Careers

The George Gund Foundation has launched a search for a senior program officer responsible for arts grantmaking to succeed Deena Epstein who will retire in July after more than twenty years at the Foundation.

Alison P. Ranney and Alexandra N. Corvin of Koya Leadership Partners are managing the search. Those interested in the position should contact them at koyachicago@koyapartners.com. Information about the position is available at https://koyapartners.com/search/senior-program-officer-for-the-arts/.

Marissa Williams, a community planning coordinator for the Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership in Warren, Ohio, has been selected as The George Gund Foundation 2015-2017 Fellow.

The George Gund Foundation Fellows program, started in 2004, provides an opportunity for promising young professionals to work inside the Foundation, an organization that plays an active role in supporting the civic life of Greater Cleveland and in various national policy deliberations that impact our community. Each fellow, selected from a nationwide pool of applicants, works at the Foundation for two years.

Williams has a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from Willamette University and a Master of Science in Social Administration from Case Western Reserve University. The Cleveland native also has worked as an AmeriCorps College Guide for College Now Greater Cleveland, a community relations intern with FutureHeights and a community development intern at Fairfax Renaissance Development.

She begins work at the Foundation June 15.

The George Gund Foundation Fellowship provides an opportunity for promising professionals to work inside the Foundation, a philanthropic organization that plays a vital role in supporting the civic life of Greater Cleveland and in various national policy deliberations that impact our community. The Fellowship is a two-year, full-time commitment beginning in summer 2015, requiring residence in Northeast Ohio during the term of engagement.

The Fellowship experience will be tailored to the Foundation’s needs and will include a wide range of substantive assignments including reviewing grant proposals, organizing and conducting site visits and researching topics related to the Foundation’s grantmaking interests.

To be considered for the Fellowship, each candidate must submit a cover letter, a short essay discussing why the Fellowship opportunity is appealing, a detailed resume and two letters of recommendation. Please also indicate how you learned of the position.  These materials should be combined into one pdf document for submission and are due no later than 5:00PM EST on January 7, 2015.  A Fellow will be selected by mid-April 2015.  Email application materials to hr@gundfdn.org.  Letters of recommendation may be submitted as part of the application or sent separately via email or regular mail.

Successful candidates for this Fellowship will have a graduate degree and/or several years work experience in the nonprofit sector. Excellent writing skills and sufficient computer competency to carry out assigned projects are essential.  A demonstrated desire to work in public service or the nonprofit sector is also important, as the Foundation views the Fellowship to be a valuable early career opportunity.  The selection process is anticipated to be highly competitive.

Each George Gund Foundation Fellow will receive a stipend of $45,000 per year, plus a full benefits package including health, dental, disability and life insurance, 403(b) contributions and work-related travel expenses. Housing, transportation and other living arrangements are the responsibility of the Fellow.

The George Gund Foundation (www.gundfoundation.org), established in 1952, is the largest private foundation in Ohio. The Foundation makes annual grants totaling approximately $20 million.  Program officers professionally handle grantmaking in arts, economic development and community revitalization, education, environment, and human services.

The George Gund Foundation is an equal opportunity employer, without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, disability, or any other protected characteristic established by law.

Claire Gauntner, a Cleveland native who is currently working in Kenya with the international aid organization Mercy Corps, has been selected as The George Gund Foundation 2014-2016 Fellow. 

The George Gund Foundation Fellows program, started in 2004, provides an opportunity for promising young professionals to work inside the Foundation, an organization that plays an active role in supporting the civic life of Greater Cleveland and in various national policy deliberations that impact our community. Each fellow, selected from a nationwide pool of applicants, works at the Foundation for two years. 

Gauntner has a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater from Fordham University and a Master of Public Health degree from Portland State University. She also studied at the British American Dramatic Academy and Moscow Art Theater and worked as an actor in various theaters in New York City. Gauntner has been program administrator and office manager for One on One Productions in New York, a data specialist for Cuyahoga County’s Help Me Grow program and a prevention education intern at the Sexual Assault Resource Center in Portland, Oregon. 

