Raymi Faria
Food Justice and Operations Specialist
Community organizations are essential infrastructure and require bold, flexible investment to thrive. I’m inspired by Stupski’s commitment to listen deeply, trust our partners, and return all its resources to the community.
Raymi Faria (she/her) joined Stupski Foundation in 2022, supporting grants administration and program operations for the Hawaiʻi Health program, and today serves as the Food Justice and operations specialist. A Certified Airtable Builder, she designs relational databases, grant and budget tracking systems, and operational workflows to support Food Justice grantmaking and enterprise-wide operations. She also provides Salesforce backend configuration support and leads systems design technical assistance for grantee partners.
From classrooms to community health
Raymi’s interdisciplinary experience spans philanthropy, education, and public health sectors. She began her career in public and private K-12 education in San Francisco and her hometown of Honolulu, where she became known for data-informed school counseling and building high-impact college and career programs. At Hawaiʻi P-20, she managed statewide college-access initiatives and implemented technology solutions that strengthened college and career exploration and planning. She later joined Blue Zones Project, leading community engagement, events, and marketing while supporting key performance indicator tracking and impact measurement; managing the team’s customer relationship management system; and helping design and implement project management systems that supported community health events and outreach across Hawaiʻi.
Bringing together people, process, and technology
Across her work, she brings together people, processes, and technology to strengthen how organizations operate. A strong relationship-builder, she listens closely to understand people’s needs and how they do their work and then translates complex processes into practical, human-centered systems. She is especially motivated by building infrastructure that reduces administrative burden and creates more capacity for mission-driven organizations to focus on their communities and deepen their impact.
Grounded in learning and in home
Raymi holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology from the University of San Francisco and a bachelor’s degree in educational psychology from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, with additional training in project management through the University of California, San Diego. A mother of three, she enjoys home projects, cooking for her family and new mamas, and spending time outdoors with her keiki.
