Carmen recently joined Group Health Foundation as one of two vice presidents on the program team. She brings more than 15 years of professional experience and important expertise to our collective work at the Foundation.Read More »
We’re delighted to welcome Carmen Berkley as vice president of programs. She looks forward to using her deep experience in political strategy, movement building, communications, and cultural expression to serve as an advocate for community-led work in Washington State.Read More »
Quinn joins as our grants manager, and is perhaps most excited by the Foundation’s commitment to reflecting lived experiences of Washington’s communities.Read More »
A warm welcome to Charlotte Zhang, who is joining as associate director of investments, and bringing years of experience at established family offices to support Group Health Foundation in building out a portfolio at scale for our assets and aspirations.Read More »
In his 25-year career in nonprofits, Jay Thomas has held nearly every job, including receptionist and board member. “Program officer is the only role I haven’t had, which made this opportunity that much more intriguing,” says Jay, who recently joined the Foundation.Read More »
Kayla Davis is our newest program associate and will be based in our Tacoma office when it opens later next year. Born and raised in Tacoma by parents and grandparents who also have long histories in Pierce County, Kayla often says that “we are nothing without our community.”Read More »
Rubén recently joined our team as program officer, and will be based in our Pasco office when it opens next year. A resident of Pasco for more than four decades, Rubén Peralta says there is no better place in Washington to raise his three children.Read More »
We’re excited to welcome Kiana McKenna as a program associate with the learning and community engagement team. Kiana lives in Spokane, and is an active community organizer with Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in eastern Washington.Read More »
A joyful welcome to Bárbara Guzmán Pérez, a new program associate for our learning and community engagement team. Bárbara brings over a decade of experience working in education programs for immigrant students and families across Washington.Read More »
Group Health Foundation welcomes Julia Reilly, our new investment associate, who will support the sourcing, due diligence, and monitoring of the Foundation’s investments in both public and private markets. Julia was most recently in D.C. working at the Smithsonian Institution, and is glad to be returning to the state where she grew up and be close to her family.Read More »