Our Team

Global Fund for Women is made up of a diverse team of dedicated individuals. With headquarters in San Francisco, our staff, board members, and advisors are based around the world.
Board of Directors
Amina Doherty
Board Co-Chair
Radhika Bynon
UK Board Chair
Latanya Mapp Frett
President and CEO of Global Fund for Women
Moez Virani
Treasurer
Maria Núñez
Secretary and Chair of Development
Caroline Barlerin
Chair, Governance Committee
Stephanie Kimou
Chair, Comms/Advocacy Committee
Layli Maparyan
Chair of Governance
Tabara Ndiaye
Chair of Programs
Staff
Latanya Mapp Frett
President and CEO of Global Fund for Women
Anil Awasti
Chief Human Resources Officer
Shonda Brooks
Chief of Staff
Jen Quinn
Chief Financial Officer
Lori Adelman
Vice President, Influence and Engagement
Janelle Cavanagh
Vice President, Strategic Partnerships
PeiYao Chen
Vice President, Impact & Effectiveness
Leila Hessini
Vice President, Programs
Aida Akim-Escriva
Program Officer, Adolescent Girls’ Rights
Jackie Anderson
Financial Reporting Manager
Doris Angel
Accounting Manager
Lisa Block
Program Officer, Freedom from Violence
Noura Bou Zeid
Senior Associate for Development Data Analysis and Gift Processing
Cinthia Carvajal
Program Officer, Sexual and Reproductive Justice and Crisis Response
Mariana Castro
Program Associate
Sangeeta Chowdhry
Senior Program Director, Economic and Climate Justice
Nicole Crossley
Web and Creative Manager
Irena Ehrlich
Grants Operations Officer
Nicole Ferris
Director of Individual Major Gifts
Ankit Gupta
Program Officer, Sexual and Reproductive Justice and Freedom from Violence
Karen Ishimaru
Sr. Information Management Officer
Obed Kabanda
Director of Government Partnerships
Mira Khawam
Director of Grants Operations
Kris Kwan
Senior Accountant
Cesángari López MartÃnez
Learning and Evaluation Officer
Sandra MacÃas del Villar
Program Director, Crises
Mayra Martinez
Administrative Assistant, Office of the President
Camille Matson
Senior Officer for Annual Giving and Digital Marketing
Chelsea Meacham
Grantwriting & Communications Officer
Megi Pishtari
Development Officer, Grants Management
Tyas Pusposari
Learning and Evaluation Officer
Becka Ross
Director of Development Operations
Renee Saedi
Champions for Equality Program Manager
Aissata Sall
Program Director, Adolescent Girls' Rights
Allison Sambo
Director of Evaluation and Analytics
Siri Svanoe-Loggins
Manager of Programs Operations
Sneha Tatapudy
Program Coordinator, Economic Justice & Climate Justice
Anja Tranovich
Sr. PR and Communications Manager
Randy Trigg
Director of Information Management
Michelle Truong
Learning and Evaluation Officer
Verónica Vidal Degiorgis
Program Director for Freedom from Violence
Zahra Vieneuve
Director of Philanthropic Partnerships
Jenna Wallace
Program Officer, Economic and Climate Justice
Krista Walton Potter
Editorial and Communications Manager
Felicia Won
HR and Finance Officer
Kara Wuest
Social Media Specialist
Lesley Wynn
Development Officer, Grants Management
UK Board Of Directors
Radhika Bynon
UK Board Chair
Latanya Mapp Frett
President and CEO of Global Fund for Women
Global Fund for Women Spokespeople
Our expert spokespeople are available to speak on topics including the power of social movements, the latest issues in global gender justice and how to transform power and privilege for a few into equity and equality for all. Please reach out if you are interested in having a Global Fund for Women speaker at an upcoming event.
We are in a time of change and great possibility, globally, and I am hopeful. I'm certain that shifting power to drive equity and justice for all is not only possible but inevitable.President & CEO
Philanthropy by definition comes out of systems of inequality. We work to leverage and influence that system to shift power through collective advocacy and accountability.Vice President, Programs