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Volunteer Consulting
Group, Inc.
6 East 39th Street
Suite 602
New York, NY 10016
phone: 212-447-1236
fax: 212-447-0925
email boardinfo@vcg.org
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VCG's
Board of Directors - Karen Y. Johns (Chair)
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Karen
Y. Johns
Executive
Director
Diversity Pipeline Alliance
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Karen
Johns is Executive Director of Diversity Pipeline Alliance based
in McLean, Virginia. Diversity Pipeline Alliance is comprised
of thirteen leading academic institutions, foundations and nonprofit
organizations. Founding members of the Alliance include LEAD,
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO), National Black MBA
Association (NBMBAA), National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA),
the PhD Project and the Graduate Admission Council. The mission
of the organization is to help under-represented minority students
achieve success at every stage of their education, and to prepare
them for successful careers in business and management.
A graduate of Tufts University, Ms. Johns has an extensive background
in several areas of the nonprofit arena including undergraduate
admissions and fundraising.
Ms. Johns worked for several years at her alma mater in both
the Admissions Office and Development Office. From 1998 - 2002,
she worked at Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) a New
York City based nonprofit organization. During her tenure, she
created the SIRV initiative--an acronym for Saving, Investing
and Returning Value to Communities of Color. This national program,
funded by the Kellogg Foundation and the Lilly Endowment, teaches
financial literacy, wealth creation and philanthropy to professionals
of color.
Ms. Johns serves on several advisory boards including Bennett
College, Morgan State University and the Tufts University Alumni
Council. She is also a board member of Capital Partners for
Education and serves as Board Chair of the Volunteer Consulting
Group.
She is a frequent speaker on the topic of philanthropy in communities
of color including workshops at the NY Federal Reserve Bank,
National Black Philanthropy conference and the Council on Foundations
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