Karolo is an experienced fundraiser for progressive social and environmental causes. Before joining the Global Fund, he led fundraising efforts for the Sierra Club San Francisco Bay Chapter, International Rivers, Save The Bay and Global Exchange. Karolo has an M.B.A. from San Francisco State University, where he also earned his B.A. Karolo holds an M.A. in Anthropology from Vanderbilt University where he did field work in Guatemala and Mexico. He serves on the Program Committee of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Golden Gate Chapter and helps coordinate training sessions for fundraising professionals. Karolo is Spanish-English bilingual and is conversant in French.

Janelle Cavanagh comes to the Global Fund for Women with over 17 years experience as a development professional. Her passion for the Global Fund for Women arose both from her time as a Peace Corps volunteer in rural Thailand and from her seven years as Chief Development Officer for Girls Inc. Janelle has significant experience in building fundraising campaigns from her time at the United Way, as Executive Director of the University of California Press Foundation, and most recently, as Director of National Expansion at Coaching Corps. Janelle is on the Board of the West Coast Children's Clinic and mentors young women in her community.

Sara has a passion for connecting people, organizations, and resources to achieve common goals. After graduating from Brown University with a BA in Economics, Sara served in the Peace Corps in Jamaica. As a lifelong volunteer and advocate for increased opportunities for women and children, Sara developed a strong belief that the best way to improve the lives of children is through ensuring equal rights and opportunities for all women. Sara holds an MA in International Policy Studies, Development from the Monterey Institute.

Prior to joining the Global Fund, Eva was a Senior Leadership Gifts Officer at the International Rescue Committee, where she was responsible for stewarding relationships with the IRC's highest-level individual donors. Before embarking on a career in nonprofit fundraising, Eva was an independent feature film producer in New York. Most notably, she produced the film Boys Don't Cry, which won an Academy Award for Best Actress in 2000. Eva holds a B.A. in psychology from Yale and she sits on the board of the Reproductive Health Access Project, which seeks to expand women's access to reproductive healthcare and abortion by integrating these services into primary care settings. Eva was named one of Crain's New York Business' “40 under 40” in 2002.

Taylor graduated from Chapman University with a bachelor's degree in psychology. At Chapman, she planned campus-wide events to raise awareness about student health and well-being, sustainability, cultural diversity, education, community service, women's rights, and more. Taylor is passionate about women's access to education, and in her free time she enjoys reading, hiking, traveling, and practicing yoga.

Mary Magellan completed her Masters in International Policy Studies with a concentration in Conflict Resolution at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. She developed a monitoring and evaluation system for Global Fund grantee partner, World Pulse, a media organization covering global issues from women’s perspectives. Passionate about gender and youth development, Mary has conducted research in Sierra Leone on the challenges to peace building, and worked at Search for Common Ground in Morocco, supporting youth mediation trainings, and coordinating monitoring and evaluation efforts. Mary is fluent in French.

Elaine’s position as Vice President of Development represents the intersection of her personal and professional passions: a commitment to women’s empowerment through high-level, dynamic fundraising. Elaine has lead efforts to build the philanthropic community in the UK, US and Asia. Her career has centered on the advancement of human rights through medical education, social justice, diversity policy, and advocacy using fundraising and political action. Elaine brings her experiences at Refugees International, King’s College London, the British Medical Association, and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Medical School to the Global Fund to work with philanthropists who are committed to growing our impact.

Prior to joining Global Fund, she lead the development team at Refugees International in Washington DC. From 2005-2008, she influenced the strategic vision behind King’s College London’s capital campaign, personally raising over $40 million towards medical research and healthcare projects in the UK, Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri-Lanka and the U.S. She served as Head of Research Grants and Trusts at the British Medical Association and managed the work of a 20-member Board of Medical Education, crafting policy on patient rights and medical education.

Elaine double majored in Medical Studies and English Literature and Communications at Gannon University, and has a Master’s degree in Victorian Literature from the University of Leeds. She is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Women’s Foreign Policy Group and Women in Development. Read More »

Camille holds a M.A. in International Policy and Development from the Monterey Institute of International Studies. She founded the campus chapter of Vox: Voices for Planned Parenthood and is passionate about women’s health and reproductive freedom. Before joining the Global Fund, Camille worked as a Program Assistant for Grantmakers without Borders and as Grants Assistant with the Other Worlds are Possible Giving Circle, making grants directly to grassroots groups in Haiti. Camille spent her childhood summers in the Belgian countryside and lived in Nice, France teaching English to primary school children. Camille speaks French fluently and is improving her Spanish conversation. Camille first joined the Global Fund as an intern of the Sub Saharan Africa program in February of 2010.

