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Foundation Staff

The William T. Grant Foundation's staff is organized into three departments—Finance and Administration, Program, and the President's Office—that work together to fulfill our mission.
Robert Granger
Robert Granger
President
Robert Granger, Ed.D., has been president of the William T. Grant Foundation since 2003. Before joining the Foundation in 2000 as senior vice president of program, Dr. Granger served as senior vice p ...
Vivian Tseng
Vivian Tseng
Vice President, Program
Vivian Tseng is the vice president, program, at the William T. Grant Foundation. Dr. Tseng leads the Foundation’s grantmaking and spearheads its initiatives on increasing understanding of the u ...
Deborah McGinn
Deborah McGinn
Vice President for Finance and Administration
Deborah McGinn is the vice president for finance and administration at the William T. Grant Foundation. She was formerly the vice president of finance and administration for The After-School Corporat ...
Kim DuMont
Kim DuMont
Program Officer
Kim DuMont is the program officer at the William T. Grant Foundation. Dr. DuMont is skilled researcher, and she has gained important insights from her work in state government. Her knowledge will hel ...
Ed Seidman
Ed Seidman
Senior Program Associate
Edward Seidman is a senior program associate at the William T. Grant Foundation. He previously served for seven years as senior vice president, program. At the Foundation, he is particularly interest ...
Tom Weisner
Tom Weisner
Senior Program Associate
Thomas Weisner is one of the Foundation’s senior program associates and a professor of anthropology in the Departments of Psychiatry (NPI Center for Culture and Health) and Anthropology at the ...
Brian Wilcox
Brian Wilcox
Senior Program Associate
Brian Wilcox is a senior program associate at the William T. Grant Foundation and professor of psychology and director of the Center on Children, Families, and the Law at the University of Nebraska. ...
Ellen Bracken
Ellen Bracken
Program
Research Assistant
Sharon Brewster
Sharon Brewster
Program
Grants Coordinator, Discretionary Grants
Miguel Collado
Miguel Collado
Finance and Administration
Receptionist/Administrative Assistant
Gabrielle Diharce
Gabrielle Diharce
Finance and Administration
Office Administrator: Finance and Administration
Joseph Ferra
Joseph Ferra
Finance and Administration
Senior Accountant
Mary Annaise Heglar
Mary Annaise Heglar
President's Office
Communications Specialist
Krishna Knabe
Krishna Knabe
President's Office
Manager, Communications
James Lui
James Lui
Finance and Administration
Coordinator, Human Resources and Administration
Ruth Nolan
Ruth Nolan
President's Office
Assistant to the President and Board of Trustees
Linda Rosano
Linda Rosano
Finance and Administration
Director of Information Technology
McPhail Simon
McPhail Simon
Finance and Administration
Staff Accountant II
Damisela Taveras
Damisela Taveras
Program
Senior Program Assistant
Nancy Rivera-Torres
Nancy Rivera-Torres
Program
Grants Coordinator, Major Grants
Irene Williams
Irene Williams
Program
Grants Coordinator, William T. Grant Scholars
Julie Wong
Julie Wong
Program
Manager, Grantmaking Operations