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Susan Shiroma, Senior Social Sector Librarian provides leadership and support for Foundation Center public services for social sector professionals in the NY metro area. Susan's achievements since joining the organization in 1995 include directing the national expansion of Foundation Center's proposal writing seminar program and managing prospect and philanthropy research for over 1,000 nonprofit members of Foundation Center's historic Associates Program. She is a popular and engaging Foundation Center training expert and public speaker. Previously, Susan was an associate curator at New York University and adjunct professor of library sciences at St. John's University and Long Island University. She is former Chair of the Consortium of Foundation Libraries, an affinity group of Council on Foundations.

Susan is currently on the Board of Directors of King Manor Museum in Jamaica, NY and has contributed over a decade of public service and advocacy work on behalf of New York City's community education councils. She has an M.L.S. From Columbia University and a B.A. Sims Municipal Recycling Facility Precinct. From Barnard College. Tracy Kaufman is the community outreach manager at Foundation Center, where she plans public workshops related to nonprofit management, fundraising, and other issues relevant to philanthropy and the social sector, tailored towards the needs of growing nonprofits. Tracy also works as a reference librarian in Foundation Center’s library, offering personalized guidance for grantseekers looking to build capacity and expand their funding options. She has a decade of experience working in the nonprofit sector.

Previously, Tracy held positions with the Association of American Publishers and the New York Public Library. Mika Vainio Onko Rar Extractor there. She earned her degree in writing seminars from Johns Hopkins University. Kate Amanna Demcsak is Foundation Center’s New York Lead. Kate provides strategic direction for Foundation Center’s local public services and programming, connecting nonprofit organizations and social sector professionals to funding and knowledge resources in their communities. Kate has over fifteen years of experience in the nonprofit sector in the areas of nonprofit management, fundraising, and program evaluation.

Before joining Foundation Center, Kate was Program Director at Project Sunshine, providing services to 100,000 pediatric patients and their family members worldwide. Kate received her BA from Boston University and her MPA in Nonprofit and International Management from the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Kate is also a proud AmeriCorps Alum.