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Type: Staff

Victor Garcia

Victor Garcia joined The James Irvine Foundation as a Program Officer with the Priority Communities initiative in March 2022. Victor has more than 20 years of experience in program strategy development and implementation as well as grantmaking for college access and success programs across California. Throughout his career, he has led projects and initiatives to … Continue reading Victor Garcia

Amy Pareja

Amy Pareja joined the Irvine Foundation as a Staff Accountant in March 2022. Prior to joining Irvine, Amy worked in a variety of payroll and accounts payable roles for non-profit organizations. Amy holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, with a concentration in Information Systems, from San Francisco State University.

Marley Williams

Marley Williams joined the Irvine Foundation as a Program Officer in March 2022 and became a Senior Program Officer in September 2024. Marley brings a background in equity and racial justice, organizational capacity building, and community organizing to her work with the Foundation. Prior to joining Irvine, Marley served as the Health Equity and Justice … Continue reading Marley Williams

Virdiana Vélez

Virdiana Vélez joined the Irvine Foundation in 2022 as a Program Officer. She comes with a robust background in the public sector, developing and implementing programs, policies, and strategies to promote long-term health and sustainability in vulnerable communities. Prior to joining Irvine, Virdiana served as a Senior Policy Analyst for the Los Angeles County Department … Continue reading Virdiana Vélez

José Delgado

José Delgado joined the James Irvine Foundation as Senior Program Officer in March 2022. José has more than 18 years of experience leading a number of public policy, legislative, political, and community issues working together with diverse stakeholders. Before joining the Foundation, José spent more than five years at the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority … Continue reading José Delgado

Tuquan Harrison

Tuquan Harrison joined the James Irvine Foundation in 2022 as a Program Officer. Tuquan has a strong track record of success in strategy development, program design and implementation, and grantmaking efforts focused on improving social and economic justice outcomes for low-income communities and communities of color in the Bay Area. In their previous role, they … Continue reading Tuquan Harrison

Azusena Favela

Azusena Favela joined The James Irvine Foundation in 2022 as a Senior Program Officer. Azusena has more than 20 years of experience in the nonprofit, government, and private sector, focused on community economic development. She previously served as Deputy Director for the Los Angeles County Department of Consumer & Business Affairs. She was responsible for … Continue reading Azusena Favela

Jennifer Ho

Jennifer joined the James Irvine Foundation in February 2022 as part of the Impact Assessment and Learning team. Prior to Irvine, Jennifer served as a Senior Evaluation and Learning Officer at the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, where she led strategy-level evaluation projects, provided technical advising to staff and grantees, and managed the development and implementation … Continue reading Jennifer Ho

Elizabeth Rocha

Elizabeth joined the James Irvine Foundation in February 2022 as part of the Impact Assessment and Learning team. Prior to Irvine, Elizabeth was part of the Learning and Evaluation team at The California Endowment, where she supported the evaluation of investments across various sectors to inform evolving strategies. She has experience evaluating community health programs … Continue reading Elizabeth Rocha

Jason Cordova

Jason Cordova joined The James Irvine Foundation in 2022 as a Senior Program Officer. Jason has more than 10 years of nonprofit experience, focused on inclusive economic and workforce development. He previously served as Vice President of Entrepreneurship and Workforce Development at the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce (LAACC), one of the country’s largest … Continue reading Jason Cordova