In a recent article for Grantmakers in Health, Rick Ybarra, senior program officer at the Hogg Foundation, explores how philanthropy can contribute to supporting and building a stronger, more robust, and durable nonprofit sector.   

Philanthropy has forever espoused the term “sustainability.” We ask in grant applications and in our conversations with grant partners: “What’s your sustainability plan?” and “How do you plan to sustain your program once the grant ends?” Read more…

Rick Ybarra
Vicky Coffee-Fletcher

Vicky Coffee-Fletcher

Vicky Coffee-Fletcher joined the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health as a program officer in 2007. She leads initiatives to improve the mental health of children and their families in Houston, enhance the mental health workforce, and promote consumer, youth and family...

Vicky Coffee-Fletcher

Vicky Coffee-Fletcher

Vicky Coffee-Fletcher joined the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health as a program officer in 2007. She leads initiatives to improve the mental health of children and their families in Houston, enhance the mental health workforce, and promote consumer, youth and family...

Dr. Lynda Frost

Dr. Lynda Frost

Lynda Frost
Read posts by Dr. Lynda Frost.

Dr. Lynda Frost serves as the director of planning and programs at the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, where she oversees major initiatives and grant programs, leads strategic and operational planning, and manages program staff. She joined the foundation as associate director in 2003.

Dr. Frost is an experienced administrator and attorney with legal expertise in human rights, juvenile justice, criminal law and mediation. She also holds an appointment as a clinical associate professor of educational policy and planning at The University of Texas at Austin. She previously taught at the University of Iowa, the University of Richmond, the University of Virginia and American University in Cairo, Egypt.

Dr. Frost has a law degree and a doctorate in educational administration from the University of Iowa, a master’s degree in international education from Lesley University, and a bachelor’s degree in English and American Studies from Amherst College.

Contact Dr. Lynda Frost.

Dr. Lynda Frost

Dr. Lynda Frost

Lynda Frost
Read posts by Dr. Lynda Frost.

Dr. Lynda Frost serves as the director of planning and programs at the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, where she oversees major initiatives and grant programs, leads strategic and operational planning, and manages program staff. She joined the foundation as associate director in 2003.

Dr. Frost is an experienced administrator and attorney with legal expertise in human rights, juvenile justice, criminal law and mediation. She also holds an appointment as a clinical associate professor of educational policy and planning at The University of Texas at Austin. She previously taught at the University of Iowa, the University of Richmond, the University of Virginia and American University in Cairo, Egypt.

Dr. Frost has a law degree and a doctorate in educational administration from the University of Iowa, a master’s degree in international education from Lesley University, and a bachelor’s degree in English and American Studies from Amherst College.

Contact Dr. Lynda Frost.

Dr. Lynda Frost

Dr. Lynda Frost

Lynda Frost
Read posts by Dr. Lynda Frost.

Dr. Lynda Frost serves as the director of planning and programs at the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, where she oversees major initiatives and grant programs, leads strategic and operational planning, and manages program staff. She joined the foundation as associate director in 2003.

Dr. Frost is an experienced administrator and attorney with legal expertise in human rights, juvenile justice, criminal law and mediation. She also holds an appointment as a clinical associate professor of educational policy and planning at The University of Texas at Austin. She previously taught at the University of Iowa, the University of Richmond, the University of Virginia and American University in Cairo, Egypt.

Dr. Frost has a law degree and a doctorate in educational administration from the University of Iowa, a master’s degree in international education from Lesley University, and a bachelor’s degree in English and American Studies from Amherst College.

Contact Dr. Lynda Frost.

Dr. Octavio N. Martinez, Jr.

Dr. Octavio N. Martinez, Jr.

A native Texan and licensed psychiatrist, Dr. Martinez is the fifth executive director and the first Hispanic to lead the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health since its creation in 1940. The foundation’s grants and programs support mental health services, research,...