Skip to content

Department: Finance and Operations

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.

Department: Finance and Operations

Meshia is a workplace services specialist. She provides operational support to various programs across the Foundation, and assists with invoice processing, events management and reception support.

Department: Finance and Operations

Theresa Gonzalez (they/them) is a program assistant for the Grants Data and Operations team. They provide grantmaking and operational support for goal and initiative teams. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2013, Theresa was with VMware in Palo Alto for eight years, beginning as a receptionist, and ending as a workplace coordinator. Theresa is very … Continued

Department: Finance and Operations

Linh is a grants officer supporting the Just Societies goal area. In this role, she oversees the grantmaking budgets for Just Societies while supporting Foundation-wide grants management initiatives. Linh manages and collaborates on special projects that drive toward improvement and best practices in our grants management processes. In addition, Linh serves as a key advisor … Continued

Department: Finance and Operations

Kathy Barton is a grants officer supporting the Environment and Science goal. In this role, Kathy oversees the goal’s grantmaking budgets for Environment and Science, including the Packard Fellows program, while supporting Foundation-wide grants management initiatives. She manages and collaborates on special projects that drive toward improvement and best practices in our grants management processes. … Continued

Department: Finance and Operations

Serge Romani joined the David and Lucile Packard Foundation’s Information Technology team in 2007. As a Network and Systems Engineer, Serge is responsible for general system administration and upkeep of servers and storage. Prior to joining the Foundation, Serge held several technical positions supporting financial institutions and insurance agencies in the Bay Area. Serge is … Continued

Department: Finance and Operations

As the Facilities Manager, Ryan oversees the operations, repair, and maintenance of the Foundation’s buildings, equipment, and landscaping.

Department: Finance and Operations

Mimi is the Taaffe House manager at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, where she manages the Foundation’s conference center in Los Altos Hills. She also manages and produces engaging meetings and events for the Foundation. Mimi joined the Foundation in 2015, and previously worked in development and special event roles at Bay Area nonprofit … Continued

Department: Finance and Operations

Mike McKinney is the Orchard Manager at the Taaffe property in Los Altos Hills. Mike joined the Foundation in this role in 2005. Prior to joining the Foundation, Mike farmed stone fruits and walnuts in Santa Clara Valley and East Contra Costa County.