Michelle Minucciani January 14, 2022 Michelle Minucciani joined the Foundation as an Executive Assistant in December 2021. Michelle comes to the Foundation from The Sage Group where she served as the Executive Assistant to the CEO and COO as well as a Senior Marketing and Events Associate. Prior to Sage, she supported the facilities services staff at Saint Mary’s College … Continue reading Michelle Minucciani
Cathia Lan January 12, 2022 Cathia joined the Irvine Foundation as a Program Associate in January 2022 for its bold commitment to economic equity. Previously, Cathia worked with the External Affairs team at Tipping Point Community, supporting operational functions to produce fundraising and creative concepts that would deeply engage stakeholders in winning the fight against poverty in the Bay Area. … Continue reading Cathia Lan
Luisa Montes January 12, 2022 Luisa joined the Irvine Foundation as a Communications Officer in December 2021 and became a Senior Communications Officer in October 2024. She brings more than a decade of experience in strategic communications around issues of economic mobility, homelessness, youth development, and early childhood education. Previously, Luisa worked on narrative change and community engagement campaigns with … Continue reading Luisa Montes
Brittney Jackson December 9, 2021 Brittney Jackson joined the Irvine Foundation as a Program Associate in November 2021. Prior to Irvine, she worked as a Development Associate at The Education Trust – West, an education advocacy non-profit, where she managed internal grants management processes and developed campaigns to ensure fundraising goals were met. Brittney also served as a Development Associate … Continue reading Brittney Jackson
Shruti Garg November 10, 2021 Shruti Garg joined Irvine as a Program Officer in June 2021. She comes with a background as a grantmaker, capacity builder, and consultant. She is committed to fostering effective and dynamic pathways for organizational resiliency and has advised nonprofits in her independent practice and through her work at the Nonprofit Finance Fund. Shruti previously directed … Continue reading Shruti Garg
Beth Agbayani November 10, 2021 Beth Agbayani joined the Foundation as a Senior Executive Assistant in October 2021 in the San Francisco office. She supports CIO Tim Recker and the Investment Team. Prior to joining Irvine, Beth supported the CIO, COO, and the Senior Managing Directors of the Private Investments team at UC Investments, the Office of the Chief Investment … Continue reading Beth Agbayani
Cata Reyes November 10, 2021 Cata Reyes joined Irvine as Controller in September 2021. Cata has audited and worked at large, well-established Bay Area not-for-profit organizations for more than 20 years. Before Irvine, she successfully managed the complex accounting and financial operations of the YMCA of San Francisco. She also has significant investment accounting experience from the Jewish Community Federation … Continue reading Cata Reyes
Elizabeth Posey September 13, 2021 Elizabeth (Liz) joined the Irvine Foundation as a Senior Program Officer in July of 2021. She has substantive professional experience at the intersections of public health, organizing and policy, and philanthropy. Prior to Irvine, she served as a Program Officer with the Marguerite Casey Foundation, where she led the Foundation’s strategy development and grantmaking efforts … Continue reading Elizabeth Posey
Cheng Ung August 11, 2021 Cheng Ung joined the Irvine Foundation as a Program Officer in July 2021. Prior to joining Irvine, Cheng served as a Program Manager at the California Community Foundation supporting CCF’s Education grantmaking strategy by advancing systemic and community-based solutions for a more equitable Los Angeles County. As a part of her work, she managed and … Continue reading Cheng Ung
Yungsuhn Park August 3, 2021 Yungsuhn Park joined the Irvine Foundation as a Senior Program Officer in May 2021 and became an Initiative Director in September 2024. Yungsuhn’s background is in civil rights litigation, labor law enforcement and policy, and cultivating public-private partnerships. Her work spans across the nonprofit and government sectors. Prior to joining Irvine, Yungsuhn was Chief Deputy … Continue reading Yungsuhn Park