Staff - Development & Operations Team

Jean Grant

Director of Development & Strategic Partnerships

Jean Grant has over two decades of experience as a development professional in higher education and the nonprofit world with a passion for education, leadership and service to the community. She has an undergraduate degree in Communications and a Master’s degree in Leadership Studies.

Throughout her career, Jean has successfully secured significant funding for important causes such as education, AIDS research, the arts, homelessness, and programs for at-risk youths, stretching from the east San Gabriel Valley to Downtown LA and the West Side. Her approach is always directed by the outcome of powerful and meaningful connection to things that really matter.

Jean credits her Midwestern upbringing for her strong work ethic and commitment to service, as well as her belief in the importance of the larger community. Jean’s true joy comes from using her gifts and talents to make a difference in the world.