Paula Kashtan
Program Officer
Paula Kashtan oversees a strategically responsive portfolio of grants. Prior to joining ECMC Foundation Paula worked in development at College Possible Minnesota, where she was responsible for more than $3 million in annual foundation fundraising to support college access and success programming for students from low-income backgrounds. She also has extensive experience leading non-profit programs directly, with a particular focus on college matriculation and persistence initiatives serving students not historically represented in higher education. Her professional experience includes leadership roles at College Access: Research and Action, National School Climate Center, Step Up, and Manual Arts High School in LAUSD.
Paula holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Northwestern University and a master's degree in urban education from UCLA.
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Jacob Fraire
President
Lynn Alvarez
Vice President, Programs and Strategy
Amber Angel
Program Officer
Sarah Belnick
Senior Program Director
Danielle Carrillo
Grants Manager
Jessica Diep
Manager, Grants Administration
Bryan Fahrbach
Program and Evaluation Associate
Anna Fontus
Program Officer
Stephen J. Handel, PhD
Senior Program Officer, Special Opportunities
Jessica Haselton
Director, Education Innovation Ventures
Ali Miller
Learning and Evaluation Officer
Loraine Park
Director, Learning and Evaluation
Jonathan T. Reid
Program Officer
Joanna Rosenthal
Communications Director
Stephanie Sowl, PhD
Program Officer
Ireri Rivas Mier y Teran
Program Officer
Saúl Valdez
Senior Program Officer
Megan Wery
Senior Associate, Education Innovation Ventures
Jennifer Zeisler
Senior Program Director