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Jamie has dedicated her career to advancing opportunities for underserved communities, particularly for our youth. From her time teaching elementary and middle school students, to opening a charter school and overseeing recruitment and selection for Teach for America, Jamie has always been driven to make this world a more equitable and just place for young people across the United States.
Over the last decade, Jamie has focused her professional efforts in philanthropy, first as a Senior Program Officer at the Robin Hood Foundation, then as an Executive Director of a corporate foundation. Most recently, Jamie was the Senior Advisor for Clayton, Dubilier, and Rice, creating the strategy and programming to launch their first philanthropic endeavor in the United States and the UK. Jamie has distributed over $100 million in grants focused on improving K-12 education, college access and success, workforce development, criminal justice reform, and social services.
After nearly two decades in schools and leading philanthropic institutions, Jamie started her own consulting practice to support early stage foundations and non-profits. Currently, Jamie splits her time working with two clients. Jamie recently joined Sir Lewis Hamilton's Foundation, Mission 44, as their Growth & Partnerships Advisor. Through grant-making, research and advocacy, Mission 44 supports young people from underserved backgrounds to succeed in the U.K. With plans to become a global foundation, Jamie is helping their team grow to the US, South Africa, and Brazil. Separately, Jamie is also the Head of a Private Family Foundation that aims to support education, civil rights, democracy, and research through it's generous grant-making.
Jamie started her post-secondary education at Santa Monica Community College and is passionate about the role community colleges play for low-income communities. Jamie graduated with a B.A. in Media Studies from University of California, Berkeley and received her Masters of Education from Harvard University. In her free time, you can find Jamie frequenting rural communities in Costa Rica to surf and practice her Spanish.
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