CEO Visits by CFLeads
Peter Pennekamp
Humboldt Area Foundation
Peter is Executive Director of the Humboldt Area Foundation (HAF), an organization distinguished for its mix of philanthropy and direct community services, particularly in regional economic and community development. HAF has been recognized as a national model in framing and implementing community action on social, economic and environmental concerns.
Peter is on the Board of CFLeads and was a member of CFLeads National Task Force on Community Leadership. He is a Trustee of the Bush Foundation (Minneapolis) and a steering committee member of the Rural Development Philanthropy Collaboration.
He is a past Trustee of the California Endowment, the Morris Graves Foundation, InterNews Network (Chair), Grantmakers in the Arts (Chair), California Council on the Humanities, and others. He has also been an advisor or invited participant to the California Governor’s Broadband Task Force, The Center for Philanthropy and Public Policy at the University of Southern California, Aspen Roundtable on Community Change (Urban-Rural Interface), Aspen Community Strategies Group, and Independent Television Service, among others.
Peter has been a speaker or panelist for many organizations, including Council on Foundations, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Smithsonian Institution, Ford Foundation, Public Library Association, Getty Center for Education in the Arts, Association of American Law Schools and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Past employment includes Vice President of National Public Radio and Director of the Interarts program of the National Endowment for the Arts (both in Washington D.C.).