Funders & Initiative Leadership
Managing Funders
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The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Jennifer Price-Letscher, President & CEO
Carl & Roberta Deutsch Foundation
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The Ahmanson Foundation
Sara Straubel, Senior Program Officer
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Cedars-Sinai
Erin Jackson-Ward, Executive Director, Grantmaking & Social Impact
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Ballmer Group
Christine Tran, Portfolio Manager
Executive Transition Committee
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Durfee Foundation
Claire Peeps,
Executive Director
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The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Kadar Lewis, Program Officer
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Cedars-Sinai
Qiana Montazeri, Associate Program Officer, Civic Engagement
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Versal Strategy
Maisie Chin,
President & CEO
Initiative Management
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Director, Programs & Partnerships
Carrie Harlow
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Director, Strategy & Communications
Otha Cole
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Associate
Regina LaPlante