GCF Board members and other community volunteers contribute their time and expertise on a variety of standing committees and task forces.


Audit Committee
Oversees all aspects of the external audit including selection of auditors and review of their performance, audit planning and negotiation of fees.

David W. Ellis III, Chair
Thomas G. Cody
Ronald Dolan
Dan Geeding


Community Investment Committee
Oversees all responsive grantmaking and the work of six topic-specific advisory committees.

Joseph P. Tomain, Chair
Judy Clark
Neil Comber
Cathy T. Crain
Alva Jean Crawford
Linda Fath
Ed Jackson
Monica Mitchell
Myrtis Powell
Johnna Reeder
Matt Van Sant
Richard Westheimer
Byron White


Arts & Culture Committee
Linda C. Fath, Chair
Richard Bachhuber, Jr.
Gema Bahns
Robert Brown
Charles Eilerman
Howard Kaplan
Beth Levy
Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi
Joyce Monger
Richard Rosenthal
Robert Wicks
Environment Committee
Cathy Crain, Chair
Jennie Berliant
Rhoda Brooks
Carla Chifos
Patrick Duhaney
Larry Falkin
Richard Fencl
Dianne Rosenberg
Elizabeth Sherwood
Richard Westheimer
Community & Economic Development Committee
Byron White, Chair
Amin Akbar
John Austin
Jan Hillard, Ph.D.
Jenna McHugh
Dr. Sandra Richtermeyer
Deborah Robb
Simon Sotelo
Allen Zaring IV
Health Committee
Alva Jean Crawford, Chair
Frank Bloom
Kathy A. Burklow, Ph.D.
Michael Miller
Jeanne Marie-Tapke
Dr. Purcell Taylor
Kim Toole
Richard L. Utecht
Lee Ann Watson, CRC, LPC, Ph.D.
Robert Wiwi
Education Committee
Judy Clark, Chair
Dick Adams
Lee Carter
Dr. Susan Cook
Jose Guerra
Wayne Johnson
Donna Perzigian
Roger Schorr
Dr. Angela Taylor
Human Services Committee
Honorable Stephanie Wyler, Chair
Steven L. Bradley
Rev. Gregory Chandler
William C.H. Joiner
Cynthia Smith
Christopher Tschieder
Marna Zalla


Finance Committee
Recommends financial policies to the Governing Board and monitors financial operations.

Paul W. Chellgren, Chair
Cathy T Crain
Teresa Haught
Teri List
William L. McNeese
Kerry Roe
Charles H. Seal
John S. Stith
Peter S. Strange



Foundation Advisory Network
Serves as a resource in designing, implementing, nad evaluating GCF's strategy and tactics for outreach to local professional advisors.

Robert E. Brant, J.D.
  Katz, Teller, Brant & Hild
Robert W. Buechner
  Buechner, Haffer, Meyers & Koenig
Christine A. Buttress
  Graydon, Head & Ritchey, LLP
John E. Christopher, Jr.
  Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP
J. Michael Cooney
  Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP
Jennifer E. Daniels
  The Daniels Group/Merrill Lynch
David A. Foster
  Foster & Motley, Inc.
Robin S. Hays-Haun
  Deloitte & Touche LLP
 Suzanne P. Land
  Greenebaum, Doll & McDonald, PLLC
William F. Lyon
  The Lyon Group
William L. Montague
  Greenebaum, Doll & McDonald, PLLC
T. Stephen Phillips
  Porter Wright Morris & Arthur
Thomas M. Regan
  Lenox Wealth Management
H. Patrick Weber
  Barrett & Weber, LPA
Diane West
  VonLehman & Co., Inc.
Christopher White
  Key Bank

Giving Strategies Committee
Develops giving strategies and promotes the Foundation to the community.

Dianne Rosenberg, Chair
Susan C. deRoos
Jane V. Domaschko
Tad Lawrence III
Jacqueline M. Mack

Mary Lou Motl
Tia Robertson
Nancy K. Swanson, Ex-Officio
Daniel J. Hoffheimer, Legal Counsel

Governance Committee
Advises the Board as a whole on corporate governance matters and nominates Governing Board appointees. 

Jane V. Domaschko, Chair                     
Thomas G. Cody
Linda Fath
Dr. John Henderson
William C. Portman III
Daniel J. Hoffheimer, Legal Counsel


Investments Committee
Recommends investment policies to the Governing Board; monitors investment performance; periodically evaluates the effectiveness of the Foundation's combined trust and corporate form structure.

Cathy T. Crain, Chair
Tom Croft
Paul W. Chellgren
Michele Hawkins
Ted Robinson
Charles Seal


Mission Related Investment Subcommittee
Recommends policies, procedures and general framework for identifying and recommending GCF Mission Related and Program Related Investments.

Cathy Crain, Chair
Amin Akbar
Charles Seal
Simon Sotelo
John S. Stith