Kenya Rodgers

Served as strategic advisor to the CEO and Board on fiscal strategy, organizational infrastructure, grants, compliance, procurement, investments, liquidity, and long-term sustainability. Led enterprise financial planning and analysis across c3 and c4 entities, strengthening forecasting, management reporting, and data-informed executive decision-making.

Advised co-presidents on financial strategy, federal grants, stewardship, and organizational decision-making; oversaw day-to-day finance and accounting. Led the organization's first full-year audit and co-led monthly Board meetings focused on results, financial performance, and long-term organizational trajectory.

Advised senior leaders on financial management, grants, regulatory compliance, donor strategy, risk, and operational capacity; translated assessments into stronger systems, controls, and stewardship. Built risk-assessment and subrecipient-monitoring protocols, developed policies and procedures, negotiated donor agreements, and delivered financial and award-management training to staff and grantees

Established centralized Grants Management and FP&A units, creating new organizational capabilities for grantmaking support, analytics, forecasting, and strategic decision-making. Revamped the annual operating budget, implemented a new financial system, automated processes, and developed updated tools to improve accuracy, efficiency, and usability.

Led fiscal and compliance management for Peace Programs, partnering across field, headquarters, program, and development teams on budgeting, reporting, donor compliance, and operational stewardship. Directed division budgeting and authorized proposal budgets and financial reports; strengthened subrecipient capacity through training and monitoring.

Built the organization's centralized Compliance Unit and developed its U.S. government grants risk-management program, including Uniform Guidance implementation, policies, monitoring, and training. Led organization-wide compliance and risk practices supporting proper stewardship of a large, complex grantmaking portfolio.

Led financial management, compliance, proposal budgeting, reporting, training, and grants-management infrastructure for the Global Connect Division.

Earned an MBA and a BA in Finance from Clark Atlanta University.

Earned a BA in Finance from Clark Atlanta University.

Completed the Strategic CFO Program at Harvard University.

Completed Nonprofit Management program at Georgetown University.

Completed Organizational DEI program at Stanford University.

Certified Nonprofit Accounting Professional (CNAP) from BDO.

Completed Federal Award Management and Contract Management for NGOs from Humentum.