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

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

Katy Kelly

Senior Officer, Finance

Lesley Wynn

Senior Manager, Narratives

Lisa Block

Senior Director, Movement-Led Approach

Mariana Castro

Associate Officer, Feminist Crisis Response

Marina Durano
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

Riana Brewer
Riana Brewer

Senior Director of Institutional Partnerships

Renita Edwin

Director, Feminist Alliances & Philanthropic Advocacy

Rose Afful

MLA Advisor, Africa CJ

Sadie Washington

Senior Associate, Global Partnerships

Sandra Pons

Senior Officer, Grants Management

Sarah Murungi

Director, Movement-Led Approach

Seba Abudaqa

MENA Fundraising Strategy & Crisis Consultant

Shannon O’Malley

The Everyday Feminist Fellow

a photo of Shaquera Martindale smiling
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

UK Board Of Directors

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.