Steering Committee
The Workforce Matters Steering Committee provides strategic direction and oversight for the network.

Elizabeth Cheung
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Westlake Village, CA
Co-Chair, 2022-2023

Lauren N. King, Ph.D.
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Battle Creek, MI
Co-Chair, 2023-2024

Robin Boggs
Accenture
Atlanta, GA

Beau Boice
Strada Education Foundation
Indianapolis, IN

Crystal Bridgeman
Siemens Foundation
Washington, DC

Laura Burgher
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Baltimore, MD

Miguel Cambray
JP Morgan Chase
New York, NY

Abbey Carlton
Indeed
New York, NY

Isa Ellis
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Seattle, Washington

Larry Jackson II
Walmart.org
Bentonville, Arkansas

Kermit Kaleba
Lumina Foundation
Washington, DC

Elaine E. Katz
The Kessler Foundation
East Hanover, NJ

Jennifer LaForest
Holloway Family Foundation
Colleyville, Texas

Christianne Lind
Northwest Area Foundation
St. Paul, MN

Ashley McIver
Communities Foundation of Texas
Dallas, TX

Rashawn Ray
American Institutes for Research
Washington, DC

Lea Tienou-Gustafson
Mariam Assefa Fund, World Education Services
New York, NY

Amber Slichta
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation
Detroit, MI

Jennifer Zeisler
ECMC Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
Support Team
Workforce Matters is supported by part-time consultants who manage the day-to-day operations of the network:

Natasha Kaye Hale
Project Manager, Workforce Grantmaking in Native Nations and Communities