Bonnie Kahapea-Tanner
Captain & Project Director
Kānehūnāmoku Voyaging Academy & Mana Maoli
Other interests:Environment & Nature
Non-Profit Organizations
Leaders here have a cause they're passionate about and want to make a difference in the world. Whether it's helping refugees, fighting for environmental preservation, or even biking around the world to raise asthma awareness, these individuals believe change can start with one person.
165 LEADERS WITHIN Non-Profit Organizations
Pam Cipriano
President
American Nurses Association (ANA)
Other interests:Medicine
Adam Foss
Attorney / Founder
Prosecutor Impact
Other interests:Law
Mila Rosenthal
Director of Communication
United Nations Development Programme
Other interests:Government
Kamala Anthony
Manager
Honokea Fishpond
Other interests:Environment & Nature
Sylvia Mathews
Executive Director
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Other interests:Politics
Cecil Williams
Minister
Glide Memorial Church
Other interests:Philosophy & Religion
Nathan Gray
Founder/CEO
Earth Train
Other interests:Environment & Nature
Bev Kearney
Track and Field Coach
UT Austin
Other interests:Sports
Jeff Adams
Olympic Champion/Wheelchair Racing Athlete
Other interests:Sports
Jim Pate
Executive Director
Habitat For Humanity
Other interests:Engineering
Layne Beachley
Professional Surfer
Other interests:Action Sports
Debra Salvagno
Founder
ETWA (East Timorese Women Australia)
Other interests:Fashion
Marylee Orr
Executive Director
Louisiana Environmental Action Network
Other interests:Environment & Nature
Augie and Lynn Nieto
Entrepreneur
Augie's Quest
Other interests:Sports
David Miles
Godfather of Skate
California Outdoor Roller Association
Other interests:Sports
Aleks Zavaleta
Executive Director
Loco Bloco
Other interests:Music
Lori Pappas
CEO
Global Team for Local Initiatives, Ethiopian Aid Organization
Other interests:Medicine
Daniela Romero
ESL Coordinator
Nationalities Services Center
Other interests:Education
Hannah Song
President
LiNK (Liberty In North Korea)
Other interests:Government
Gregory Carroll
CEO
American Jazz Museum
Other interests:Music
Ashfaq Ishaq
Founder
International Child Art Foundation
Other interests:Art
Youth Speaks
Arts-In-Education Organization
Other interests:Writing
Paolo Davanzo
Founder/Executive Director
Echo Park Film Center
Other interests:Film
Christine Borelli
CEO
Memphis Street Academy Charter School
Other interests:Education
Matt Severson
Founder
The School Fund
Other interests:Education
Jim Steyer
Education Technologist
Common Sense Media
Other interests:Education
Anna Maria Chávez
CEO
Girl Scouts of the USA
Other interests:Law
Travis Simons
Pastor
The Potter's House North Dallas
Other interests:Philosophy & Religion
Janice Levenhagen-Seeley
Founder
ChickTech
Other interests:Engineering
Robert Florio
Special Education Teacher
High Tech Early College
Other interests:Education
Zio Perez
Teacher
Nettelhorst School
Other interests:Education
Charles Best
Founder
DonorsChoose.org
Other interests:Education
Lynn Phillips
Senior Lecturer/Chief Undergraduate Advisor
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Other interests:Education
Ami Dar
Executive Director
Idealist.org
Other interests:Entrepreneurship
Alissa Rhee
Community Development Intern
Builders of Promise
Other interests:Government
Bart Eddy
Co-Founder
Detroit Community Schools
Other interests:Education
Jennifer Lawrence
Executive Program Director
YouthBuild
Other interests:Entrepreneurship
Antonio French
Alderman
St. Louis' 21st Ward
Other interests:Government
Paula and Lorenz Eber
Cyclists
Biked Around the World for Asthma Awareness
Other interests:Sports
Rex Doty
President/Founder
Toys 4 Smiles Foundation
Other interests:Art
Gary Becks
Founder
Rescue Task Force
Other interests:Medicine
Nina Simons
Co-founder/Co-CEO
Bioneers
Other interests:Environment & Nature
Lisa Marr
Operations Director/Youth Film Coordinator
Echo Park Film Center
Other interests:Film
Chelsea Clinton
Vice Chair of the Board
Clinton Foundation
Other interests:Medicine
Cendy Vides
Operations Manager / Family Engagement Coordinator
College Track
Other interests:Education
David Andrade
Solar Panel Training and Certification Program Coordinator
Homeboy Industries
Other interests:Education
David Lopez
Executive Director
Teach For America
Other interests:Education
Pernell Bush
President / CEO
No Limit Health and Education
Other interests:Government
Elizabeth Clay Roy
Chief Strategy Officer
Phipps Neighborhoods, South Bronx Rising Together
Other interests:Education
Todd Belcore
Lawyer/Professor
Northwestern University School of Law
Other interests:Law
Sonja DeVries
Filmmaker/Activist
Gay Cuba
Other interests:Film
Judith Mansfield
Library Acquisitions Chief
US/Anglo Division, Library of Congress
Other interests:Government
