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Woubzena Jifar

Program ManagerSkoll Foundation

Biography

Woubzena is a Program Manager in the Executive Office at the Skoll Foundation. She primarily supports the Executive Office and the Alliances team, including pursue and execute catalytic opportunities.

Prior to joining the Skoll Foundation, Woubzena worked as the Community Investment Manager, at Silicon Valley Community Foundation, to increase local giving within Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. Her work in the non-profit sector has varied from direct service to foundations to higher education with organizations such as AmeriCorps, Wikimedia Foundation and Stanford University.

Woubzena graduated with an M.A in African Studies from UCLA. She holds a B.A. in Anthropology from Stanford University. She enjoys cooking Ethiopian food, playing volleyball, watching Stanford Football, figuring out how to be better at woodworking, knitting/crocheting and spending time with her friends and family.