She begins work at the Foundation July 14.

The George Gund Foundation Fellowship provides an opportunity for promising professionals to work inside the Foundation, a philanthropic organization that plays a vital role in supporting the civic life of Greater Cleveland and in various national policy deliberations that impact our community.  The Fellowship is a two-year, full-time commitment beginning in Summer 2014, requiring residence in Northeast Ohio during the term of engagement.

The Fellowship experience will be tailored to the Foundation’s needs and will include a wide range of substantive assignments including reviewing grant proposals, organizing and conducting site visits, and researching topics related to the Foundation’s grantmaking interests.

To be considered for the Fellowship, each candidate must submit a cover letter, a short essay discussing why the Fellowship opportunity is appealing, a detailed resume and two letters of recommendation.  Please also indicate how you learned of the position.  These materials should be combined into one pdf document for submission and are due no later than January 3, 2014.  A Fellow will be selected by mid-April 2014.  Email the application materials to hr@gundfdn.org.  Letters of recommendation may be submitted as part of the application or sent separately via email or regular mail.

Successful candidates for this Fellowship will have a graduate degree and/or several years work experience in the nonprofit sector.  Excellent writing skills and sufficient computer competency to carry out assigned projects are essential.  A demonstrated desire to work in public service or the nonprofit sector is also important, as the Foundation views the Fellowship to be a valuable early career opportunity.  The selection process is anticipated to be highly competitive.

Each George Gund Foundation Fellow will receive a stipend of $45,000 per year, plus a full benefits package including health, dental, disability and life insurance, 403(b) contributions and work-related travel expenses.  Housing, transportation and other living arrangements are the responsibility of the Fellow.

The George Gund Foundation, established in 1952, is the largest private foundation in Ohio.  The Foundation makes annual grants totaling approximately $20 million.  Program officers professionally handle grantmaking in arts, economic development and community revitalization, education, environment, and human services.

The George Gund Foundation is an equal opportunity employer, without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, disability, or any other protected characteristic established by law.

Horace “Treye” Johnson III, director of athletics and student activities at Saint Martin de Porres High School, has been named the 2013-2015 George Gund Foundation Fellow.

The George Gund Foundation Fellows program, started in 2004, provides an opportunity for promising young professionals to work inside the Foundation, an organization that plays an active role in supporting the civic life of Greater Cleveland and in various national policy deliberations that impact our community. Each fellow, selected from a nationwide pool of applicants, works at the Foundation for two years.

Johnson, who joined Saint Martin de Porres in 2008, has a bachelor’s degree in communications from John Carroll University and a master’s degree in sports administration from the University of Louisville. He also has worked as assistant director of admissions for Cleveland’s Saint Ignatius High School, a program coordinator at the Booker T. Washington Center in Erie and guest relations associate and weekend facilities manager for the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville.

He will join the Foundation July 1.

Fei Li, who worked as a project manager for Casa Ricci Social Service in her native China and will receive dual master’s degrees in social service administration and nonprofit organizations from Case Western Reserve University in May, has been selected as the 2012–2014 Gund Fellow.

The George Gund Foundation Fellows program, started in 2004, provides an opportunity for promising young professionals to work inside the Foundation, an organization that plays an active role in supporting the civic life of Greater Cleveland and in various national policy deliberations that impact our community. Each fellow, selected from a nationwide pool of applicants, works at the Foundation for two years.

Li has volunteered with Humana People to People India and the Father Ray Foundation in Thailand. In Cleveland, she has worked as a social service intern for the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, Adoption Network Cleveland and Asian Services in Action, Inc. Li has a bachelor degree in business administration from Bei Hua University in Jilin, China.

She begins her work with the Foundation in June.

