Next month, as part of the inaugural cohort of the Goodman Nonprofit Fellowship Program, 21 Madison area nonprofit leaders will commence monthly meetings at the Irwin A. and Robert D. Goodman Nonprofit Center.
Created by Madison Community Foundation and the Goodman Nonprofit Center, the fellowship program is designed to develop participants’ leadership talents, strengthen their skills and enhance their organizational capacity.
The fellowship’s kickoff comes with a $1 million gift from Ascendium Education Group, an education nonprofit headquartered in Madison, to help fund an endowment to ensure the Goodman Nonprofit Center remains a long-term resource for Wisconsin’s nonprofit community.
The first cohort of the Goodman Nonprofit Fellowship includes:
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Jodi Jean Amble, RENEW Wisconsin;
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Verónica Castillo, Waunakee Neighborhood Connection;
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Emily Hyde Cawley, Wisconsin Women’s Network;
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Kendra Deja, Solace Friends;
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Michael Etheridge, The Road Home Dane County;
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Marie Everett, Eastmorland Community Center;
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Virginia Hughes, Rooted WI;
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Deborah Kaddu-Serwadda, Women in Education Leadership Foundation;
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Angela Laufenberg, Samaritan Counseling Center of Southern Wisconsin;
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Jason Mack, Open Doors For Refugees;
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DeAndre Martin, CEOs of Tomorrow;
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Jennie Mauer, Wisconsin Head Start Association;
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Rachael Maysels, FairShare CSA Coalition;
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Regina McConnell, East Madison Community Center;
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Conor Moran, Madison Public Library Foundation;
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Mayela Murillo-Finol, Developing Artists, Murals, and Alliances;
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Betsy Parker, Aldo Leopold Nature Center;
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Esther Ama Safia Ptak, African Center For Community Development;
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Rosa Thompson, Black Girl Magic Educational Services;
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Geraldine Paredes Vásquez, YWCA Madison; and
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Tanya Zastrow, Olbrich Botanical Society.
