Funders & Initiative Leadership
Managing Funders

The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Jennifer Price-Letscher, President & CEO
Carl & Roberta Deutsch Foundation

The Ahmanson Foundation
Sara Straubel, Senior Program Officer

Cedars-Sinai
Erin Jackson-Ward, Executive Director, Grantmaking & Social Impact

Ballmer Group
Christine Tran, Portfolio Manager
Executive Transition Committee

Durfee Foundation
Claire Peeps,
Executive Director

The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Kadar Lewis, Program Officer

Cedars-Sinai
Qiana Montazeri, Associate Program Officer, Civic Engagement

Versal Strategy
Maisie Chin,
President & CEO
Initiative Management

Director, Programs & Partnerships
Carrie Harlow

Director, Strategy & Communications
Otha Cole

Associate
Regina LaPlante