Vanessa Goodwin Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 6/3/2024 on 6/3/2024 Vanessa Goodwin is a senior legal counsel at the Heising-Simons Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation, Vanessa was the assistant general counsel at Arnold Ventures LLC, where she advised the organization on a variety of legal and business matters. Previously, she also served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, where she investigated …
Jill Cartwright Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 4/25/2024 on 4/25/2024 Jill Cartwright is a program officer with the Human Rights program at the Heising-Simons Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2024, Jill served as a Program Officer for the Hive Fund for Climate and Gender Justice, collaborating with frontline leaders to build power in communities in the U.S. South that are historically denied access …
Kate Ray Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 3/4/2024 on 3/4/2024 Kate Ray joined the Heising-Simons Foundation in 2024 as a program associate supporting the Education team. Prior to joining the Foundation, Kate worked for the Rogers Family Foundation in the final years leading up to the spenddown of its Oakland Education Strategy. There she gained experience supporting grantmaking and administrative operations, serving as a program …
Kevin Luu Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 1/19/2024 on 1/19/2024 Kevin Luu is the chief financial officer at the Heising-Simons Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2024, Kevin worked in treasury, finance, and accounting both in the private and public sectors, most recently at Humanity United. He received a bachelor’s degree from San Francisco State University.
Rose Cahn Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 3/9/2023 on 3/9/2023 Rose Cahn is a program officer with the Human Rights program at the Heising-Simons Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2023, Rose served as the managing attorney at Immigrant Legal Resource Center, where she oversaw the organization’s national work at the intersection of criminal and immigrant justice. Rose has worked closely with stakeholders from …
Sophie Amid-Hozour Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 3/9/2023 on 3/9/2023 Sophie Amid-Hozour is a program associate for the CEO Fund at the Heising-Simons Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2023, Sophie worked at various nonprofits around the Bay Area, including Humanity United and Catholic Charities Youth Club in East Palo Alto. Additionally, Sophie worked at Plug and Play Tech Center, a corporate innovation platform, …
Evan Carlson Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 2/22/2023 on 2/22/2023 Evan Carlson is a program officer for the Climate and Clean Energy program at the Heising-Simons Foundation. He has a wealth of experience developing and implementing climate and clean energy campaigns—engaging state and regional partners at the local level, coordinating national coalition partners to enact strategies around shared goals, and creating and executing communications plans …
Francisco Rivera Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 11/21/2022 on 11/21/2022 Francisco Rivera is the Technology Associate at Heising-Simons Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation, he served as a Systems Administrator at TSG Networks, providing technical support to small and medium sized companies all over the Bay Area. When not working, Francisco enjoys watching basketball, playing tennis, and trying out new board games. Francisco received a …
Laura Vesga Villalba Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 10/14/2022 on 10/14/2022 Laura Vesga Villalba is a program associate for the Human Rights program at the Heising-Simons Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2022, Laura worked for the Center for Global Education at the University of San Francisco (USF), promoting study abroad opportunities to students and assisting them throughout the study abroad process. During her time …