Our Team

Our Board

Joyce L. Stupski

Founder and Board Chair

James G.B. DeMartini, III

Director

Kelvin H. Taketa

Director

Thomas C. Layton

Director

Our Staff

Claire Callahan

Director of Communications

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It’s energizing to work in a spend down time frame. I feel motivated to actively listen and act quickly upon the lessons we learn from knowledgeable local leaders in our communities to make real change today.

Dan Tuttle

Director of Health

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I value having the chance to make the place I live more equitable and am supported to explore my ideas about how to make it happen.

Devona Williams

Accounting and Grants Associate

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I am honored to be a part of an amazing team that is progressively providing necessary funding directly to the community where I was born and raised.

Elvin Padilla, Jr.

Director of Food Security

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The Stupski Foundation immediately impressed me with its embrace of both data and in-the-field experience in its decision-making.

Glen Galaich Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer

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Our spend down structure has only increased our focus and commitment to learn from our communities, seek sustainable impact, and invest our resources back into our communities to meet the challenges of today.

Gwyneth Tripp

Grants Manager

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I was drawn to the Foundation by our commitment to invest deeply in organizations poised to create phenomenal change in the Bay Area.

Jennifer Nguyen

Director of Postsecondary Success

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The Bay Area and Hawaiʻi have storied educational institutions that often influence policies and programs beyond their geographic borders. I’m excited to work with Stupski’s institutional partners to advance equity locally and beyond.

Karie Dewan

Chief Financial Officer

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I am inspired by our commitment to spend down our assets within a limited time period, which requires rigor and sense of urgency to our work that is unique in philanthropy.

Lalitha Vaidyanathan

Chief Adviser

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I am inspired by the Stupski Foundation’s commitment to spend down our assets toward creating a more equitable Bay Area. It is an honor and privilege to be able to contribute to my local community through our work, every day.

Lorree Novotny

Controller

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Working for the Stupski Foundation is inspiring and energizing not only because I am working with an incredibly awesome team but also because I know that I am making a contribution toward improving the lives of others.

Malila Becton-Consuegra

Postsecondary Success Program Officer

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This pivotal moment in our country’s history makes clear that now is the time to redistribute wealth and prioritize investing in Black, Latinx, and Indigenous communities. I’m excited by the alignment between Stupski’s values of and my own, and I’m inspired by our commitment to spend down to seize this tremendous opportunity.

Natalie Johal

Manager of HR, Culture, and Equity

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As a lifelong resident of the Bay Area, I take great joy in being part of an organization that is committed to health and equity within my community.

Parag Gupta

Chief Program Officer

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The unique space in which the foundation operates inspires me. As a limited life foundation, we can take more risk with larger amounts of funding to help partners spark change.

Wenche Lier

Program Coordinator

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Being part of the Stupski Foundation team allows me to continue my passion for helping those in need. I love the phrase 'Become aware and start to care' and hope to continue to learn from both the community and those I work with.