Director Civil Society and LeadershipDavid and Lucile Packard Foundation
Jamaica is the Civil Society and Leadership Director at the Packard Foundation where she oversees grantmaking in support of strong leaders, organizations, and movements, and a thriving civil society across the Foundation’s goals and geographies in Asia, Africa, South America, and North America. Jamaica is passionate about shifting systems and power to improve outcomes for the environment and people. She believes that durable progress on critical issues will only occur when we invest deeply in the people closest to the problem. Jamaica has worked to support civil society leaders for over 20 years. Before joining the Foundation in 2013, Jamaica spent 11 years at CEA Consulting, where she gained deep experience providing strategic and organizational guidance to nonprofits, foundations, and businesses, with particular expertise in climate change, biodiversity conservation, and food systems. She holds degrees from Brown University and University of San Francisco.