As JBMF’s newest team member, Lani serves as Grants and Collaboration Associate. She grew up on the island of Oahu and experienced the beauty of being surrounded by diverse cultures, lifestyles, and most importantly, food! She attended Gonzaga University where she earned a B.A. in sociology and partnered with several organizations to facilitate youth programming through local school districts, county libraries and parks, and transitional housing centers. Lani moved to the Bay Area and began her career in education as an after school program instructor and a behaviorist. She then transitioned into philanthropy and completed a fellowship program with the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, supporting individual and family donors’ grantmaking goals.
Grant proposals are by invitation only. Please only send letters of inquiry or proposals by mail or email if requested to do so by Foundation staff.