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.
Teumbay Barnes
Alabama
Brett Bursey
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
Janice Leverette
Alabama
John Littles
Georgia
Ashley Mckay
Mississippi
Tirso Moreno
Florida
Becky Rafter
Georgia
Joyce Parker
Mississippi
Bryan Perlmutter
North Carolina
Laverne Robinson
Georgia
Margarita Romo
Florida
Malika Sanders-Fortier
Alabama
Corry Stevenson
South Carolina
Karen Watson
Georgia
Gardenia white
New York
John Zippert
Alabama