Brooklyn Community Foundation announces 6 new board members for 2015
Longtime Members Donald Elliot, Malcom MacKay and Maria Fiorini Ramirez to Become Trustees Emeritus
Brooklyn Community Foundation has announced the appointment of six new members to its Board of Directors: Deborah Archer, Genevieve Kahr, Harsha Marti, Gabriel Schwartz, Sarah Williams and John Wright. Each has been elected to serve a three-year term.
“As a community foundation committed to supporting local leaders, developing our own leadership is critical to our long-term success. We are thrilled to have such accomplished and passionate Brooklynites dedicate themselves to our mission and the future of our borough,” said Brooklyn Community Foundation Chair Alan Fishman. “At the same time, we want to honor the outstanding service of three retiring members — Don Elliot, Malcolm MacKay and Maria Fiorini Ramirez — who have been critical in the establishment and growth of this institution, as they transition to our Emeritus Board.”
Launched in 2009 as the first and still only foundation for New York City’s largest borough, Brooklyn Community Foundation mobilizes people, capital and expertise to achieve its vision of a fair and just Brooklyn. The foundation’s now 14-member Board of Directors stewards its strategic grantmaking and special initiatives as well as the growth of its philanthropic assets to benefit Brooklyn communities.