philanthropy and Family Wealth Stewardship Analyst at Bessemer Trust Company, a private wealth management firm serving ultra high-net-worth... More
Ava Schlesinger Ava Schlesinger
Development and Communications Coordinator

Ava comes to Bolder Giving with a background in marketing and design. She began her career at Seventeen magazine and ultimately was as a Creative Director at Conde Nast.  Leaving that... More
Sarah Stranahan Sarah Stranahan
Associate Director of Programs

Sarah has more than 20 years of experience in social change philanthropy, mission related investing and community organizing. In addition to her work with Bolder Giving, she currently serves... More
Founders
Christopher and Anne Ellinger (formerly Christopher Mogil and Anne Slepian) are the founders of Bolder Giving and Bold Givers themselves. The Ellingers were plunged into the philanthropy world when Christopher received an unexpected inheritance at age 21. After ten years of exploring the resources available for people looking to connect their money and values, they decided to put this knowledge to use by helping other wealthy people maximize their positive impact.... More
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