Department: Programs

Marley Williams joined the Irvine Foundation as a Program Officer in March 2022 and became a Senior Program Officer in September 2024. Marley brings a background in equity and racial justice, organizational capacity building, and community organizing to her work with the Foundation. Prior to joining Irvine, Marley served as the Health Equity and Justice … Continue reading Marley Williams

Virdiana Vélez joined the Irvine Foundation in 2022 as a Program Officer. She comes with a robust background in the public sector, developing and implementing programs, policies, and strategies to promote long-term health and sustainability in vulnerable communities. Prior to joining Irvine, Virdiana served as a Senior Policy Analyst for the Los Angeles County Department … Continue reading Virdiana Vélez

José Delgado joined the James Irvine Foundation as Senior Program Officer in March 2022. José has more than 18 years of experience leading a number of public policy, legislative, political, and community issues working together with diverse stakeholders. Before joining the Foundation, José spent more than five years at the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority … Continue reading José Delgado

Tuquan Harrison joined the James Irvine Foundation in 2022 as a Program Officer. Tuquan has a strong track record of success in strategy development, program design and implementation, and grantmaking efforts focused on improving social and economic justice outcomes for low-income communities and communities of color in the Bay Area. In their previous role, they … Continue reading Tuquan Harrison

Azusena Favela joined The James Irvine Foundation in 2022 as a Senior Program Officer. Azusena has more than 20 years of experience in the nonprofit, government, and private sector, focused on community economic development. She previously served as Deputy Director for the Los Angeles County Department of Consumer & Business Affairs. She was responsible for … Continue reading Azusena Favela

Jason Cordova joined The James Irvine Foundation in 2022 as a Senior Program Officer. Jason has more than 10 years of nonprofit experience, focused on inclusive economic and workforce development. He previously served as Vice President of Entrepreneurship and Workforce Development at the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce (LAACC), one of the country’s largest … Continue reading Jason Cordova

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

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 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