Kerri Lopez-Howell is the Executive Director for the Herschend Family’s foundation- Neighbor Company. Under Kerri’s leadership, Neighbor Company has embraced a community-driven approach, prioritizing the needs of residents in rural areas. With over a decade of nonprofit leadership, she is recognized for scaling organizations and championing community-led initiatives. In 2020, Kerri worked alongside city officials, government representatives, and residents to co-create community-designed processes for distributing emergency relief funds to immigrants and refugees.

Kerri is passionate about community-centered philanthropy and works to ensure resources reach those who need them most. She has served on several nonprofit boards, serves as an Adjunct Instructor for University of Arizona, and 21/64 Advisor of Color. Kerri remains committed to creating lasting impact in the communities she serves, always guided by her belief that philanthropy should be fun, disruptive and empowering to  people at the grassroots level.