"Our hope is that CIFF’s journey will be useful for all
who aim to make development more impactful."

Phyllis Kurlander Costanza is Director of Planning at CIFF and served as a CIFF Board Member for eight years. Within the CEO’s office, she drives the leverage agenda aimed at maximizing CIFF’s return on investment. Prior to CIFF, she worked for 15 years as a management consultant advising clients in both health care and non-profit arenas. Phyllis also worked in the public sector as the Manhattan Representative for New York State Governor Mario Cuomo, advising on policy and politics in Manhattan. She received a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and a Bachelor of Philosophy degree from Miami University (Ohio).