Our Team
Daniel Heimpel, Managing Director
Prior to launching Good River, Heimpel founded and led Fostering Media Connections, a national journalism nonprofit focused on children, youth and families. He has both written and produced stories about child welfare for Newsweek, CNN and the Oprah Winfrey Network, the Stanford Social Innovation Review, and The Chronicle of Philanthropy, winning numerous journalism prizes along the way.
He is also a pioneer in journalism education, with his Journalism for Social Change class having reached hundreds of graduate students at the University of California, Berkeley, USC and UPenn, and thousands globally as a massive open online course offered through edX.
Daniel brings his expertise of child welfare policy, relationships, and his proven ability for storytelling to Good River’s mission and partnerships.
Kevin Clark, Senior Director
Before joining Good River, Kevin was a Financial Analyst at the California State Department of Finance where he oversaw a portfolio of state departments with operating revenues in excess of $1.2 billion. He is a licensed real estate agent in California and supports clients on residential and commercial acquisitions, entitlements, and dispositions.
His passion for supporting youth success stems from his personal experience living 12 years in foster care in Southern California. He has first-hand knowledge navigating the difficulties of system involvement and housing instability, and he was fortunate enough to be placed in transitional housing run by a generous benefactor who inspired his goal to increase the availability of housing options for transition-aged youth.
Kevin brings his lived experience, deep knowledge of public sector finance, and his real estate brokerage experience in support of Good River’s clients.