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.

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, Vice 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

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.