Meet Our Team
The Mary Morton Parsons Foundation Board of Directors
Thurston R. Moore
President
Charles (Rick) F. Witthoefft
Vice President/Secretary
Palmer P. Garson
Treasurer
Edward (Ned) W. Valentine
Director
The Mary Morton Parsons Foundation Staff
Amy P. Nisenson
Executive Director
Amy has served the Richmond community for more than 35 years and is the Executive Director of The Mary Morton Parsons Foundation. For more than a dozen years, Amy has been the lead staff of The Mary Morton Parsons Foundation, responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Foundation, including the due diligence and allocation of millions of dollars in grants annually. Under Amy’s leadership, the Foundation has allocated more than $70 million to support the capital needs of hundreds of nonprofit organizations in Richmond and throughout the Commonwealth. These often-transformational grants help nonprofits expand programming, forge new partnerships, increase revenue, and make tangible and lasting change.
anisenson02@mmparsonsfoundation.org
Jessica Forsythe
Foundation Assistant
Jessica brings over 20 years of management experience in the nonprofit and small business communities to her role as Foundation Assistant at the Mary Morton Parsons Foundation. Jessica oversees operations related to the Foundation grants management process. She assists in developing written grant recommendations for Board of Directors’ consideration and works closely with grantees to maintain reporting deadlines and ensure grantee compliance.
jforsythe@mmparsonsfoundation.org