Staff & Leadership
YTFG does not maintain an office, but rather acts as a network of funders who convene on a periodic basis. Lisa McGill serves as the director. The YTFG is governed by a steering committee of leaders in the philanthropic sector.
STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Joseph Clark, President
Eckerd Family Foundation
www.eckerdfamilyfoundation.org
Carmen James Lane, Program Officer (Steering Committee Co-Chair)
The Eugene & Agnes Meyer Foundation
www.meyerfoundation.org
Patrick McCarthy, President
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
www.aecf.org
Lisa McGill, Director
Youth Transition Funders Group
www.ytfg.org
Yazeed Moore, Program Officer
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
www.mott.org
Constance Rice, Managing Director
Casey Family Programs
www.casey.org
Diane Sierpina, Senior Program Officer
Tow Foundation
www.towfoundation.org
Gary Stangler, Executive Director (Steering Committee Co-Chair)
Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative
www.jimcaseyyouth.org
Members Emeritus
Chris Sturgis, Principal (YTFG Co-Founder)
MetisNet, LLC
www.metisnet.net
Michael Wald, Professor Emeritus (YTFG Co-Founder)
Stanford University School of Law
www.law.stanford.edu
WORK GROUP CHAIRS
Foster Care Work Group
Brian S. Lyght, Senior Associate
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
www.aecf.org
Tina Gridiron Smith, Senior Program Officer
Lumina Foundation for Education
www.luminafoundation.org
Juvenile Justice Work Group
Laurie R. Garduque, Program Director
MacArthur Foundation
www.macfound.org
Elenore W Garton, Senior Researcher
The Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy
The Heller School, Brandeis University
and Board Member, Marie C. & Joseph C. Wilson Foundation
www.sillermancenter.brandeis.edu
www.mcjcwilsonfoundation.org
Multiple Pathways to Graduation Work Group
Candace Bell, Program Officer
William Penn Foundation
www.williampennfoundation.org
Yazeed Moore, Program Officer
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
www.mott.org
MEMBERSHIP
For more information on YTFG or the YTFG work groups, please contact Lisa McGill at lmcgill(a)ytfg.org. To learn more about becoming a member, see Getting Involved.
