Meet Our Members
SOUTHERN PARTNERS FUND
Democratic Philanthropy in Action
Southern Partners Fund’s two-tiered form of governance ensures each voice is heard. Members are chosen for their regional expertise and sound judgement, management skills, and leadership potential. Members elect SPF’s Board of Directors, who must in turn be SPF members.
Membership
At least 80% of SPF’s membership must be derived from leaders of currently or previously funded grassroots organizations and represent diverse issues and experience. They meet at least twice a year and serve on committees, including grantmaking policy and grants decisions, finance and investments, and are actively involved in the organization.
Membership is an integral piece of SPF’s democratic philanthropy, serving as a leadership pool for SPF’s board, ensuring that operating, grantmaking and program decisions reflect the perspective of rural southern grassroots organizations.


VIVIAN ANDERSON
South Carolina

omari Fox
South Carolina

Erin Byrd
North Carolina

Ronald chisom
Louisiana

Emma Dixon
Louisiana

Carolyn Ford
Florida

Cora Lee Johnson
Georgia

Leroy Johnson
Mississippi

Rose Johnson
Georgia

April Jarocki
Tennessee

John Littles
Georgia

Ashley Mckay
Mississippi

Tirso Moreno
Florida

Laverne Robinson
Georgia

marshal pierite
Louisiana

Bryan Perlmutter
North Carolina

Corry Stevenson
South Carolina

Margarita Romo
Florida

Malika Sanders-Fortier
Alabama

La'meshia "L.A." Whittington
North Carolina

Karen Watson
Georgia

Gardenia white
New York

John Zippert
Alabama