Linda Smith Gargiulo is the Grants Process and Training Manager working in the Grantmaking Process Management team, charged with ensuring the Foundation’s grantmaking processes are efficient, effective, and equitable for staff and grantee partners. Linda also manages, helps develop, and delivers role-based grantmaking training and curriculum for all staff.

Linda joined the Foundation in June 2015 as Program Associate for the Organizational Effectiveness team. Prior to joining the Foundation, Linda was the marketing and donor services manager at the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation, a local grantee. Before working in the nonprofit sector, Linda was a software instructor and course developer in system and network administration. She holds a B.A. in English from the University of Maryland, College Park.