The Foundation welcomes the following new employees:
Joan Garretson - Program Assistant, Philanthropy. Prior to joining the Foundation, Joan worked as an Executive Assistant to the President of a start-up company in San Jose. Before that she managed sales for an off-shore computer manufacturer based in Asia. She attended San Jose State University.
Lillian Giraldo - Program Assistant, Global Development and Mexico. Prior to joining the Foundation, Lillian worked at a public interest law firm in Santa Cruz. Lillian received her BA in Art History from Yale University.
Erin Hafkenschiel - Program Assistant, Environment. Erin recently graduated from UC Berkeley with a BA in Political Economy of Industrial Societies. Prior to joining the Foundation, Erin interned at the Energy Foundation in China, and was most recently with the Phil Angelides for Governor Campaign.
Nina Keres - Program Assistant, Global Development. Nina was born in New York City, but grew up and was educated in Finland and Spain. Prior to joining the Foundation, Nina worked as the Assistant for Press and Culture at the Embassy of Finland in the United Arab Emirates.
Verna Kuo – Director of Real Estate Investments, Finance. Prior to joining the Foundation, Verna spent six years at Stanford Management Company. Verna holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BA in Public Policy from Stanford.
Lynn Murphy - Senior Fellow, Education, Population, and Global Development. Lynn is working on an initiative supporting universal education in the developing world. Prior to joining the Foundation, she served as a consultant and education advisor for several international organizations including Save the Children, UNESCO, and the Commonwealth Education Fund. Lynn holds a Ph.D. from Stanford in International and Comparative Education.
Kathy Nicholson - IT Project Manager, Information Technology. Prior to joining the Foundation, Kathy managed the HR Information Systems team at Borders Group, Inc., and previously served as a computer communications officer in the Air Force. Kathy holds a BS in Computer Science from Santa Clara University and an MBA and MA in East Asian Studies from Stanford.
Nathalie Scholl - Program Assistant, Population. Prior to joining the Foundation, Nathalie worked for Google as a Web search contractor for French-language sites and as a graphic designer, primarily in the high-tech industry. She received her BA in English and Spanish from the New Sorbonne University and subsequently worked for eight years at the U.S. Embassy in Paris.
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