Jenna is passionate about bringing people together around important causes. She has been organizing events for the past 10 years for various non-profits in the Bay Area. Prior to the Global Fund, Jenna worked as Program Director for the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship and Inner City Advisors. Jenna is an advocate for human and environmental rights. She serves on the Board of World Bridges and Global Citizens for Sustainable Development and as an Advisor for the Bali Institute for Global Renewal. Jenna has a bilingual teaching credential and B.A. in Urban Studies and Planning from UC San Diego. She loves to travel, and lived in South American for several years, where she worked with eco-villages and as a photographer for Fair Trade Brazil. She is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.

Renee is a passionate supporter of women's rights, with family origins in the Middle East. She earned a B.A. in International Studies, with a concentration in women's issues in the Middle East/North Africa, from UC San Diego. After graduating, Renee traveled to Muscat, Oman with the U.S. State Department's Critical Language Scholarship program. In Muscat, she studied Arabic language and culture, and experienced the challenges Omani women face in a strict gender divide. Prior to working with the Global Fund, Renee worked with Yelp! Inc. selling local advertising. Renee enjoys exploring San Francisco, baking, traveling, and Latin dancing.

Christine joins the Global Fund for Women with a passion for social change philanthropy and global gender equity. She has 13 years of fundraising and program experience internationally in both the public and private sectors. Christine was previously the director of development and external affairs at the International Museum of Women. Prior to joining IMOW, she was the director of corporate and foundation relations at the UC Berkeley Law School. In her previous positions, she directed UC Berkeley Extension’s International Programs, worked as consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank’s Multilateral Investment Fund where she conducted an evaluation of the Partners in Innovation Program in Latin America and the Caribbean. She also worked as a management consultant at Accenture in Washington, DC, France and the Netherlands, and has worked for the U.S. Embassy in Paris and Madrid. Christine graduated with a Masters degree from the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy at Tufts University where she studied international development and education with a focus on gender equity. A graduate of the University of Virginia, she also studied at the Sorbonne and at the Institut de Sciences Politiques in Paris. Christine is fluent in Spanish and French, proficient in Italian and Portuguese, and is currently learning Greek.

Devi believes private philanthropy is the key to sustaining grassroots nonprofits around the world. As a child of a diplomat from Cambodia, she learned from an early age the importance of gender equality and children's rights. She has over 10 years of experience in the public sector; most recently working at the UCSF as the Annual Fund and Reunion Giving Coordinator for the Schools of Dentistry and Pharmacy. Prior to UCSF, Devi worked with volunteers and community partners at the U.S. Fund for UNICEF in New York City. She graduated from New York University's Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service with a Master's in Public Administration in Public and Nonprofit Management and Policy. She also received a B.A. degree in Economics Management and Spanish from Ohio Wesleyan University. She is fluent in Khmer and conversational in Spanish.

Noelle Williams graduated from the University of Michigan in 2008 with a Bachelor's degree in English. After campaigning for Barack Obama in the 2008 election, she moved to Los Angeles to work for Ms. magazine and its publisher the Feminist Majority Foundation. At Ms., she expanded her knowledge of women's issues and wrote regularly for the magazine and its blog. She continues to freelance for the Ms. Blog and other online publications. A self-proclaimed grammar geek, Noelle is an avid writer and reader. She lives in Brooklyn with her fickle cat Marjorie.

Amelia joins the team with passion for fundraising as a vehicle for social change. She has over 15 years of both fundraising and program experience with a range of international nonprofit organizations, including Room to Read, the Asia Foundation, Give2Asia, and six years from 1999-2005 on the Programs side of the Global Fund for Women. Amelia believes that the Global Fund plays a special role in the international women’s rights movement and in the field of feminist philanthropy, which makes it a special place to do fundraising. Drawing on her experience as both a fundraiser and a programmer, she hopes to mobilize networks and resources worldwide to help the Global Fund and the international women’s movement achieve its goals. Amelia graduated with a masters in public policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, where she focused on international development and political economy, as well as a bachelor of arts in economics from Cornell University. She is also the mother of three girls, who keep her centered and motivate her work to make the world a better place for women and girls.