The George Gund Foundation has named Robyn Minter Smyers, a partner at the law firm of Thompson Hine, and Randell McShepard, Vice President of Public Affairs at RPM, Inc., to its board of trustees.

Smyers replaces community volunteer Cathy Lewis whose term ended in late 2011. McShepard will replace David Goodman, managing partner at Squire Sanders whose term ends after the Foundation’s November meeting.

Smyers, who received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University and her law degree from Yale University, chairs her firm’s diversity and inclusion initiative and is involved with a number of Cleveland nonprofit organizations. She is currently a board member at The City Club, the Museum of Contemporary Art-Cleveland and the Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio.

McShepard has a long history of community involvement in Cleveland and is currently a trustee at Baldwin Wallace University, the Cleveland School of Science and Medicine, the Community Service Alliance and the Union Club. He is past chair of the Sisters of Charity Foundation and the Cleveland Workforce Investment Board and former vice chair of the Fund for Our Economic Future. He is also a founder of PolicyBridge, a public policy think tank serving Northeast Ohio. He has an undergraduate degree from Baldwin Wallace and a master degree in urban studies from Cleveland State University.

The George Gund Foundation Fellowship provides an opportunity for promising professionals to work inside the Foundation, a philanthropic organization that plays a vital role in supporting the civic life of Greater Cleveland and in various national policy deliberations that impact our community. The fellowship is a two-year, full-time commitment beginning in Summer 2012, requiring residence in Northeast Ohio during the term of engagement.

The George Gund Foundation (www.gundfoundation.org), established in 1952, is the largest private foundation in Ohio. The Foundation makes annual grants totaling approximately $20 million. Program officers professionally handle grantmaking in arts, economic development and community revitalization, education, environment and human services.

The fellowship experience will be tailored to the Foundation’s needs and will include a wide range of substantive assignments including reviewing grant proposals, organizing and conducting site visits, and researching topics related to the Foundation’s grantmaking interests.

Each George Gund Foundation Fellow will receive a stipend of $45,000 per year, plus a full benefits package including health, dental, disability and life insurance, 403(b) contributions and work-related travel expenses. Housing, transportation and other living arrangements are the responsibility of the fellow.

Successful candidates for this fellowship will have a graduate degree and/or several years work experience in the nonprofit sector. Excellent writing skills and sufficient computer competency to carry out assigned projects are essential. A demonstrated desire to work in public service or the nonprofit sector is also important, as the Foundation views the fellowship to be a valuable early career opportunity. The selection process is anticipated to be highly competitive.

In order to be considered for the fellowship, each candidate must submit a cover letter, a detailed resume, two letters of recommendation and a short essay discussing why the fellowship opportunity is appealing. Please also indicate how you learned of the position. These materials are due no later than January 13, 2012. A fellow will be selected by mid-April 2012.

Address application materials to:

Robert Jaquay, Associate Director
The George Gund Foundation
1845 Guildhall Building
45 Prospect Avenue, West
Cleveland, Ohio 44115

The George Gund Foundation is an equal opportunity employer, without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, disability, or any other protected characteristic established by law.

Caitlin A. Johnson, who has worked as a broadcast journalist and producer in New York and Cleveland, has been selected as the 2011–2013 George Gund Foundation Fellow.

The George Gund Foundation Fellows program, started in 2004, provides an opportunity for promising young professionals to work inside the Foundation, an organization that plays an active role in supporting the civic life of Greater Cleveland and in various national policy deliberations that impact our community. Each fellow, selected from a nationwide pool of applicants, works at the Foundation for two years.

Johnson worked for ABCNews.com, CBSNews.com and NOW on PBS in New York on a wide variety of projects and also was as an assistant producer for ideastream in Cleveland.

She will receive a master of public administration degree from the Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University in May. She also has an undergraduate degree in government and English from Cornell University and a master of science in journalism from Columbia University.

She begins her work with the Foundation June 27.