Hannah Au is a Program Associate in the California Community Initiatives team, supporting grantmaking to strengthen community infrastructure and housing stability in California counties. She brings grantmaking experience from her previous role as a Program Associate at the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health which focused on supporting systems of care for children with special … Continued
Kelechi Emetuche (she/hers) is a Program Associate with Grants Data and Operations, supporting the Global Climate initiative. Prior to joining the foundation, she had gained almost 10 years of experience in nonprofit project management, data analysis, operations, and fundraising. A highlight of her experience is the 3 years she spent at NRDC as the Development … Continued
Jamie Cooke is a Program Associate for the Ocean Initiative’s Global Fisheries Portfolio. Before joining the Packard Foundation, Jamie worked as a Membership Engagement Coordinator at Northern California Grantmakers, managing the organization’s database and building relationships with foundations across the Northern California region. They also held positions at Tides and Lever for Change, an affiliate … Continued
Bonne-Elise is a program associate at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. She supports grantmaking to drive equitable outcomes in maternal health and child development and to make California’s communities strong, resilient places where all families can thrive. Her role involves data and operations support to improve equitable outcomes in maternal and child health, protecting … Continued
Shayla Chandler is a program associate for the Global Reproductive Health initiative for the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. She supports the Foundation’s grantmaking, working to expand equitable access to quality reproductive health care, especially for women and youth. Prior to joining the foundation, she acquired a few years of experience in grantmaking, specifically in … Continued
Nicole Wong is a Program Associate at The David and Lucile Packard Foundation. She supports grantmaking operations for the Foundation’s Global Climate Initiative. Nicole joined the Foundation in 2023 as a Program Assistant where she supported various teams across the Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation, Nicole was the Development Assistant Intern at the Big … Continued
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Alice Kim is a grants manager responsible for managing grants under the Foundation’s Families and Communities goal. In this role she oversees the compliance and due diligence reviews of grant files, collaborates with staff across the Foundation to ensure best-in-class grantmaking, and contributes to the continuous improvement of grantmaking processes. Most recently, Alice was a … Continued
Alex Lee is a Program Associate for the Fellowships in Science and Engineering team. In this role, she supports the team’s grantmaking operations, program operations, and their community of 650+ Fellows. Prior to joining the foundation, she worked as a Program Manager with the Silicon Valley Education Foundation, where she implemented math enrichment courses for students … Continued
Patricia Varela is a grants manager responsible for managing grants under the Foundation’s Just Societies Goal area. In this role Patricia oversees the compliance and due diligence reviews of grant files, collaborates with teams and colleagues across the Foundation to ensure best-in-class grantmaking, and contributes to the continuous improvement of grantmaking processes. Before joining the … Continued