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Luz Vega-Marquis, President and
CEO
Kathleen Baca, Senior Communications Officer
Deanne Collins, Administrative
Assistant
Charles Fields, Program Officer
Jeaneen E. Granger, Administrative Assistant
Mai Hope, Program and Evaluation
Assistant
Alice Ito, Program Officer
Christopher Jones, Grants Administrator
Shanthi Nanayakkara, Human Resources Manager/Office Manager
Craig Neyman, Director of Finance
and Administration
Cynthia Renfro, Program Officer
Barbara Thal Schroeder, Administrative Assistant
William Ulman, Accountant
Herb Williams, Executive Assistant to the President & CEO/Board of Directors Liaison
Luz A. Vega-Marquis,
President and CEO
Luz A. Vega-Marquis has led Marguerite Casey
Foundation since December 2001. As president,
she manages the Foundation's investment portfolio,
leads its effort to disburse approximately $30
million in grants annually and spearheads the
organization's focus to positively impact families,
youth and children.
Prior to joining the Foundation, Ms. Vega-Marquis
served as executive director of the Community
Technology Foundation of California (CTFC), a
community foundation based in San Francisco.
She was instrumental in developing the strategic
framework of CTFC's grants program as well as
energizing the CTFC vision of bringing information
technology to under-served communities throughout
California. Ms. Vega-Marquis' nonprofit experience
includes four years as vice president and chief
operating officer at the National Economic Development
and Law Center, an organization committed to
providing technical, law and business expertise
to distressed communities nationwide. Her career
also encompasses 17 years at the James Irvine
Foundation, where she served as director of grants
programs, senior program officer in charge of
northern California office and program officer.
A leader in her field, Ms. Vega-Marquis has contributed
widely to the philanthropic community. A founder
of Hispanics in Philanthropy, she has served
on numerous boards including the Council of Foundations,
Northern California Grantmakers, The Women's
Foundation and Katalysis Foundation. She currently
serves on The California Wellness Foundation
board of directors. A graduate of the University
of San Francisco, Ms. Vega-Marquis received a
Bachelor of Arts degree in Modern Languages and
earned a Masters degree in Latin American Studies
from Stanford University.
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Kathleen Baca, Senior Communications Officer
Kathleen Baca joined Marguerite Casey Foundation in February, 2006 as Senior Communications Officer. Ms. Baca is responsible for the strategic development and management of communications with the press, grantees and other key stakeholders. She oversees the implementation of the Foundation’s communication plan and message development. Ms. Baca has more than 20 years experience in media, public affairs and public relations. For over ten years, she was a reporter in the San Francisco Bay Area where she covered local communities. Ms. Baca was the head of her own Public Relations firm in San Francisco, held the position of Public Information Officer for the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department under Governor Bill Richardson, and has worked extensively with community groups to develop and execute effective media strategies and campaigns. A native of New Mexico, Ms. Baca holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and English from the University of New Mexico.
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Deanne Collins, Administrative
Assistant
Deanne Collins joined Marguerite Casey Foundation
in February of 2005 and provides administrative
support to the Human Resources and Office Manager,
as well as reception duties, and Notary Public.
Mrs. Collins and her husband have been together
for 26 years and raised two "great" children.
Prior to joining the Foundation, Mrs. Collins,
a native of Washington State, worked as Customer
Service Representative for Bank of America.
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Charles Fields, Program Officer
Charles Fields joined Marguerite Casey Foundation
in January of 2006. As program officer, Mr. Fields'
responsibilities include identifying, developing
and soliciting grant proposals, conducting site
visits and preparing grant recommendations. Prior
to joining the Foundation, Mr. Fields managed
the West Oakland Initiative, a partnership between
the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and
The San Francisco Foundation. The Initiative’s
focus was on the intersection of public health,
youth development and education in Oakland Unified
School District. Previous to the Initiative,
Mr. Fields completed The San Francisco Foundation
Fellowship where his primary responsibilities
included the evaluation and recommendation of
proposals in affordable housing, economic development
and homeless services. Mr. Fields also worked
as the Social Action and Policy Coordinator with
the National Community Building Network in Oakland,
CA where he planned and coordinated regional
and national policy conferences. Mr. Fields worked
coordinating local welfare reform initiatives,
executing economic development plans and implemented
a city-wide public transportation pilot project
for the City of Cincinnati. He has also conducted
extensive work with Cincinnati’s Freedom
Schools. Mr. Fields completed undergraduate and
graduate school at Xavier University in Cincinnati,
Ohio.
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Jeaneen E. Granger, Administrative
Assistant
Jeaneen Granger joined Marguerite Casey Foundation in November, 2005 providing
administrative support in Communications. Born and raised in Seattle, Ms. Granger
is a writer. She holds an Associate of Arts and Sciences degree from Shoreline
Community College and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Boston University.
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Mai Hope, Program and Evaluation
Assistant
Mai Hope joined Marguerite Casey Foundation in
November of 2004 and provides administrative
support to the Program and Evaluation team. Prior
to joining the Foundation, Ms. Hope spent one
year in the Netherlands with the Center for European
Studies and two years performing administrative
duties at Trinfo Café, a community technology
center in Hartford, CT. Originally from Brooklyn,
New York and a graduate of Trinity College, Ms.
Hope received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political
Science.
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Alice Ito, Program Officer
Alice Ito joined the Marguerite Casey Foundation
as a program officer in November of 2004. Prior
to joining the Foundation, Ms. Ito conducted
education, research, and oral history interviewing
at Densho a nonprofit organization that documents
and educates about principles of democracy and
the experiences of Japanese Americans incarcerated
by the U.S. government, without due process of
law and on the basis of their ancestry, during
World War II. Prior to Densho, she directed the
grant programs at the Social Justice Fund Northwest
(formerly known as ATR, A Territory Resource),
a foundation supporting organizations working
for social, economic, and environmental justice
in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming.
