The 2007 Annual Conference has been shaped by the insights of a Program Committee and a Host Committee, each made up of leaders of organizations representing the diversity of the charitable community.  Independent Sector salutes these volunteers for their work in developing a dynamic conference.

2007 Annual Conference Host Committee

Paula Van Ness
Host Committee Co-chair
Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation*

Gary L. Yates
Host Committee Co-chair
The California Wellness Foundation*

• Leonard Aube, Annenberg Foundation
• Helmut K. Anheier, UCLA School of Public Affairs
• Peter Braun, Alzheimer’s Association of the California
  Southland
• Elise Buik, United Way of Greater Los Angeles
• James Canales, The James Irvine Foundation*
• Deanna Cherry, Coro Southern California*
• Deborah F. Ching, Liberty Hill Foundation
• Megan G. Cooper, Executive Service Corps of Southern California*
• Sandy Doerschlag, Assistance League of Southern California
• Sandra J. Evers-Manly, Northrop Grumman Corporation*
• James M. Ferris, University of Southern California*
• Wendy G. Garen, The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
• Florence Green, California Association of Nonprofits*
• Jocelyn Guihama, UCLA School of Public Affairs
• Antonia Hernandez, California Community Foundation
• Irene Y. Hirano, Japanese American National Museum*
• J.D. Hokoyama, Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics*
• Joel F. Jacinto, Search to Involve Pilipino Americans
• Hamid Khan, South Asian Network
• Stewart Kwoh, Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California
• Deborah Marrow, The J. Paul Getty Trust*
• Veronica Melvin, Alliance for a Better Community
• Patricia Murar, The Women’s Foundation of California
• Claire Peeps, The Durfee Foundation
• Sushma Raman, Southern California Grantmakers
• Erin Rank, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles
• Ernesto L. Saldana, Public Allies Los Angeles
• Angela Sanbrano, Central American Resource Center
• Marvin I. Schotland, Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles
• Mitch Singer, The Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy, University of Southern California*
• Deborah Szekely, Szekely Family Foundation*
• Blair H. Taylor, Los Angeles Urban League*
• Craig Thompson, AIDS Project of LA
• John Trasvina, The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund*
• Paul Vandeventer, Community Partners*
• Arturo Vargas, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials*
• Carlos Antonio H. Vaquerano, SALEF
• Gwen Walden, The California Endowment*
• Bill Watanabe, Little Tokyo Service Center, Inc.

2007 Annual Conference Program Committee

Lewis M. Feldstein
Program Committee Chair
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation

• Linda Akutagawa, Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics*
• Laura Chasin, Public Conversations Project*
• Muhammed Chaudhry, San Jose Education Foundation*
• James M. Ferris, University of Southern California*
• Susan Katz Froning, Nonprofit Enterprise At Work, Inc.*
• Joseph M. Geiger, Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations*
• Rosalind Gold, National Association of Latino Elected & Appointed Officials Educational Fund*
• John Gomperts, Experience Corps
• Carol Goss, Skillman Foundation*
• Michael Hackman, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America*
• Elizabeth M. Heagy, Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest*
• Marguerite W. Kondracke, America's Promise - The Alliance for Youth*
• Nancy Lanham, Delaware Valley Grantmakers*
• Katie Burnham Laverty, Society for Nonprofit Organizations*
• Jaime Matyas, National Wildlife Federation*
• Andy Munoz, City Year, Inc.*
• Mariam C. Noland, Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan*
• Grant Oliphant, The Howard Heinz Endowment*
• David O. Renz, Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership, L.P. Cookingham Institute, University of Missouri*
• Daniel Olias Silverman, The James Irvine Foundation*
• Margaret C. Simms, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies*
• William Strathmann, Network for Good*
• Paul Vandeventer, Community Partners*

* Member of Independent Sector