Philip Li, Chief Operating Officer, helps keep the Foundation running by overseeing finance, human resources, technology, public education and administration. He draws on his experiences working with nonprofit organizations and foundations as a philanthropic services consultant at Changing Our World, as the Executive Director of the Coro New York Leadership Center where he trained and developed a new generation of civic leaders and a dozen years on Wall Street starting at Merrill Lynch and finishing at Moody’s Investors Service as a junk bond analyst. A recipient of a United Way of New York City award for community service, Phil serves on a number of nonprofit boards and is a trustee of a family foundation. A resident of Park Slope for more than a quarter of a century, Phil has a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from The Wharton School.

Stephanie Hyacinth, Vice President for Development, joins the Brooklyn Community Foundation to engage and energize potential supporters throughout the community to participate in its mission.  She has more than 20 years of fundraising experience in a wide range of organizations, most recently at NPower, where she was responsible for all aspects of development and fundraising from foundations, corporations, government agencies and individuals.  Stephanie has worked at nonprofits such as the Irvington Institute for Immunological Research and the YWCA of the City of New York, and was a consultant with Brakeley, John Price Jones, Inc. (now known as Brakeley Briscoe).  A graduate of Vassar College, Stephanie is an active volunteer and is president of her class. Stephanie is a lifelong Brooklyn resident.

Stuart Post, Senior Program Officer, directs the arts and culture program for the Brooklyn Community Foundation. With many years experience working at the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Borough President’s office, Stuart has an exhaustive knowledge of the borough’s diverse cultural assets and a deep commitment to making them accessible to all. A graduate of Brown University, Stuart is an active volunteer with the NYC Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Foundation and has served on the grant review committee of the Stonewall Community Foundation.  An avid bike commuter, Stuart lives in Brooklyn.

Diane John, Small Grants Administrator and Office Manager,  manages Brooklyn Community Foundation’s unique small grants program as well as the Foundation's office. Diane is an active volunteer with Pyramid Youth Incentive, the Parents Association at her daughter's school, and several organizations in Brooklyn. She holds a B.S. in Business Administration and lives in Crown Heights with her family.