Ms. Ito is a co-founder of nonprofit organizations
including the Nonprofit Assistance Center in
Seattle and the Asian Women’s Shelter in
San Francisco. She has served as a board member
for philanthropic and other nonprofit organizations
including the Family Leadership Fund, National
Network of Grantmakers, and Women’s Foundation
of California. Ms. Ito has provided training
and consulting services to nonprofits for over
20 years. Born and raised in Washington State,
she is a grandchild of immigrants. She is a graduate
of Stanford University, and attended the program
in Public Policy at Claremont Graduate School
in California.
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Christopher Jones, Grants Administrator
Christopher Jones has been with MCF since October
2004 working as Grants Administrator and working
directly with Director of Finance, Craig Neyman.
Chris is a new Seattle transplant where he has
spent the past 5 years working in Entertainment
Marketing and Advertising. He is a member of
the Grants Managers Network and has a BS in Marketing.
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Shanthi Nanayakkara,
Human Resources Manager/Office Manager
Shanthi Nanayakkara joined Marguerite Casey Foundation
in July of 2003 and currently serves as the Foundation’s
Human Resources Manager/Office Manager. Ms Nanayakkara
has an extensive background in economic development,
having spent 21 years as working with the United
States Agency for International Development’s Sri Lanka
mission in various administrative functions,
ending her career as Executive Officer, responsible
for all administrative functions of the mission.
After immigrating to the United States in 2001,
Ms Nanayakkara settled in the Seattle area and
has worked as office manager for the Early Learning
Foundation and the Women’s Funding Alliance.
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Craig Neyman, Director of Finance and
Administration
Craig joined the Foundation in November 2004
to serve as its Director of Finance and Administration.
In this capacity, Mr. Neyman is responsible for
managing the bulk of the Foundation’s financial,
investment, technology, facilities and legal
functions. From 1994 until 2004, Craig worked
for The Nature Conservancy where he oversaw a
$350 million operating budget, $400 million in
capital activity and a $1.25 billion investment
portfolio as Director of Finance and Investments.
Prior to the Conservancy, Craig worked as a consultant
in public accounting. Craig is a graduate of
Wharton Business School as well as the University
of Oregon School of Law. He is a Certified Public
Accountant and admitted to the Oregon State Bar.
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Cynthia Renfro, Program Officer
Cynthia Renfro joined the Marguerite
Casey Foundation in September of 2003. As program
officer, Ms. Renfro's responsibilities include
identifying, developing and soliciting grant
proposals, conducting site visits and preparing
grant recommendations. Prior to joining the Foundation,
Ms. Renfro served as a program officer at the
Beldon Fund. Before joining the Beldon Fund,
she staffed the Turner Foundation in Atlanta,
GA, as a program officer and then program director,
where she helped manage approximately $25 million
in payouts to over 400 environmental organizations
a year. She is currently a member of the National
Network of Grantmakers (NNG) board and co-chaired
the NNG conference committee for 2001. Ms. Renfro
started her nonprofit career working for Ralph
Nader's Essential Information/Multinational Monitor,
advocating for corporate accountability, human
rights and the environment both domestically
and internationally. A graduate of the University
of California at Los Angeles, Ms. Renfro received
a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and spent
one year in the graduate program at the University
of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
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Barbara Thal Schroeder, Administrative Assistant
Barbara
Thal Schroeder joined Marguerite Casey Foundation
in October of 2005 and provides administrative support
to the Program and Evaluation team. She is a native
Seattleite and attended Garfield High School and
the University of Washington. Prior to joining the
Foundation, she lived primarily in Northern California,
and most recently held the position of Development
Director for the Petaluma People Services Center,
a social services non-profit, serving southern Sonoma
County.
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William Ulman, Accountant
Wm. R. (Bill) Ulman joined Marguerite
Casey Foundation in March, 2005 as the Foundation’s
Accountant providing direct support to the Director
of Finance and Administration, as well as providing
general guidance and support to all MCF staff
relating to accounting functions, policies, procedures.
Prior to joining the Foundation, Mr. Ulman worked
for both a non-profit environmental organization,
which exposed him to the enlightenment that his
work in accounting could better the world. Also
he spent 14 years in the legal accounting community
both in Seattle, and San Francisco. Mr. Ulman
is a native of CA, but spent the better part
of his youth growing up in Coral Gables, FL.
Bill is a graduate of Coral Gables Senior High,
and gained his accounting skills through on the
job experience. Mr. Ulman has lived in the Seattle
area for over 14 years.
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Herb Williams, Executive Assistant to the President & CEO/Board of Directors Liaison
Herb Williams joined Marguerite Casey Foundation in January 2006 in a transitional capacity; he jointly served Luz Vega-Marquis, President & CEO of Marguerite Casey Foundation, and Ruth Massinga, recently retired President & CEO of Casey Family Programs. In May 2006, Mr. Williams formally joined the Foundation as Executive Assistant to the President & CEO, and Liaison to the Board of Directors. Prior to joining the Foundation, Mr. Williams was Ms. Massinga's Executive Assistant at Casey Family Programs for 16 years. He was involved in the initial setup of Marguerite Casey Foundation and has assisted the Board of Directors since the Foundation's inception. For over 24 years, Mr. Williams has made a career of directly assisting top executives. He is Chapel Organist for St. Mark's Cathedral in Seattle, where he has been an active member for nearly 30 years. Mr. Williams holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Central Washington University, with an academic background encompassing music and library science.
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