SLI Community of Support
Donor Spotlight
In addition to founding SLI at UNC-Chapel Hill in 2001, bringing it to Richmond in 2008, and helping to start the programs in Harrisonburg and Winchester, Peter has been a generous SLI donor. He has also devoted substantial portions of his salary to establishing and supporting students through the SLI Founder’s Fund and university-based scholarships for SLI graduates. He continues to be the SLI program director at the University of Richmond, where he holds the George Matthews & Virginia Brinkley Modlin Chair in Leadership Studies in the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond.
To increase underserved representation in healthcare, in 2022 Sentara Health awarded SLI a grant to support opportunities to develop SLI scholars’ leadership skills and access to skilled health careers, training for SLI mentors, and the strengthening of SLI’s long-term capacity to serve students. In addition, the grant supported Sentara SLI Scholar College Awards designed to empower SLI scholars to achieve health careers and recognize their leadership in related service and activities. In 2023 these funds helped SLI provide 18 scholarships for students pursuing health related studies and careers.
J.J. was the president and CEO of Valley Proteins and in 2020 was named the Community Foundation of the Northern Shenandoah Valley’s Community Star. He serves on the board of directors of First Bank and was honored recently as a trustee emeritus of Shenandoah University, a SLI partner. In addition to being a long-time supporter of SLI, in 2022 J.J. initiated a lead gift to establish the SLI Endowment, laying the foundation to fund SLI scholarships for years to come.
Corporate Partners
The following corporations have supported SLI with major gifts in the last 12 months:




The SLI Community of Support includes donors in the preceding 12 months. Notes: *SLI Board of Directors (current/past) **Advisory Council +SLI alum ++Donor Advised Fund/The Pass Through Fund of The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County
- Peter Iver Kaufman, SLI founder
- Ilse Ackerman
- Donald H. Albright
- Dick and Louise Alderfer
- *Carlos and Melissa W. Alemán
- Michael and Jerri Alexiou
- Devon & Teresa Anders
- ++An Anonymous Fund
- Elmo and Kimberli Grove Ball
- *Cecilia Barbosa and Nico De León
- Nathan Barge
- Yolanda Blake
- Adrienne Bloss
- Melissa Bomfin
- Kevin and Jere Borg
- Emily Bowen
- Glen Bowman and Beth Poore-Bowman
- *Hannah Bowman Hrasky
- Beryl and Mark Brubaker
- Everett & Kelsey Brubaker
- Pete Bsumek and Katey Castellano
- Paul & Ann Burkholder, in honor of their grandchildren Monroe, Charlotte, and Nellie
- *Steve & Olivia Burkholder
- Vera R. Campbell Foundation
- *Lisette Carbajal
- **Amelia Castañeda
- *Hector Cendejas
- Christopher and Maria Clymer Kurtz
- Lara Coggin
- Heather Coltman
- Community Mennonite Church
- ++Linda Ankrah Dove
- John A. Downey
- David Eggert
- Michael Evans
- Allison Fagan
- John and Kathryn Fairfield
- *Laura Feichtinger-McGrath
- Suzanne Fiederlein
- Blanca Flores
- Maria Flores
- Candy Foster and Chuck Baril
- *Russell Fowler
- Lowell Frye
- Janette Gallardo/Vitta Solutions
- +Ángela Garcia
- Pat and Dick Gardner
- Stephanie Gilliard
- Aliese Gingerich
- Goldbranson family
- *Evelin González and Jamie Miller
- *Jason Good
- Betty Good-White
- MarthaJune Graber
- City of Harrisonburg
- Harrisonburg Women’s Service League
- William and Jean Hawk
- Kathie and Stephen Helfrich
- *Phil and Loretta Helmuth
- Herndon Foundation
- Wayne and Kathy Hochstedler
- *Brent Holsinger and Laura Toni-Holsinger
- Adrienne Hooker
- Alden and Louise Hostetter
- *John Huddy
- Cynthia Hunter
- Fabiola and Stuart Hutchins
- Tim and Ruth Jost
- The JustPax Fund
- LaDene King
- *Karina Kline-Gabel
- The Knox and Tracy Foundation
- Patrick and Mari Kofalt
- Ben and Alyssa Kurtz
- Paul Kurtz
- Sharri and Eldon Kurtz
- Kristen Loflin
- Joseph Longacher
- Robyn and Kevin Markle
- Suzanne Martinez Carter
- Maggie McCampbell Lien
- Tom McKenzie
- The Gerald and Paula McNichols Family Foundation
- ++Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Melby / The Melby Charitable Fund
- *Sandy Mercer
- *Larry Miller and Liz Yoder
- Mayra Gavia Molina
- Fawn-Amber Montoya
- Tom and Danette Moran
- Nelly and Harold Moreno Shenk
- *Kirk Moyers
- Carole Nash
- May and Carlos Nivar
- The Norton Group
- Ron Ornstein
- William Owen
- Aida Pacheco
- Park View Mennonite Church
- Dr. Philip and Allyson Pate
- *Diana Patterson, DSP Marketing & Consulting
- *Bryan Pearce-Gonzales
- Peggy Plass
- Linda Plitt Donaldson
- Shannon and Lisa Porter
- Mary Potter Robinson
- Cynthia Prieto
- Rochelle Reed
- Paul Riner
- **Sal Romero, Jr.
- **Lyons Sanchezconcha
- Brad and Jayne Schlabach
- Jennifer & Aaron Shirkey
- The SLI Founder’s Fund
- Andrea and Matthew Smith
- ++The Gerald and Kaye Smith Family Gift Fund
- The Stephanie Miller Memorial Fund
- Steven Smith
- Stephanie Sorge
- John and Virginia Spicher
- **Jeremy Spilman
- RaMona Stahl
- Art Stoltzfus
- Richard and Elaine Stoltzfus
- Loren and Pat Swartzendruber
- ++Trackaday
- Trina Trotter-Nussbaum
- Debra Turner
- United Way of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County
- Jason Van Heukelum
- *Chris von Rueden
- *Veronique N. Walker
- Gracee Wallach
- Case Watkins & Kristin Wylie
- The Watterson Foundation
- Bill Weech
- *Sylvia Whitney Beitzel
- Ed & Laura Yoder
- Katherine Yoder
- and many anonymous donors







































