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Dynamic National & Local Speakers!
 Thursday Keynote Address:
Emily Gantz McKay is the Founding President and CEO of Mosaica: The Center for Nonprofit Development and Pluralism. In her life and work, Emily has always set out to prove that when community-based nonprofit organizations have the right tools, they can become critical partners in creating just, inclusive and thriving communities and societies. Ten years ago, after a lifetime of helping people and organizations achieve their best, Emily gathered a small group of colleagues and founded Mosaica to achieve that vision – with a special commitment to strengthening groups that provide a voice for those who are often overlooked when public policies are established and resources allocated.
In more than 35 years of assisting nonprofit staff, Boards, and volunteers, Emily has worked tirelessly to support ethnic and cultural diversity and the development of multicultural leadership. Emily gained much of her experience with community-based nonprofits during her 16 years on the senior staff of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the largest national Hispanic civil rights organization. She served as NCLR's Executive Vice President, among other roles. Emily began her career with the Pittsburgh anti-poverty program, and worked in mainstream and minority-owned consulting firms in Pittsburgh and the Washington, DC area.
At Mosaica, Emily encourages leaders to lead from their values, and develop organizations that are financially sound, programmatically creative, and accountable first and foremost to the people they serve. To that end, she provides training, facilitation, and individualized assistance to nonprofit groups in program and resource development, strategic planning, restructuring, evaluation, governance, management, advocacy, and coalition building.
Emily's generosity of time and spirit is boundless. She serves as Secretary/Treasurer of the Fund for the Future of Our Children and is a Board member of the Academy of Hope and the Hispanic Link Foundation. She has served on boards for the National Hispana Leadership Institute, Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care, the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC), Refugee Women in Development, Inc. (RefWID), The New Bosnia Fund, and AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps. She is a former non-lawyer member of the DC Bar Board of Governors.
Emily has received numerous awards including the President's Award, National Council of La Raza (1989) and the I. Pat Rios Memorial Award, Guadalupe Center (1988). She is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World, and Who's Who of American Women. She was recognized by Ayuda – a Washington, DC-based organization that provides legal, domestic violence, and related human services for immigrants. In thanking her, the award expressed a sentiment common among Mosaica's client organizations: “Your wisdom and guidance have made us a stronger organization.”
Emily holds a Master's degree in Communication, Phi Beta Kappa, from Stanford University, with a specialty in Race and Ethnic Relations.
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Friday Keynote Address:
David S. Chernow is currently the President and CEO of JA Worldwide™, the world's largest and fastest-growing nonprofit organization dedicated to educating young people about business, economics and the free enterprise system. He has served in this new role since January of 2004, originally serving as President and CEO of Junior Achievement Inc. since July of 2001. He leads JA Worldwide into the 21 st century by providing and executing the organization's strategic vision to impact more students with its kindergarten through grade 12 programs. His focus is strategic development, worldwide board engagement and securing resources to meet the ever-increasing demand for JA Worldwide nationally and internationally.
Prior to JA Worldwide, David was the President of the Physician Services Group at publicly traded US Oncology responsible for the operational and developmental management of its physician network consisting then of more than 850 physicians in 60 practices in 26 states. The Physician Services Group oversaw 73 comprehensive cancer centers, 450 sites of service, 5,100 clinicians and 8,000 employees.
David Chernow was the original co-founder of American Oncology Resources (AOR) in 1992 and served as Chief Development Officer to AOP prior to the merger between AOR and another company to form US Oncology in 1999.
David earned his JD at Pepperdine University and his undergraduate degree from UCLA. He is currently a director of Select Medical Corporation, Sunstone Cancer Support Centers, and on the Advisory Board of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, as well as the School of Social Enterprise at Harvard Business School.
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 Closing Address: "Sustainability: Today and Tomorrow"
Paul J. Luna was named President of the Helios Education Foundation effective November 15, 2006. In his role as President, Paul provides the overall leadership, vision, direction and strategy for the foundation, its programs, projects and outreach.
Founded in 2004, Helios is a non-profit education foundation that supports initiatives that encourage participation, increase access, and enrich the learning experience leading to the successful completion of post-secondary education for Arizona and Florida residents. Its $600 million endowment, with anticipated annual grant budgets between $20 million and $30 million, makes it the largest education endowment fund in Arizona and one of the largest in Florida.
Paul formerly served as President of Valley of the Sun United Way. With more than 10 years of service to United Way, he strategically guided the organization and managed the organization's more than $50 million budget to meet the growing health and human service needs of Maricopa County. Within the United Way system he was regarded as a “Gold Standard CEO.” As a member of the senior management team since 1995, Paul held various roles within the organization. Prior to his presidency, he served as Senior Vice President of Fund Distribution and Community Affairs.
Paul attended Stanford University where he obtained a degree in Civil Engineering. His career encompasses government and corporate expertise which includes serving under Governor Bruce Babbitt's administration and earning several achievement awards for his work at the IBM Corporation and Pepsi-Cola Company.
Paul was recognized by The Arizona Republic as one of the Valley's up and coming community leaders. He was also included in The Business Journal's 2004 “Most Influential” and the 2002 “40 Under 40 Most Influential.”
Actively engaged in the community, Paul is a member of Greater Phoenix Leadership, and currently serves on the Governor's School Readiness Advisory Board, the Arizona Grant Maker Forum Advisory Board and the City of Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport Citizen 's Advisory Board among others. |
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