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Department: Staff

Kiamethia Coaxum

Kiamethia Coaxum is the executive assistant to the Heising-Simons Foundation’s President and CEO and human resources specialist. Prior to joining the Foundation, she held several administrative positions at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation within their patient care, communications, and human resources departments. Kiamethia started her philanthropic career at the Rush Copley Medical Center Foundation …

Justine Choy

Justine Choy is a program officer for Foundation-wide special initiatives at the Heising-Simons Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2013, Justine served as the director of grantmaking at The Health Trust, and held program officer positions at The California Endowment, Peninsula Community Foundation, and Koret Foundation. She earned a master’s degree in public administration …

Jorge Cino

Jorge Cino is the deputy director of journalism and communications at the Heising-Simons Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2015, he managed internal and external communications at the Levi Strauss Foundation, Levi Strauss & Co.’s philanthropic arm, and served as the senior communications associate at the Family Independence Initiative, a national nonprofit dedicated to …

Jenny Calixto Quigley

Jenny Calixto Quigley is a grants officer at the Heising-Simons Foundation. Jenny joined the Foundation in 2013 as its senior associate for programs and grants management. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of California, Davis, and a master’s degree in poetry from University of Oregon, and has experience working in both …

Kimberly Brenneman

Kimberly Brenneman is a program officer for early mathematics at the Heising-Simons Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2015, Kimberly was research faculty at Rutgers University’s National Institute for Early Education Research, where she led projects focused on curricular and instructional practices to foster science, technology, engineering, and mathematics learning for young children in …

Judy Blumenstein

Judy Blumenstein is the director of finance at the Heising-Simons Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2010, Judy worked in treasury, finance, and accounting both in the private and public sectors. She received a bachelor’s degree from Tufts University and an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School.