Type: Staff

Mikaela Wilburn joined The James Irvine Foundation in January 2021, as a Program Associate. She provides support to our Better Careers initiative, Impact Assessment and Learning, and communications teams. Mikaela has worked within the nonprofit sector since 2016. She previously served with the RYSE Youth center in Richmond, California as the Career Pathways Specialist for … Continue reading Mikaela Wilburn

Stephanie Brown rejoined the Irvine Foundation’s Los Angeles office as a Program Officer in August 2020 and was named Senior Program Officer in November 2021. Previously she served as the Associate Director of the Annenberg Space for Photography. There she managed a team of 13 and shepherded in the exhibition and programming for the 10th … Continue reading Stephanie Brown

Virginia Mosqueda was appointed Initiative Director in April 2022. She brings more than a decade of experience in the nonprofit, public policy, and advocacy arenas, holding senior positions within philanthropy and government. Most recently, Virginia was Program Manager of the California Endowment’s Building Healthy Communities in Central Santa Ana program. Prior to joining the Endowment, she … Continue reading Virginia Mosqueda

Michelle Du was named Program Planning and Strategy Officer in August 2023. She previously served as Irvine’s Program and Operations Analyst in 2022 and Program Strategy Analyst in 2020. She supports the Chief of Staff in strategy development and portfolio operations, and manages priority projects that cut across the Foundation. Previously, she worked as a … Continue reading Michelle Du

Robia Lee joined the Irvine Foundation as a Program Associate in September 2019 and was named Program Officer in October 2023. Previously, she worked as a Research Analyst for the South San Francisco Unified School District. There, she collected and analyzed student data to answer questions for school and district administrators. Before that, she worked … Continue reading Robia Lee

Sabrina Singh Kansara joined the Irvine Foundation as a Program Officer in March 2019 and was named Senior Program Officer in November 2021. She brings over a decade of experience in nonprofit and philanthropy work, including youth asset-building, workforce and economic development, and entrepreneurship. Prior to joining Irvine, Sabrina was an independent strategy consultant, supporting … Continue reading Sabrina Singh Kansara

Jessica Kaczmarek joined The James Irvine Foundation in 2015 as a Senior Program Officer and was named Initiative Director in 2020. Jessica is responsible for leading our Priority Communities initiative work. Since 2015, she led the Foundation’s grantmaking in Riverside, San Bernardino, and the San Joaquin Valley. In addition to these efforts, Jessica worked to … Continue reading Jessica Kaczmarek

Rajib Guha joined the Irvine Foundation as Director of Program Development in November 2019. His role includes identifying and assessing new opportunities for impact, building cross-sector relationships and partnerships, and engaging internal and external stakeholders on the design and execution of pilot projects and potential new initiatives. Prior to Irvine, Rajib spent six years at … Continue reading Rajib Guha

Landon Dickey joined The James Irvine Foundation as a Director of Program Development in April 2020 and became an Initiative Director in December 2024. Prior to joining Irvine, Landon spent five years as the Director of the African American Achievement and Leadership Initiative, a team he founded and led in the San Francisco Unified School District. … Continue reading Landon Dickey