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Bernadette Sangalang is the Packard Foundation’s Children and Families director, working to improve equitable outcomes in maternal health and support healthy development for children in their earliest years. Her over 30 years of experience spans across philanthropy, research institutions, and community-based organizations, where she has worked on critical issues such as maternal and child health, … Continued

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Tina is the Operations Manager for the Environment and Science team.

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Juli is a program associate at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. She supports grantmaking operations for the Foundation’s work to protect and restore the ocean.   Juli brings her experience and love of working with data and improving organizational processes to her work. Prior to joining the Foundation, Juli worked at Pesticide Action Network North … Continued

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John Claussen is an Ocean program officer at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. He supports grantmaking for the Foundation’s work to protect and restore the ocean, specifically focused on Indonesia. Prior to joining the Foundation, John worked as a consultant for 15 years advising and designing environmental and economic development initiatives and investment strategies … Continued

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Chad English is the Science program officer at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. He supports grantmaking for the Foundation’s work to protect and restore the ocean, specifically focused on science. Chad has spent the last decade working at the intersection of science, policy, and communications. Prior to joining the Foundation, he was the Director … Continued

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Kathy Hesse is a program associate at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. She supports grantmaking operations for the Foundation’s work to protect and restore the natural world.  She has worked at the Foundation since 1999. Kathy holds a B.A. in Spanish from Chico State University. 

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Sarah Hogan is the Ocean Initiative, Asia Director  at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. She supports grantmaking for the Foundation’s work to protect and restore the ocean, specifically focused on equitable and sustainable fisheries. Sarah has worked at the Foundation since 2007, and during that time has worked on issues including ecosystem-based management, user driven … Continued

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Heather Ludemann is the Ocean Initiative, Americas Director at The David & Packard Foundation where she leads strategy and grantmaking that amplifies and catalyzes global and domestic efforts to conserve marine biodiversity. She is particularly interested in the nexus of the ocean and climate change, Indigenous leadership in conservation, and environmental policy. Heather joined the … Continued

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David serves as  the investment operations director, David and his team are responsible for all aspects of investment operations working closely with the team and the Controller’s Office.

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Christine Ortiz Arent serves as Managing Director for the Investments team. Prior to joining the Foundation in January 2009, Christine worked for the University of Chicago Office of Investments and had most recently served as a Manager of Real Assets. Christine holds a M.B.A. from The University of Chicago and a B.S. from Indiana University … Continued