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Samantha Schumm, PhD

Associate Director, SPARC, Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy
Samantha Schumm, PhD, is an associate director on the Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration team at Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy.
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Jasmine Jones

Director, Marketing and Communications, Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy
Jasmine Jones is the director of marketing and communications at Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy. She leads the team in developing and executing strategies to amplify the Institute’s stories of impact and drive change through philanthropy.
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An image of a woman named Noha Shaikh who is a Senior Associate of Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy. She is a young woman with long straight black hair, tan skin, and dark eyes. She is smiling at the camera and wearing a Houndstooth black and white patterned sweater with gold buttons, standing in a room with dark wood.

Noha Shaikh

Senior Associate, Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy
Noha Shaikh is a senior associate for Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy. Shaikh focuses on crafting impactful internal communications for the Environment and Social Innovation team and overseeing the pillar’s overall publication content, website, and social media strategy.
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Crystal Miller

Associate Director, Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy
Crystal M. Miller is an associate director on the Environmental and Social Innovation team at the Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy and a change agent committed to using her talents to positively impact lives.
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A smiling light-skinned man named Zachary Walsh with short brown hair, wearing a navy blue blazer over a grey button-down shirt, and standing in a room with dark wood details.

Zachary Walsh

Senior Associate, Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy
Zachary Walsh is a senior associate on the Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy team.
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Nadia Sarfraz, PhD

Senior Associate, SPARC, Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy
Nadia Sarfraz, PhD, is a senior associate on the Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration team at Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy.
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Gretchen Jacobs

Associate, Convening and Engagement, Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy
Gretchen Jacobs is an associate of convening and engagement at Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy. In her role, she guides and advances Strategic Philanthropy’s role in global events and engagement internally and externally.
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A smiling light-skinned woman named Kimberly Bailey with bobbed dark blonde hair, wearing a black shirt and small hooped earrings, and standing in a room with dark wood details.

Kimberly Bailey

Director, Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy
Kimberly Bailey is a director at Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy, specializing in business development and creating tailored programs for individuals and organizations looking to make a profound impact on our world.
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Ishtiaq Mawla, PhD

Associate Director, Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC) team, Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy
Ishtiaq Mawla is an associate director on the Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration team at the Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy.
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Tom Jurkiw, PhD

Associate Director, Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC) team, Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy
Tom Jurkiw, PhD, is an associate director of grants management on the Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC) team at Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy. In this role, Jurkiw advances cutting-edge biomedical research by strategically managing grants that drive innovation in the biomedical sciences.