Carl Wilkens
Director
World Outside My Shoes
Other interests:Education
Kenny Ausubel
Co-founder/Co-CEO
Bioneers
Other interests:Environment & Nature
Evelyn Polk Green
President
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
Other interests:Education
Warren Fried
Founder
Dyspraxia Foundation USA
Other interests:Education
Art delaCruz
Chief Operations Officer
Team Rubicon
Other interests:Armed Services
Jas Boothe
Founder
Final Salute
Other interests:Armed Services
Evin Robinson
Co-Founder
New York On Tech
Other interests:Technology
Julieta Garibay
Deputy Advocacy Advisor
United We Dream
Other interests:Politics
Gillian Caldwell
Director
Human Rights Program Witness
Other interests:Film
Sam Ross
Founder
Green Chimneys Children's School
Other interests:Education
Paul Goble
Senior Associate
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Other interests:Government
Pam Gaber
Founder
Gabriel's Angels
Other interests:Medicine
John Passacantando
Executive Director
Greenpeace
Other interests:Environment & Nature
Grace Lee Boggs
Social Activist / Writer / Founder
Boggs Center
Other interests:Politics
Jan Robinson Flint
Social Activist
Black Women for Wellness
Other interests:Politics
Jim Yong Kim
Physician
Partners in Health
Other interests:Medicine
Dave McGillivray
Race Director
Boston Marathon
Other interests:Sports
Bon Soeng
Zen Master
Empty Gate Zen Center
Other interests:Philosophy & Religion
Tim Winton
Sustainability Consultant/Founder
Permaforest Trust
Other interests:Environment & Nature
Amanda Dean
Transgender Health Advocate/Health Promotions Officer
Queensland Association for Healthy Communities
Other interests:Medicine
Julian Burnside
Human Rights Lawyer
Other interests:Law
Karen Mathis
Lawyer/President
American Bar Association
Other interests:Law
John Weisheit
Conservation Director
Living Rivers
Other interests:Environment & Nature
Larry Brilliant
Executive Director
Google.org
Other interests:Technology
Kitty Love
Art Activist/Executive Director
Arts 2 People
Other interests:Art
Jon Foreman
Musician/Singer/Guitarist
Switchfoot
Other interests:Music
Brother Stavros
Monk
New Skete Monastery
Other interests:Philosophy & Religion
Nat Paynter
Director of Water Programs
charity:water
Other interests:Science
John Perry Barlow
Co-founder
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
Other interests:Technology
Erin Teague
Project Manager
Twitter
Other interests:Technology
Roy Remer
Volunteer Coordinator
Zen Hospice Project
Other interests:Philosophy & Religion
Omar Cardenas
Youth Organizer
Children's Defense Fund
Other interests:Education
Ben Drexler
Poi Spinner
Other interests:Politics
Stacey Cruise
CEO
American Paradigm Schools
Other interests:Education
Khary Lazarre-White
Cofounder
The Brotherhood/Sister Sol
Other interests:Entrepreneurship
Will Allen
Founder/CEO
Growing Power
Other interests:Food
Gene Dobbs-Bradford
Executive Director
Jazz St. Louis
Other interests:Music
Vienna Mbagaya
Founder
Invisible Neighbors
Other interests:Writing
Odessa Woolfolk
Founding President
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Other interests:Politics
Christian Troy
Director
Waves for Water
Other interests:Travel
Kelly Meyer
Co-Founder
Teaching Gardens
Other interests:Environment & Nature
Mike McGalliard
Executive Director
Imagination Foundation
Other interests:Education
Sarah Lyle
Senior Corps Member
City Year
Other interests:Education
Father Greg Boyle
Founder / Executive Director
Homeboy Industries
Other interests:Philosophy & Religion
Jes Ward
Executive Director
cityWILD
Other interests:Education
Robert Torres
Senior Program Officer
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Other interests:Education
Alice Caruthers
Executive Director
Alemany Farm
Other interests:Environment & Nature
Samuel Kyles
Reverend
Monumental Baptist Church
Other interests:Philosophy & Religion
Kristin Shannon
Executive Director
Emeril Lagasse Foundation
Other interests:Food
David Flink
Founder / CEO
Eye to Eye
Other interests:Education
Brian Stann
President / CEO
Hire Heroes USA
Other interests:Action Sports
Nicole Baldwin
Founder
Biao Skincare
Other interests:Armed Services
Shad Eischen
Founder / CEO
Pushing 4 Independence
Other interests:Action Sports
Jose Antonio Vargas
Journalist / Activist / Founder
Define American
Other interests:Journalism
Michael Spalding
Founder
Equal Chance for Education
Other interests:Politics
Ron His Horse Is Thunder
Former President
Sitting Bull College
Other interests:Education
Deesha Dyer
Co-Founder
beGirl.world
Other interests:Entrepreneurship
Jarrett Adams
Attorney
The Innocence Project
Other interests:Law
Kirby-Lynn Shedlowski
Public Affairs Officer
National Park Service–Grand Canyon National Park
Other interests:Environment & Nature
Jim St. Germain
Co-founder
