Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies Grantee and Bill Anderson Fund Partnership Kickoff Meeting
Sunday, July 9, 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Location: Ponderosa
This convening brought together grantees of the Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies (MACP) Disaster Relief & Recovery program, which focuses on disaster preparedness, relief, and recovery, along with doctoral student Fellows from the Bill Anderson Fund (BAF), which aims to expand the number of historically underrepresented minority professionals in hazards and disaster research and practice.
The primary objective of the event was to lay the groundwork for future applied research projects that leveraged the grantees' practical insights and the Fellows' research skills to generate new knowledge that can inform improvements in the field. The Natural Hazards Center, which has a longstanding relationship with both organizations, coordinated this inaugural meeting as part of the 48th Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop.
Outcomes
Facilitated activities such as serial networking, brainstorming, and project visioning helped the group collectively identify themes of mutual interest while exposing both Fellows and grantees to new approaches to collaboration. Engaging with disaster service providers and practitioners encouraged the BAF Fellows to begin honing the skills necessary for applied, solutions-oriented research. Likewise, discussions with BAF Fellows enabled MACP grantees to explore how research could be leveraged to provide systematically collected data about the populations they serve, the tools they use, and the processes they employ.
The meeting generated significant interest in potential projects and has already led to two new collaborative activities between the MACP grantees and the BAF. Future convenings are planned to continue to explore the potential for cultivating research and practice partnerships.
The full meeting agenda is available here.
Meeting Photos
We hope you enjoy this selection of photos from the meeting of the BAF Fellows and the MACP grantees.
For more photos, visit the Workshop Gallery at the Van Zandt Visual website.
Meeting Participants
Bill Anderson Fund Fellows
Yajaira Ayala, University of Delaware
Natalie Coleman, Texas A&M University
Tiffany Cousins, Virginia Tech
Brittany Giles-Jones, Clark Atlanta University
Nicholas Humphrey, North Dakota State University
Judanne Lennox-Morrison, Texas A&M University
Joseph Karanja, Arizona State University
Mauricio Montes, Boston College
Jean-Claude Ndongo, Florida Atlantic University
Antoine Richards, Jacksonville State University
Kesley Richardson, West Chester University
Melissa Villarreal, University of Colorado Boulder
Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies Grantee Organizations
Barret Ristroph, Anthropocene Alliance
Tony Lasher, American National Red Cross
Loren Schanding, American National Red Cross
Kim Burgo, Catholic Charities USA
Ben Perrin, Catholic Charities USA
Austin Snowbarger, Center for Disaster Philanthropy
Holly Nett, Child Care Aware
Julie Looper, Child Care Aware
Maryn Olson, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Grete Oanes, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Patrick Crawford, Feeding America
Steve Moran, Feeding America
Patty Hernandez, Headwaters Economics
Kristine Hansen, Legal Services Corporation
John Eidleman, Legal Services Corporation
Joseph Kunkel, MASS Design Group, Ltd.
Garron Yepa, MASS Design Group, Ltd.
Shawn Evans, MASS Design Group, Ltd.
Amelia Mendizabal, National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
Laura Schad, Partnership with Native Americans
Harold Tiger, Partnership with Native Americans
Lisa Dobyns, Partnership with Native Americans
Don Hickman, The Funders Network, Inc.
Dale Bannon, The Salvation Army National Corporation
Greg Tuck, The Salvation Army National Corporation
Marinda Popp, The Salvation Army National Corporation
Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies Representatives
Nancy Beers, Consultant
Erin Dearborn Coryell, Program Officer, Disaster Relief & Recovery
Bren Hampton, Program Associate, Disaster Relief & Recovery
Mark Lindberg, Program Director, Disaster Relief & Recovery
Bill Anderson Fund Representatives
Nnenia Campbell, Executive Director
Norma Anderson, President and Founder
Natural Hazards Center Representatives
Mary Painter, Postdoctoral Research Associate
Lori Peek, Director
Meeting Organizing Team
MACP Coordinators
Erin Dearborn Coryell, Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies
Bren Hampton, Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies
Project Advisor
Nancy Beers, Independent Consultant
Project Coordinator
Nnenia Campbell, Natural Hazards Center, Bill Anderson Fund
BAF Planning Team
Yajaira Ayala, University of Delaware
Judanne Lennox-Morrison, Texas A&M University
Antoine B. Richards, Jacksonville State University
Melissa Villarreal, University of Colorado Boulder