Alberto Ortega Hinojosa is the data and insights officer at The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, where he leads the Foundation’s data insights practice to support strategic decision-making. A member of the Evaluation & Learning and Information Technology teams, Alberto manages the Foundation’s strategy monitoring and reporting systems, ensuring staff and partners have timely access … 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
Christina Deagen is an operations manager on the Families and Communities team. She oversees the operations and logistics of the goal team including day to day administrative needs and longer term Project Management. Prior to joining the Foundation, she worked as a German teacher then transitioned to working in Education Technology. Christina earned her B.A. … Continued
Lily is the Operations Manager for the Mission Investing team. Prior to joining the Packard Foundation in August 2022, she worked at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation where she was responsible for the endowment investment back-office operations, performance reporting, and tax preparation. Lily holds a B.S. in Business Administration and is a CPA.
Patricia Varela is a grants officer at The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, where she manages grantmaking processes and operations in support of the Foundation’s Just Societies team. In her role, Patricia ensures that grant compliance and due diligence reviews align with both U.S. and international regulations, and she collaborates across departments to implement effective, … Continued
Amy Ticsay is the data officer at The David and Lucile Packard Foundation. She leads data strategy, analytics, and grants data management on the Grants Data and Operations team, helping staff use data more intentionally to guide decisions, strengthen operations, and amplify the Foundation’s impact. She also co-leads the cross-functional Data, Analytics, and Insights team, … Continued
Katie Shragge is the director of Grants Management at The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, where she leads the Foundation’s Grants Management team. In this role, Katie advances the Foundation’s mission by stewarding transparent, effective, and values-aligned grantmaking practices that support grantees and enable staff to do their best work. With over a decade of … Continued
Youvanna is a program associate at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. She supports grantmaking to improve equitable outcomes in maternal health and support healthy development for children in their earliest years. Her role involves operations support and partnership with grantees to improve outcomes in maternal and child health development outcomes in Louisiana and Mississippi. … Continued
Shaphan Sepeda Helm is an operations coordinator at The David and Lucile Packard Foundation. She supports the Foundation’s operational effectiveness by managing cross-team workflows, optimizing administrative systems, and helping ensure smooth implementation of work across the Just Societies teams. Prior to joining the Foundation in May 2022, Shaphan held administrative and program roles at mission-driven … Continued
Andrew is a communications officer at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. He brings to this role more than a decade of strategic communications and storytelling experience, with a particular focus on health and its intersections with other social issues. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2022, Andrew worked at Blue Shield of California Foundation, … Continued