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Kevin Quigley
Kevin Quigley

Kevin is responsible for general administrative, clerical, and database upkeep for CEP offices in both Cambridge and San Francisco. Prior to his work with CEP, Kevin provided admin assistance for nonprofits such as Virtually Wired – the first nonprofit internet...

Administrative Assistant, Finance and Operations

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Kris Sanda
Kris Sanda

Kris provides streamlined financial data to all departments internally at CEP as well as to external clients, while overseeing the day-to-day financial operations for the organization. Prior to joining CEP in 2015, Kris worked with various for-profit organizations,...

Senior Manager, Finance and Operations

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Kristy Luk
Kristy Luk

Kristy leads the creation and presentation of assessment insights for CEP's clients. Prior to joining CEP in 2022, Kristy worked at TCC Group, where she project managed customized client engagements focused on nonprofit and philanthropic strategy as well as grants...

Manager, Assessment and Advisory Services

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LaTida Smith
LaTida Smith

LaTida is the president of the Winston-Salem Foundation, a 102-year-old community foundation. LaTida took the reins at the Foundation, which serves Forsyth County, North Carolina, in September 2021. Prior to her appointment at the Winston-Salem Foundation, LaTida...

President, Winston-Salem Foundation

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Lauren Chan
Lauren Chan

Lauren supports the People and Culture team, engaging with hiring, staff training and development, and program operations. Prior to joining in February 2023, Lauren managed teams in hospitality, scaling service models, training, and operations systems to support cafe...

Coordinator, People and Culture

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Leaha Wynn
Leaha Wynn

Leaha collaborates in the strategy and implementation of talent management at CEP. In this capacity, she plays a major role in staff recruiting, events, professional development, and the incorporation of talent analytics; and works closely with the President, Director...

Senior Manager, People and Culture; Diversity and Inclusion Strategist

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Lee Alexander Risby
Lee Alexander Risby

Lee leads the Effective Philanthropy team at the Laudes Foundation in Switzerland. Risby steers the organisation in measuring, evaluating, and learning from results and long-term impact. In his role, he also leads the foundation’s efforts to build partners capacities...

Director of Effective Philanthropy, Laudes Foundation

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Liz Kelley Sohn
Liz Kelley Sohn

Liz leads the creation and presentation of assessment insights for CEP’s clients. Previously, Liz worked at CEP from 2010 – 2013. Prior to rejoining CEP in 2022, Liz worked in healthcare as an analytic manager at Kaiser Permanente, where she delivered reporting and...

Manager, Assessment and Advisory Services

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Mauricio Teles
Mauricio Teles

Mauricio manages a team of analysts and developers responsible for putting student perception data into the hands of those making instructional and leadership decisions. Before joining CEP in 2022, Mauricio spent 20+ years in IT and Banking consulting where he...

Senior Manager of Data Systems and Analytics, YouthTruth

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Max Miller
Max Miller

Max analyzes quantitative and qualitative data, writes reports, and provides assessment insights to CEP clients. Before Max joined CEP in January of 2022, he began as a Teaching Fellow with the Aga Khan Development Network in Mombasa, Kenya, focusing on building and...

Senior Analyst, Assessment and Advisory Services

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Megan Hallisy
Megan Hallisy

Megan helps the Client Services team foster an excellent experience for school and district clients during all stages of their engagement with YouthTruth. Before joining YouthTruth in 2021, Megan worked in development at a nonprofit organization in San Francisco,...

Associate Manager, Client Services, YouthTruth

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Mena Boyadzhiev
Mena Boyadzhiev

Mena leads relationships with funders using CEP’s assessments and custom advisory services. She oversees the design and presentation of CEP assessments and the implementation of CEP’s advisory services practice. Mena is a frequent speaker to foundation staff and...

Director, Assessment and Advisory Services

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Mercedes De La Riva
Mercedes De La Riva

Mercedes stewards participant engagement and designs and facilitates Learning Institute offerings; bringing together individuals looking to improve philanthropic practice and maximize positive impact on partners, fields, and communities. Prior to joining CEP in 2023,...

Engagement Lead, Learning Institute

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Minji Park
Minji Park

Minji evaluates student feedback and assists in the generation of client reports. Prior to joining YouthTruth in 2023, Minji graduated from Yale University with a degree in Neuroscience and a specialization in Neuro-Economics and Decision Making. She also has...

Analyst, YouthTruth

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Molly Heidemann
Molly Heidemann

Molly supports CEP’s president. She provides administrative support to the president while also coordinating several operational initiatives in the president’s office. Prior to joining CEP in December 2019, Molly worked as executive assistant in higher education...

Special Assistant to the President

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Naomi Rafal
Naomi Rafal

Naomi supports the Programming and External Relations team’s fundraising, stewardship, and events work. Prior to joining CEP in August 2021, Naomi served as the Corporate and Foundation Relations Coordinator at the Museum of Science, Boston. She also gained experience...

Senior Coordinator, Programming and External Relations

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Natalia Kiryttopoulou
Natalia Kiryttopoulou

Natalia leads relationships with funders based in Europe as well as globally outside the US. She conducts assessments and presents insights to CEP’s international clients and delivers custom advisory services. Prior to joining CEP in 2022, Natalia worked as an...

Lead for Global Assessment and Advisory Services Based in Madrid, Spain

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Nina Groleger
Nina Groleger

Nina analyzes quantitative and qualitative data, writes reports, and provides assessment insight to CEP clients. Prior to joining CEP in January 2022, Nina graduated from University of California, Berkeley with a B.A in Applied Mathematics and a minor in Data Science....

Senior Analyst, Assessment and Advisory Services

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Phil Buchanan
Phil Buchanan

Phil Buchanan, president of CEP, is a passionate advocate for the importance of philanthropy and the nonprofit sector. Hired in 2001 as the organization’s first chief executive, Phil has led the growth of CEP into the leading provider of data and insight on...

CEP President

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Pranathi Posa
Pranathi Posa

Pranathi analyzes quantitative and qualitative data, writes reports, and provides assessment insights to CEP clients. Prior to joining CEP in July of 2022, Pranathi graduated from the University of Chicago with a B.A. in Public Policy and a minor in Statistics. During...

Senior Analyst, Assessment and Advisory Services

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