An investment firm partner and the leader of an independent foundation have joined the Princeton Area Community Foundation Board of Trustees.
The Community Foundation Board voted unanimously to appoint Aamir A. Rehman, Ed.D., of Princeton Junction section of West Windsor, and Lucy I. Vandenberg, MSW, of Trenton to 3-year terms as trustees.
“Aamir and Lucy will be outstanding trustees,” said Board Chair Marygrace Billek. “They will bring additional leadership, investing and grantmaking expertise to our Board, as we continue to carry out our mission of promoting philanthropy to advance the wellbeing of our communities forever.”
For 35 years, the Community Foundation has helped generous people give to the causes that they care about most. Since its founding in 1991, it has awarded more than $262 million in grants to charitable organizations.
“We want to welcome Aamir and Lucy to our Board,” said Mathieu Nelessen, Community Foundation President & CEO. “They both care deeply about our communities, and they will be fantastic additions to our governing body.”
Aamir A. Rehman, Ed.D.
Rehman is an associate professor at Columbia University’s Business School and chair of Innate Capital Partners, a private investment office that invests in funds and companies.
At Columbia, he is a Senior Fellow at the Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy.
Rehman is a Trustee of Mercer County Community College, Rutgers Preparatory School, and the Medina Health Center. He is also the former Board Chair of the Mercer County Community College Foundation.
Dr. Rehman serves on the boards of directors of multiple companies, primarily in the asset management industry. He has been a consultant to the World Bank Group’s Finance and Markets Global Practice and a Senior Advisor to the United Nations Development Programme.
Rehman holds a Doctor of Education degree from Columbia University, an MBA from Harvard Business School, a master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and a bachelor’s degree from Harvard College.
Lucy I. Vandenberg, MSW
As Executive Director of the Schumann Fund for New Jersey, Vandenberg oversees $1.7 million in annual grantmaking to 50 nonprofits in Essex County and statewide, with a focus on children and families.
Her previous positions include working as a Senior Program Officer at The Fund for New Jersey in Princeton, the Executive Director of PlanSmart NJ in Trenton, the Executive Director of the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing, and as a Senior Policy Advisor in the New Jersey Governor’s Office.
Vandenberg is a former Trustee and Executive Committee Member of the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers, a former member of the Trenton Board of Education and the former Chair of the Trenton Green Team, a program of Sustainable Jersey.
A member of Lead NJ, Class of 2013, and a Council on Foundations Career Pathways Fellow, Vandenberg holds a Master of Social Work degree from Rutgers University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan. She is deeply committed to the revitalization of the City of Trenton, having resided in Trenton with her family for more than 25 years.
