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Misty is the Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of the James B. McClatchy Foundation. With family roots and over 15 years of supporting nonprofits in the region, she cares deeply about the people and communities in the Central Valley of California.
Misty is at the forefront of the spend-down strategy to advance a multiracial democracy through the Foundation’s core goals: community-powered local journalism, multilingual education infrastructure, and nonprofit leadership. In this work, she is dedicated to shifting the philanthropic field to adopt equitable practices that center community voice and supports local community leaders.
She is part of a founding team for the Central Valley Journalism Collaborative, a nonprofit journalism infrastructure to restore the local, free press. Partnering with local and national media outlets, she supports funding for over 20 journalist positions, and seeds programs to develop the next generation of journalists in the region.
Misty brings over 15 years of nonprofit leadership, capacity building, and community organizing experience to her role. She is trained as a participatory design facilitator and has delivered over 100+ local and global convenings in multiple languages across 11 countries spanning issues of environment, immigration, women’s advocacy, art and culture, and youth media.
She currently holds nonprofit board positions for Aspiration, Journalism Funding Partners, and the California School Age Consortium (CalSAC).