Janelle Choi

Ms. Choi has been supporting grassroots organizations in the philanthropic sector for the past nine years. After graduating with a master’s degree in education from Seattle University, she set up a foundation called the Slingshot Development Fund, which works in a post-conflict area of eastern Myanmar. During her seven years with the fund, she formed strategic partnerships, mentored civil society organizations and leaders, and built the mechanisms for a strong funding organization that supports local initiatives. She is excited to be back in the United States to help strengthen grassroots organizations and initiatives across America at the Marguerite Casey Foundation where she supports grantees in the National portfolio as well as the Midwest, Upper South, and Central Appalachian regions.