Staff members for SJF.
Adiza Ameh is an facilitator and educator with roots in Nigeria and Seattle. She is thrilled to co-conspire along with SJF to move resources towards folks who are stewards of social change. Abolition, anti-capitalism and Black liberationist frameworks give her hope for future generations. She enjoys good beats, flavorful food and floating on large bodies […]
Monica Foucher (she/her) is a Chicagoan in every sense except having lived in Portland for almost 15 years. She has worked at Home Forward, the Housing Authority of Portland since 2013, where she is the Associate Director of Public Relations, currently responsible for the entire communications arm of the agency. She has been a Board member […]
Originally from California, Em was deeply influenced by Resource Generation’s political education on class privilege and wealth redistribution. When they moved to Portland in 2014 to take a software engineering job, it was with a side agenda to move tech money into organizing. Em also led the Portland chapter of Resource Generation for 5 years, mobilizing young […]
Emily Chu grew up in Seattle and comes from an education background, working as a high school English teacher for over a decade before coming to SJF. As a participant in two Giving Projects (Environmental Justice in 2017 and Queer Justice in 2022), she has experienced firsthand the transformative power of this model of funding. […]
Nuhamin (she/they/Nuhamin) was born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to a large family. They emigrated to the United States at the turn of the century and have called Portland home for the past 16 years. Nuhamin has spent this time weaving a community intent on building systems rooted in justice and has made lifelong […]
Allister (she/her) was born in St. Louis and has spent the last 8 years living in Portland and Seattle. Her passion for empowering and advocating for Black and POC communities was actualized during her time as a development associate at Black United Fund of Oregon and put into practice as a board member of RDDCL […]
Florence (they/she), who also goes by Flo, was born and raised on Duwamish ancestral lands in South Seattle. Flo is currently the Fellowship Program Manager at RVC, Rooted in Vibrant Communities, a nonprofit organization dedicated to working with BIPOC-led nonprofit organizations by cultivating leaders of color, strengthening organizations led by communities of color, and fostering […]
Originally from the Bay Area, Taylor (she/they) relocated to Seattle to pursue a master’s degree in nonprofit leadership from Seattle University. Since receiving her bachelor’s degree in political science from Howard University, she has dedicated her educational and professional careers to the service of community organizations spanning several focuses, including LGBTQ2IA+ rights, racial equity and […]
Bax joined the SJF staff in 2018 as the Oregon Development Manager. They co-facilitated Giving Projects, led Oregon development efforts, and served on the Black Liberation Committee. After leaving staff, they joined SJF’s White Donor Organizing team where they continue to work to move resources to grassroots movement work. Before SJF, Bax had done development […]
James earned his Ph.D. at the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University. He’s interested in the interplay of popular culture and conflict: the philosophical conceptions of justice as they manifest in mainstream American culture; ideology and trauma; and music and conflict resolution. James has worked as an educator, photographer and community […]
Precious Arney (she/her) was born in the US, having spent most of her life in Washington state, and some time in southern California and New York, after her parents immigrated from the Philippines. She spent many years working in the arts as a singer, actor, and theater director, as a worker in the food and […]
Amy was born and raised in Alaska, attended college on the East Coast, enjoyed stints living in Spain and New Zealand, and spent much of her 20s couch surfing through various countries, but Seattle has felt like home ever since her first summer here in 2007. She is now thrilled to call the area home […]
Aisha Al-Amin is a mixed-Black Muslim girl who grew up Eastern Washington. Her background is primarily in direct fundraising for youth organizations, as well as facilitating or contracting with local and national organizations around the areas of youth empowerment, feminism, and Black liberation. When she’s not at SJF, Aisha can be found completing her degree […]
When Andriana isn’t traveling, dancing, or singing a show tune, she’s master-minding organizational development strategies and communicating the value of a mission. Her work provides leadership for advancing organizational growth goals through capacity building, philanthropy, and equity. Andriana’s past experience on the frontlines providing direct services has laid a unique foundation for her transition into […]
Valériana Chikoti-Bandua’s pronouns are she/her. She is a former refugee from the country of Angola. She is indigenous to the Ovimbundu tribe in the southern region of Angola. Born in the neighboring country of Zambia due to a bitter civil war, at the age of three Valériana’s family fled the country of Zambia and found […]
Raised in Washington and Hong Kong, Alison (they/she) is an organizer and writer with a passion for powerful, anti-racist narrative storytelling as a pathway to liberation. Alison is excited to support an organization seeking solutions outside of institutionalized power. Outside of work, they make quilts, ride bikes, and organize with Asian community for revolutionary international […]
Lady Anderson is a Black, queer, trans leader who brings 14 years of experience in advocacy and community engagement. In the course of Lady’s service as a legal, youth, medical, and sexual assault/domestic violence advocate, she has learned from survivors that economic stability is most often the key factor to establishing and maintaining self-determination, leading […]
Maria (she/her) was born and raised in La Cruz De Aguilar, Romita Guanajuato. She is a proud daughter of immigrants and former farmworkers. Maria migrated to Oregon with her family, and has since considered Woodburn her second home. Maria worked as the Deputy Campaign Manager working to elect State Representative Teresa Alonso Leon (the first […]
Aaron Oravillo was raised between Seattle and the Bay Area in California. He is currently working at Nia Tero, a nonprofit with the mission of “Securing Indigenous guardianship of vital ecosystems.” Aaron is passionate about the community organizations that center on immigration, gender, race & equity, and environmental justice. He is passionate about the rights […]