Katie Beckmann is the national policy director at The David and Lucile Packard Foundation and leads efforts to protect and advance U.S. policies and systems that support the health, well-being, early learning, and economic opportunity of young children and their families. Her work prioritizes the importance of children having a healthy start and promoting resilient … Continued
Katie Harkin is a Children and Families program officer at The David and Lucile Packard Foundation. She leads community-based work in California, focused in Fresno, Oakland, and Monterey County, to improve equitable outcomes in maternal health and support healthy development for children in their earliest years. Katie’s role involves collaborating with grantee partners to support … Continued
Fedora joined the Packard Foundation in September 2016 as the Payroll and HRIS Manager in Human Resources. Fedora is responsible for all aspects of the payroll and maintaining the Human Resource Information System (HRIS). Prior to joining The Packard Foundation, Fedora was the Payroll Manager at Sega of America, Inc. Fedora has over 20 years … Continued
Kate Powell serves as an Associate Director for the Investments team, working broadly across the portfolio. Prior to joining the Foundation in July 2016, she worked for the University of Pennsylvania Office of Investments and The Investment Fund for Foundations (TIFF). Kate holds an M.B.A. from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and a B.A. … Continued
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.
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.
Theresa Gonzalez (they/them) is a program associate for the U.S. Reproductive Health initiative. 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 involved in volunteering. Currently they volunteer at the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA (PHS-SPCA)’s … Continued
Linh Tran is a grants officer at The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, supporting the Just Societies teams. She oversees the grantmaking budget administration and collaborates on cross-Foundation efforts to strengthen grants management practices. Linh also provides guidance on international compliance, including the Foundation’s watch list process and grants involving countries subject to U.S. sanctions. … Continued
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