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Department: Finance and Operations

Department: Finance and Operations

Marcella Cage is a program associate for the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. She supports grantmaking operations for the Foundation’s efforts to strengthen civil society and leadership, specifically focused on reproductive health and smallholder farmer and forest-dependent communities.  Prior to this role, Marcella lived in Washington, D.C., where she worked in reproductive health and rights … Continued

Department: Finance and Operations

Lyn works as a program operations coordinator at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, supporting program-level operations in the Environment & Science team, along with grantmaking on the Foundation’s work to protect and restore the ocean. Lyn first joined the Packard Foundation in 2019 as a program assistant, providing grantmaking and operations support to various … Continued

Department: Finance and Operations

Julian is a solutions architect and developer for the Packard Foundation’s IT team. In this role, Julian consults, analyzes, designs, builds, deploys, and supports complex business database systems and solutions for the Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation, Julian worked in the rental housing software industry, focusing on database solution development, maintenance, and support with … Continued

Department: Finance and Operations

Henry is the business systems analyst with the IT team at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. He is responsible for supporting and configuring the grant making system, analyzing technical and business requirements, and writing and maintaining system documentation. Prior to joining the Packard Foundation, he worked in the public utilities, software, and staffing industries. … Continued

Department: Finance and Operations

As Workplace Services Manager, Heather is responsible for the day to day operations of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Heather brings a wealth of operations and team management experience to this role. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2017, Heather was People Operations Manager at eShares, and an Operations Manager at Target. Heather has … Continued

Department: Finance and Operations

Lisa is the front desk receptionist at the 343 Second Street building, where she also manages the Workplace Services helpline and assists with invoice and data entry. Lisa has worked in a variety of offices in administration and reception; prior to joining the Packard Foundation, Lisa supported the SAP Center in guest services. At the non-profit … Continued

Department: Finance and Operations

Kenneth is responsible for providing end-to-end solutions, leading process automation, and enhancing systems supported by the Packard Foundation’s IT team. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2017, Kenneth spent two years volunteering with a community and college outreach program that mentored adults and children in Southern California and abroad. He also worked in the aerospace … Continued

Department: Finance and Operations

Jen is the grants data and operations director at the Packard Foundation. In this role, she is responsible for ensuring the Foundation’s end-to-end grantmaking process is continually improved and optimized to meet the Foundation’s needs today and in the future. Jen joined the Packard Foundation in 2017 as the program operations manager for the Conservation … Continued

Department: Finance and Operations

Carmen Tran joined the Packard Foundation in January 2007 and provides operational support to the Workplace Services department and to various programs across the foundation.