Team
The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation team brings a variety of backgrounds and experience from the public, nonprofit and private sectors. The team includes management experts, attorneys, healthcare experts, and former nonprofit leaders. They are passionate about the potential for bold social entrepreneurs to make long-term change in the world and honored to work alongside them.
DRK Board
DRK Team
Abby Crocker
Senior Executive Assistant
Alex Prieto
Executive Assistant and Office Manager
Ananya Bhattacharya
Senior Analyst
Anika Warren Wood
Operating Partner and Chief Organizational Effectiveness Officer and Member, Operating Committee
Ashley Bloomer
Project Manager
Ashley Plaga
Director, Digital Media and Communications
Audrey Atencio
Senior Associate
Bill Rodriguez
Managing Director
Cheyenne Kooijman
Manager, European Partnerships and Business Operations
Daniel Torres Balauro
Senior Analyst
Danielle Dhillon
Senior Associate
Elizabeth Durst
Senior Associate, Pipeline and Partnerships
Emily Edwards
Senior Director, Portfolio Fundraising Strategies
Gwyneth Brown
Communications Manager
Heleen van Oosterzee
Administrative Assistant
Holly Kuzmich
Managing Director
Jolene Warren
Accountant
JR Black
Senior Production Specialist
Kanini Mutooni
Senior Managing Director and Africa Director
Kathryn Shehade
Chief Communications Officer
Kim Koontz
Director of Capacity Building Initiatives
Kristin Groos Richmond
Managing Director
Kristina Hudelson
Associate Director of Legal Operations and Fund Management
Lara Metcalf
Chief Portfolio Officer and Member, Operating Committee
Lisa Jordan
Senior Managing Director and Europe Director
Liz Wangari
Executive Assitant
Margo Drakos
Managing Director and Director of Strategic Initiatives
Marloes Robben
Associate – Europe
Mary Lachnit
Controller
Matthew Denn
Managing Director
Meg Rudy
Principal
Nancy Huang
Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the CEO and Member, Operating Committee
Nicole Gallant
Managing Director
Oliver Rothschild
Managing Director
Pam Ingebrigtson
Senior Executive Assistant
Rachel Macauley
Director
Rob Tashima
Managing Director, Pipeline and Partnerships
Sarah Verschoor
Portfolio Fundraising Strategies Manager
Shariff Carlos
IT and Facilities Lead
Silmara Connors
Office Manager and Project Coordinator
Tim Cho
Senior Associate
Zeryn Sarpangal
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer and Member, Operating Committee
