About Pangea
Governance
Board of Directors
Pangea’s work is coordinated by a 7 to 9-person Board of Directors elected from the membership. Directors are elected each November at an all-member meeting, and serve for a term of one year. The current board consists of:
- Allan Paulson, President
- Sydney Munger, Vice President
- Linda Mason, Secretary
- Duane Edwards, Treasurer
- Walt Adam
- Nathan Rosenbaum
- Gary Tabasinske
- Kara Palmer Johnson
You can contact any of our board members by sending email to info [at] pangeagiving [dot] org
Committee Structure
There are three standing committees, in addition to the special interest groups called "pods" that direct our grantmaking in a specific geographic region.
- Grants Committee – Sydney Munger, chair. The Grants committee consists of the leaders of the pods and other interested parties. They define the grantmaking process for each year and ensure consistency in our grantmaking practices. Each pod chooses the grant criteria for their region, the countries in which to work, the organizations to approach for proposals and, ultimately, the grants to award.
- Education Committee – Kara Palmer Johnson, chair. The Education committee plans and organizes the study programs and other educational events we host each year. Informal education also goes on in the pods.
- Member Care Committee – The Member Care committee is responsible for nurturing the Pangea community. Committee members welcome and orient new members, prepare the quarterly member newsletter, and plan social events.
- Latin America pod – Gary Tabasinske, chair
- Africa pod – Nathan Rosenbaum, chair
- Asia pod – Walt Adam, chair
Special purpose task forces are assembled from time to time to focus on a particular issue: this year, one task force is considering our monitoring and evaluation process and another is exploring how to deepen our grantmaking impact.
Members
Pangea currently has 52 members who range in age from 28 to over 70. Membership is open to anyone who pays the membership fee and minimum contribution to the grant pool