- June 13, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Baton Rouge area
Lori Bertman, chief executive of the Irene W. and C.B. Pennington Foundation, has been named board chair emeritus for the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, an organization she co-founded and chaired.
Bertman is succeeded as board chair by Kenneth M. Jones II, vice president and chief financial officer of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
Under Bertman’s leadership, CDP has provided more than $60 million in grants to support relief, recovery and rebuilding from disasters such as hurricanes, wildfires, pandemics, complex humanitarian emergencies and other crises worldwide. The organization provides expert advice and resources while managing domestic and international disaster funds on behalf of corporations, foundations and individuals by helping donors maximize their impact by making community-informed, locally focused and equity-centered disaster-related giving decisions. Bertman has…
