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The Gulf Coast Fund is run in collaboration with community leaders from across the region. Our community Advisory Group plays the central role in directing the Fund's resources and programs.
In addition, we have three dedicated staff members:
Annie Ducmanis
Program and Grant Manager
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Joshua Pelletier
Project Coordinator
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Belinda Rankins
Administrator
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Our Founders
The Gulf Coast Fund is the result of the extraordinary vision of a small group of funders and community leaders. The Fund would not exist if not for the wisdom, dedication, and perseverance of these exceptional individuals. We would like to express our sincere thanks to:
Penny Fujiko Willgerodt
Michelle DePass
Monique Harden
Marni Rosen
And for their pivotal role in the formation of the Fund, thanks also goes to:
Sarah Hansen
Pete Myers
Anita Nager
Kathy Sessions
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Current Advisors
These Advisors play a central role in informing the Fund’s grantmaking priorities and policies, and assist in directing the Fund’s resources by serving on grantmaking panels. Grant review panels recommend the slate of grants to be awarded each cycle.
Advisors ensure full transparency and accountability to the people of the Gulf Coast. Community-led by the people on the ground and in the field, the Gulf Coast Fund Advisors are an invaluable resource.
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Sharon Alexis
Katrina House of Care
New Orleans, LA
Teresa Bettis
Center for Fair Housing
Mobile, AL
Bishop James Black
Ctr. for Environmental and Economic Justice
Biloxi, MS
Elodia Blanco
Concerned Citizens of Agriculture St. Landfill
Tickfaw, LA
Stephen Bradberry
Alliance Institute
New Orleans, LA
Ruby Campbell
Ingalls Workers for Justice
Biloxi, MS
Victoria Cintra
Mississippi Immigrants Rights
Alliance
Jackson, MS
Derrick Evans
Turkey Creek Community Initiatives
Gulfport, MS
Jaribu Hill
MS Workers Center for Human Rights
Greenville, MS
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Derrick Johnson
MS-NAACP
Jackson, MS
Rose Johnson
No. Gulfport Community Land Trust
Gulfport, MS
Bryan Parras
Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services
Houston, TX
Danny Patterson
Community Foundation of South Alabama
Mobile, AL
Genaro Rendon
Southwest Workers Union
San Antonio , TX
Brenda Robichaux
United Houma Nation
Raceland, LA
Wilma Subra
Subra Company
New Iberia, LA
Aaron Viles
Gulf Restoration Network
New Orleans, LA
Thao Vu
Mercy Housing
Gulfport, MS
Beverly Wright
Deep South Center for Environmental Justice
Baton Rouge, LA
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Emeritus Board Members
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Dr. Regina Benjamin
Emeritus Bayou Clinic
Bayou La Batre, AL
Huy Bui
Emeritus NAVASA
Silver Spring, MD
Pam Dashiell
Deceased
Holy Cross Neighborhood Association
New Orleans, LA
Scott Douglas
Emeritus Greater Birmingham Ministries
Birmingham, AL
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Joseph Forte Jr.
Emeritus Twomey Print Shop at Loyola University
Chalmette, LA
Shana Griffin
Emeritus January 2010 New Orleans Women’s Health and Justice Initiative
New Orleans, LA
Monique Harden
Advocates for Environmental Human Rights
New Orleans, LA
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At the Fund’s core is an “Advisory Group” of leading policy advocates, community activists and grassroots organizers from Louisiana , Mississippi , Alabama and Texas representing a broad swath of constituencies, geographies and issues.
These Advisors play a central role in informing the Fund’s grantmaking priorities and policies, and assist in directing the Fund’s resources by serving on grantmaking panels. Grant review panels recommend the slate of grants to be awarded each cycle.
Advisors ensure full transparency and accountability to the people of the Gulf Coast. Community-led by the people on the ground and in the field, the Gulf Coast Fund Advisors are an invaluable resource.
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