As Senior Program Office, Artie is responsible for CVCF’s neighborhood revitalization portfolio, which include developing community-driven and community-led solutions that will transform our region.

Dr. Patch supports Fresno DRIVE’s team with a comprehensive lens to provide support across initiatives, oversee monitoring and evaluation of DRIVE and its outcomes, and will share learnings with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsible for the planning, oversight, and implementation of a comprehensive program that secures financial resources from individuals, corporations, foundations, and others to support the Central Valley Community Foundation’s (CVCF) annual fundraising goals and build the organization’s endowment.

Karen implements systems to ensure proper budgeting, oversees budgets, and manages contracting with grant-funded consultants and partners. Her focus is on programs and projects funded by incoming grants and discretionary internal sources, and also assists in soliciting new funding to support CVCF’s programmatic work .

As Staff Accountant, Larry Marquez performs a variety of bookkeeping, accounting, and financial control monitoring duties for CVCF, including journal entry preparation, general ledger account reconciliation, account analysis, report generation, and special projects.

As Grant Associate, Phuong Bui-Sears provides timely and effective support to CVCF staff managing programs and projects, and communicates with external parties to facilitate programmatic grant, scholarship, and accounts-payable transactions.

Taylor works with local donors, supports our Friends of the Foundation Program, and enhances philanthropic communications.

Zakary helps to serve CVCF’s donors and fundholders and provides strategic support to members of the Stewardship team in their work to provide best in class comprehensive advisory services for donors and fundholders. He coordinates gift, grant, and accounts payable processing and letter and report generation.