Features Nonprofit

Stability was not something Natasha Vernon found in the early years of her professional life. As an IT consultant, she traveled across the United States and Europe for firms including PricewaterhouseCoopers, IBM, Ernst & Young, and HSBC. The work was complex and fast-paced, but the lifestyle felt transient. Projects ended, teams shifted, and there was […]

As general counsel and executive vice president of governance and member services for the American College of Radiology (ACR), Tom Hoffman stands at the intersection of law, governance, and patient-centered advocacy. It’s a role that demands strategic foresight, practical problem-solving, and the ability to see issues from multiple perspectives. “I want to make sure our […]

Jose Antonio Rodriguez, executive vice president and chief legal officer at Acacia Network, has been a cornerstone in advancing the organization’s mission to deliver essential services and programs to thousands across New York. Acacia Network, one of the largest Hispanic-led nonprofits in the state, provides integrated, culturally competent, and trauma-informed services in health, housing, social […]

The challenge of homelessness in Los Angeles is daunting in its scale, complexity, and urgency. With over 70,000 people unhoused in LA County as of the last count, it is a crisis that overwhelms public systems and tests the resilience of local nonprofits. Elisa Nethercott, General Counsel for LA Family Housing (LAFH), stands at the […]

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America stands as one of the oldest and most respected youth mentoring organizations in the United States, dedicated to making a meaningful impact on the lives of children for over 120 years. At a critical juncture in the organization’s history, Joy Smith-McCormick has joined BBBSA as the lead counsel, bringing […]

Nhung Hurst’s journey to becoming general counsel for Bethany Christian Services is a story of faith, resilience and purpose. Her career, spanning diverse roles and disciplines, is driven by an unwavering commitment to serving vulnerable children and families. Hurst’s path has been anything but conventional, and her approach to both life and work is deeply […]

It’s a time of transformation and strategic planning for ICES as it celebrates its 30th anniversary, says Rosario Cartagena, the Toronto organization’s chief privacy and legal officer and corporate secretary. ICES is Ontario’s largest health services research, analytics and data institute. It has 572 scientists and staff across seven sites working on more than 1,250 […]

There’s nothing like total immersion to appreciate the mission of a new employer. All the better if it enables one to make a difference at a most critical juncture. So thought Jessica Leinwand upon becoming the first general counsel of UNICEF USA in March 2022. “The war in Ukraine had begun a few weeks earlier,” […]

When a seamstress in the Philippines no longer had a working sewing machine, her business came to a halt.  The woman, who lives on the island of Mindanao, tried to get by with needle and thread, but couldn’t take on the large projects she once relied on to support her family.   “One sewing machine may […]

For more than 35 years, C.J. Hafner has walked the halls of power in the Pennsylvania State Capitol complex in Harrisburg. Hafner, the chief counsel to the Democratic leader (currently Sen. Jay Costa) of the Pennsylvania Senate has advised and guided as many as 25 and as few as 16 Democratic state senators on pending […]