Who We Are
Our Staff
View our New York-based grantmaking staff and Doris Duke Management Foundation employees below. Visit the websites of Duke Farms and Shangri La to see their staff.
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Child Well-being Program, African Health Initiative
Lola Adedokun, M.P.H.
Program Director for Child Well-being and Director for the African Health Initiative
Finance
Christopher Anthony
Accounting Manager
Operations, Building Bridges Program
Linda Artola
Program Associate for the Building Bridges Program (DDFIA) and Operations Assistant
Child Well-being Program, African Health Initiative
Karimata Bah
Program Associate for Child Well-being and Associate for the African Health Initiative
Child Well-being Program
Rumeli Banik, Ph.D.
Senior Program Officer for Child Well-being
Information Services
Guli Basu
Chief Technology Officer
Investments
Leena Bhutta
Deputy Chief Investment Officer
Child Well-being Program, African Health Initiative
Sandra Ching
Program Associate for Child Well-being and Associate for the African Health Initiative
Finance
Andrew Cortese
Accounting Manager
Human Resources
Nicole Cruz
Human Resources Manager
Grants Administration
Linda Diamond
Program Associate for Grants Management
Communications
Delaney Dryfoos
Communications Assistant
Erica Dziedzic
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Human Resources
James Eodice, MBA/MHRM
Director of Human Resources
Medical Research Program
Sindy Escobar-Alvarez, Ph.D.
Program Director for Medical Research
Grants Administration
Adrienne Fisher
Director of Grants Management and Evaluation
Sam Gill
President and CEO of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Investments
Cynthia Haidar
Associate Director, Investments
Medical Research Program
Karen Han
Program Associate for Medical Research
Grants Administration
Phenisher Harris
Program Associate for Grants Management
Investments
Jeffrey Heil
Chief Investment Officer
Karen Jacobsen
Executive Assistant to the President and Board Liaison
Investments
Jennifer Katz
Director, Impact Investments
Arts Program
Maurine Knighton
Program Director for the Arts
Environment Program
Danielle Levoit
Program Officer for the Environment
Human Resources
Roni Mayes
Senior Human Resources Associate
Finance
Eileen Oberlander
Controller and Director of Finance
Arts Program
Lillian Osei-Boateng
Program Manager for the Arts
Finance
Lynn Pipitone
Accounting Manager
Investments
Bracewell Polo
Financial Analyst
Building Bridges Program
Zeyba Rahman
Senior Program Officer for the Building Bridges Program (DDFIA)
Finance
Keri Rice
Senior Finance Associate
Communications
Kristin Roth-Schrefer
Communications Director
Medical Research Program
Kevin Sia, Ph.D.
Program Officer for Medical Research
Operations
Peter Simmons
Chief Operating Officer
Environment Program
Sacha Spector, Ph.D.
Program Director for the Environment
Arts Program
Brandi Stewart
Program Officer for the Arts
Environment Program
Sean Thackurdeen
Program Associate for the Environment
Arts Program
Jessica Van Grouw
Program Associate for the Arts
Information Services
Sairah Varughese
Information System Analyst
Operations
Beth Woltering
Office Operations Manager
Investments
Lisa Yeh
Investment Operations Manager
