Every Voice Shines New Light
The value of an idea increases exponentially when it’s shared. From our staff, partners and grantees to the people impacted by their efforts, each perspective offers new insight into the critical issues at the heart of our work.
Our Contributors
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Sepi AghdaeeSepi supports the Fund’s grantmaking across programs and issues, including longtime community partnerships in the Bay Area. -
Cathy ChaCathy oversees the Haas, Jr. Fund’s grantmaking and the development of program strategies. -
Denis ChicolaDenis works to ensure that communications are at the core of the Fund’s efforts to advance rights and create opportunities. -
Matt ForemanMatt oversees the Fund’s extensive support for the drive for equal rights and opportunities for LGBT people. -
Victor Garcia -
Walter J. HaasIn his leadership of the Haas, Jr. Fund, Walter J. Haas is guided by a commitment to serving the community and to creating opportunities for all people to succeed. -
Ira HirschfieldIra oversees the Fund’s investments and leads its work on selected community partnerships. -
Jennifer Kirschenbaum -
Paula MorrisPaula has worked with the Fund’s Flexible Leadership Awards program since its inception in 2005, and was its program director until January 2015. -
Beth RayfieldBeth Rayfield is the director of institutional advancement at the Center for Community Change (CCC) and former development director at CHIRLA. -
Robert Ross -
Jennie Lehua WatsonJennie leads the Fund’s work to advance rights and create opportunities for all people. -
Evan WolfsonEvan is the founder and President of Freedom to Marry, a longtime Fund partner and key player in the campaign to win marriage equality nationwide. -
Linda WoodLinda leads the Fund’s work to strengthen leaders, organizations and movements that are advancing social change. -
Sylvia YeeSylvia served as the Fund’s Vice President of Programs
