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
PeiYao Chen
President & CEO
Layli Maparyan
Board Chair
Caroline Barlerin
Board Vice Chair
Theresa Preston-Werner
Secretary and Chair of Development Committee
Lulú Barrera
Chair of Program Committee
Dayna Ash
Chair of Governance Committee
Kate Onyejekwe
Chair of Finance Committee
Mekala Krishnan
Chair of the Audit Committee
Team
PeiYao Chen
President & CEO
Abby Smardon
VP, Development and Co-lead, Global Partnerships
Craig Sarsony
Senior VP, Global Operations
Jennifer Mulch
VP, Finance & Accounting
Pradeepa Jeeva
VP, Brand and Communications
Regina Tamés
VP, Programs & Co-lead, Global Partnerships
Agostina Dati
Officer, Grants Management
Allison Sambo
Senior Director, Learning, Evaluation & Analytics
Amanda Martin
Grants Management Officer
Anja Tranovich
Director, Movement Experience
Ankit Gupta
Manager, Movement- Led Approach
Aweqawe Mda
AGAC Fellow
Ayesha Constable
Technical Director, Climate Justice
Beatriz Puerta Santos
Crisis Consultant, Feminist Alchemy & Grantmaking
Cesángari López Martínez
Manager, Tools & Analytics
Christina Williams
Evaluation Lead
Christy Gretsinger
Officer, Process & Information Management
Doris Angel
Manager, Accounting
Fabiola Quesada
Learning Advisor
Felicia Won
Senior Officer, Human Resources
Irena Ehrlich
Director, Grants Management
Irene Kaushansky
Senior Director, Integrity and Compliance
Jackie Anderson
Director, Finance and Budgets
Jillian Becerra
Senior Director, Human Resources
Joyelle Clarke
MLA Advisor, Caribbean CJ
Karen Ishimaru
Director, Process & Information Management
Katie Houck
Senior Director of Individual Philanthropy
Katy Kelly
Senior Officer, Finance
Lesley Wynn
Senior Manager, Narratives
Lisa Block
Senior Director, Movement-Led Approach
María de los Ángeles Lasa
Analytics Lead
Mariana Castro
Associate Officer, Feminist Crisis Response
Marina Durano
Senior Director, Gender-Just Economy Collaborative Fund
Marissa Garcia
AP Project Accountant
Marla de la Cruz
AGAC Fellow
Marry Ferreira
Senior Manager, Communications and Global Accountability
Michelle Truong
Learning Lead
Mira Khawam
Director, Process & Information Management
Moussokoro Kané
MLA Advisory, Africa CJ
Naana Ewool
Senior Associate, Global Operations
Nafisa Ferdous
Manager, Emerging Opportunities and Movements
Nida Mushtaq
Artist Changemaker Consultant
Noura Bou Zeid
Director of Development Operations
Obed Kabanda
Senior Director, Global Partnerships
Randy Trigg
Director, Information Management
Regina Reed
Manager, Office of the President
Renee Saedi
Director, Experiential Philanthropy
Renita Edwin
Director, Feminist Alliances & Philanthropic Advocacy
Riana Brewer
Senior Director of Institutional Partnerships
Rose Afful
MLA Advisor, Africa CJ
Sadie Washington
Senior Associate, Global Partnerships
Sandra Pons
Senior Officer, Grants Management
Sarah Murungi
Director, Movement-Led Approach
Sasha Nouri
Senior Philanthropy Officer (Major Gifts, West Coast)
Seba Abudaqa
MENA Fundraising Strategy & Crisis Consultant
Shannon O’Malley
The Everyday Feminist Fellow
Shaquera Martindale
Fiscal Sponsorship Finance Officer
Siouar Douss
Manager, Feminist Crisis Response
Sofia Peters
Anti-Corruption Learning Fellow
Sonya Alvarez
Director, Major Gifts and Sustaining Movements Co-Lead
Xanthe Tunley-Stainton
Grants Management Officer
Advisors
Africa
Cameroon, Sylvie Djacbou, Global Fund for Women Board Member
Kenya, Purity Kagwiria
Madagascar, Lana Razafimanantsoa
Mali, Bintou Founé Samaké Bouaré
Mali, Djingarey Ibrahim Maiga
Senegal, Tabara Ndiaye
Sudan, Confidential Advisor
Uganda, Deborah Kaddu-Serwadda
Middle East
Jordan, Nissreen Haj Ahmad
Morocco, Kenza Yousfi
Syria, Dr. Maria Al Abdeh
Asia Pacific
Fiji, Sharon Bhagwan Rolls
Fiji, Veena Singh
India/US, Confidential Advisor
Malaysia, Sivananthi Thanenthiran
Thailand, Bandana Pattanaik
Europe & Central Asia
Armenia, Gohar Shahnazaryan
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Vedrana Frasto
Kazakhstan, Leyla Zuleikha Makhmudova
Serbia, Jovana Djordjevic
Latin America & Caribbean
Argentina, Ruth Zurbriggen
Brazil, Jurema Werneck
Brazil, Madalena Guilhon
Central America, Confidential Advisor
Haiti, Tania Pierre Charles
Mexico, Lulú Barrera, Global Fund for Women Board Member
Mexico, Tania Elizabeth Turner Sen
Uruguay, Lilian Abracinskas
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.
