Mandy J. Valentine, program associate for the Environment Program, joined The Kresge Foundation in 2006. She engages in various aspects of the grantmaking process, including reviewing grant applications. Mandy maintains a small grant portfolio within the Environment Program in addition to providing research and special project support for the Environment team.

“I was exposed to nonprofit organizations early in my career and saw the difference they make in the world. With my background in fundraising and my studies in philanthropy, I do my best to help foundations and nonprofits connect and understand each other,” says Mandy.

Mandy was associate director of development at the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Wayne State University for two years prior to joining Kresge. Earlier, she worked in development at the Detroit Zoological Society and Indiana University–Indianapolis.

After graduating from Northern Michigan University, Mandy earned a master’s degree in philanthropic studies at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. She is a member of the steering committee of the Michigan chapter of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy.

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