Preparing Leaders of Tomorrow (PLOT)
Other interests:Politics
Ajla Grozdanic
Goodwill Ambassador Relations Manager
United Nations Development Programme
Other interests:Journalism
Geoffrey Canada
Education Reform Activist
Harlem Children's Zone
Other interests:Education
Melisa Hypolite
College Access Program Specialist
CollegeBound Foundation
Other interests:Education
Ashley Rhodes-Courter
Author & Child-Welfare Advocate
Other interests:Politics
Tristan Love
Assistant Principal
Houston Independent School District
Other interests:Education
Mary Ann Peters
CEO
The Carter Center
Other interests:Government
Allen Lee
Senior Public Programs & Education Manager
National Center for Civil and Human Rights
Other interests:Education
Sucheta Rawal
Food & Travel Writer
Other interests:Travel
Lindsay Siovaila
Lead Solutions Developer / Founder
Salesforce / Girl Develop It Indianapolis
Other interests:Technology
Stephanie Toman
Teacher
Kiker Elementary School
Other interests:Education
Celeste Flores
Executive Director
I Live Here, I Give Here
Other interests:Technology
Christian Perez
Animal Caregiver & Social Media Contributor
San Diego Humane Society
Other interests:Environment & Nature
Paul LeBlanc
President
Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU)
Other interests:Education
Gabe Middleton
Co-Founder & CEO
human-I-T
Other interests:Technology
Christine Simmons
President & COO
Los Angeles Sparks
Other interests:Business
Megan McKinley Thomas
Associate Director of Donor Relations and Engagement
N Street Village
Other interests:Business
Mariel Branagan
Deputy Program Manager
National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA)
Other interests:Government
Karen Owen
VP of Marketing and Brand Storytelling
Holy Redeemer Health System
Other interests:Business
Mama Shu
Founder & CEO
The Avalon Village
Other interests:Entrepreneurship
Anne Wintroub
Director of Social Innovation
AT&T
Other interests:Business
Aly Tamboura
Technical Program Manager, Justice & Opportunity Team
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Other interests:Technology
Peter Taylor
President
ECMC Foundation
Other interests:Education
Tony Brown
Executive Director
Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA)
Other interests:Business
Caroline Horstmann
Director of Volunteers & Community Engagement
Illumination Foundation
Other interests:Business
Brooke Marston
Associate Director of Development, School of Film + Television
Loyola Marymount University
Other interests:Business
Julianne North
Co-Founder
Build A Miracle
Other interests:Business
Christopher North
Co-Founder
Build A Miracle
Other interests:Business
Ernest Melendrez
Job Specialist
Friends Outside LA
Other interests:Education
Ken Surritte
Founder & CEO
WATERisLIFE
Other interests:Environment & Nature
Jerome Hardaway
Founder
Vets Who Code
Other interests:Technology
Wilburn Jude
Crew Member
Refresh Appalachia
Other interests:Environment & Nature
Luke Huffman
Property Manager
Coalfield Development Corp
Other interests:Business
Brandon Dennison
Founder
Coalfield Development Corp
Other interests:Business
Nicole Anderson
AVP of Social Innovation & President of the AT&T Foundation
AT&T
Other interests:Business
Joy King
Managing Director
Per Scholas
Other interests:Education
Sandy Husk
CEO
AVID
Other interests:Education
Hasan McWhorter
Teacher
The Met Sacramento High School
Other interests:Education
Cecilia Chavez
Organizer
Silicon Valley De-Bug
Other interests:Law
Fernando J. Pérez
Video Coordinator
Silicon Valley De-Bug
Other interests:Film
Jorge Savala
Community Outreach Director
Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks
Other interests:Environment & Nature
Ericka Flores
Organizing Director
Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice (CCAEJ)
Other interests:Environment & Nature
Barbara Gault
Executive Vice President
Institute for Women's Policy Research
Other interests:Politics
Joycelynne Antonio
Nurse
Nurse-Family Partnership
Other interests:Medicine
Kassie Davis
Executive Director
CME Group Foundation
Other interests:Business
Elyse Rosenblum
Principal
Grads of Life
Other interests:Education
Blythe Hill
CEO & Founder
Dressember Foundation
Other interests:Fashion
Jill Hammons
Director of Membership
USS Midway Museum
Other interests:Business
Jeremy Singer
President
College Board
Other interests:Education
Stacey Childress
Deputy Director
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Other interests:Education
Karin Hilgersom
President
Truckee Meadows Community College
Other interests:Education
Cody Tingey
Eastern Region Manager, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Nevada Division of State Parks
Other interests:Environment & Nature
Chris Anderson
Hydroponics Manager
Green Our Planet
Other interests:Environment & Nature