Youvanna is a program associate at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. She supports grantmaking to improve equitable outcomes in maternal health and support healthy development for children in their earliest years. Her role involves operations support and partnership with grantees to improve outcomes in maternal and child health development outcomes in Louisiana and Mississippi. … Continued
Adriana Rodriguez joined the Packard Foundation in 2022 as a program assistant for the Grants Process Management Team. Adriana provides grantmaking and operations support to various program and cross-program teams across the Foundation. Adriana recently graduated from Brown University with a B.A. in Latin American and Caribbean Studies and Political Science. Within these studies, Adriana … Continued
Laura is a program associate for the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. She supports grantmaking operations for the Foundation’s work to advance a thriving, resilient, pro-equity U.S. democracy. Laura joined the Packard Foundation in 2008 and has 15 years’ experience serving as a program associate on the Environmental and Science initiative supporting several initiatives including … Continued
Callista Wells is a program associate supporting the Foundation’s Special Initiatives with grantmaking and operations support. Prior to joining the Foundation, Callista served as the China Program Coordinator at Stanford University’s Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center. She received an MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies at the University of Oxford and a BA from Pomona … Continued
Tom Bowmer is the Investment and Tax Controller at the Packard Foundation. He oversees investment accounting operations and is responsible for managing annual tax filings. Prior to joining the Foundation in March 2022, he was the Tax Officer at The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. He obtained his CPA while working for the public accounting … Continued
Elizabeth (Liz) Warren is a program associate at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Her work supports the Foundation’s efforts at strengthening leaders, organizations, networks, and movements and thriving civic space. Prior to her time at the Packard Foundation, Liz worked as a consultant focused on instructional development, evaluation, and assessment for numerous government agencies. … Continued
Susie is a Meeting Planner on the Workplace Services team and responsible for planning all of the Foundation meetings and hosted events at our Los Altos offices and/or virtually. In addition, she will also be coordinating offsites and providing guidance for high profile Foundation based events. Prior to joining the Packard Foundation, Susie spent 6 … Continued
Natalie Lake is the program manager for the Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering program. Prior to joining the Packard Foundation, Natalie worked at WildAid an international NGO working on climate, marine, and wildlife issues. She previously served as a Peace Corps environmental volunteer in Pacasmayo, Peru where she built and installed renewable energy technologies, … Continued
John Molina is the facilities engineer for the Facilities department. He is responsible for maintaining the structural integrity of the Packard Foundation offices and meeting spaces. Before joining the Packard Foundation, John served as a stationary engineer in the Local 39 union for three years and was self-employed as a general contractor for over 20 … Continued
Laura is a program operations coordinator for the Reproductive Health program, where she provides administrative, logistics, and operations support. Prior to joining the Foundation in October 2020, Laura undertook roles in a variety of industries and organizations—most recently the Walt Disney Company. Laura holds a B.A. in Psychology and Communication from the University of California, … Continued