Sarah Lerner Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 12/7/2017 on 12/7/2017 Sarah Lerner is a program associate for the Education program at the Heising-Simons Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2017, Sarah served as executive assistant to the founder and CEO of Innovation: Africa, a nonprofit dedicated to bringing innovative solar and water technology to rural African villages. Her prior experiences include the management of …
Barbara Chow Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 5/31/2017 on 5/31/2017 Barbara Chow is the director of the Education program at the Heising-Simons Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation, she completed an eight-year term as the director of the Education program for the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Before that, Barbara was the policy director of the House Budget Committee and the executive director of the …
Karina Rivera Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 4/19/2017 on 4/19/2017 Karina Rivera is the director of human resources at the Heising-Simons Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2017, Karina provided coaching, training, and consultation to non-profit and social services organizations across California. She received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of California, Berkeley and holds a master’s degree in organization development from …
Rebecca Gomez Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 9/16/2016 on 9/16/2016 Rebecca Gomez is a program officer for the Education program at the Heising-Simons Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2016, Rebecca was an assistant research professor at Rutgers University’s National Institute for Early Education Research, where she led the State of Preschool Yearbook data collection and analysis team, and provided technical assistance to states …
Camellia Pham Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 6/14/2016 on 6/14/2016 Camellia Pham is the Director Special Initiatives. Previously, Camellia was a program officer in the Heising-Simons Foundation’s Science Program, where she created the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program in planetary astronomy, led the design and launch of the www.1400degrees.org platform, and managed research and technology portfolios focused in astronomy, astrophysics, physics, and climate science. Prior …
Nondas Paschos Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 6/14/2016 on 6/14/2016 Nondas Paschos is the communications officer at the Heising-Simons Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2016, he served as digital strategist for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) USA, and as communications director for the humanitarian organization for more than nine years in Italy, Spain, and Greece. He also held various communications functions at …
Jochen Marschall Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 6/14/2016 on 6/14/2016 Jochen Marschall is the director of the Science program at the Heising-Simons Foundation. Joining the Foundation in 2015, his prior experience includes 15 years as a senior research scientist in the Molecular Physics Laboratory of SRI International where he conducted research in materials science, aerospace, heat transfer, surface chemistry, chemical physics, and planetary science. He …
Kelly Hayashi Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 6/14/2016 on 6/14/2016 Kelly Hayashi is the director of grants management at the Heising-Simons Foundation. Previously, she served as the grants manager for the Stuart Foundation and the senior grants manager at the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation. Kelly’s experience in philanthropy spans more than 14 years in both programmatic and grants administration roles for various government entities and …
Brian Eule Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 6/14/2016 on 6/14/2016 Brian Eule is the Director of Journalism and Communications at the Heising-Simons Foundation, where he created both the Communications department and the Foundation’s Journalism grantmaking initiative, which awards grants to journalism nonprofits each year. As part of that, he created and directs the American Mosaic Journalism Prize, the largest journalism prize in the United States. …