Justine Hanson

About Justine Hanson

I am a collaborative leader, amplifier, and bridge builder dedicated to creating lasting social and environmental change. I am passionate about empowering changemakers with the resources they need to achieve their goals.I am a deeply curious, creative, and entrepreneurial systems thinker. I thrive at the intersection of mission, strategy, and partnership. As a sociocultural anthropologist (AKA skilled observer and investigator), I discern needs and opportunities and create strategies to build connections to maximize impact. I am an excellent problem solver committed to win-win outcomes. I\'ve applied these skills to connect leaders and projects with funding, resources, and exposure; to help funders achieve their philanthropic visions, lead multi-stakeholder engagement processes, generate insights to improve services and products, and create and improve programs.

Experience

1. Senior Development Officer

   American Bird Conservancy

   Jun 2025 — Present

   Build strong and authentic partnerships with funders and key stakeholders with shared goals.Create and lead strategies to build and align support for key conservation priorities.Develop and maintain strong relationships with a large and diverse portfolio of foundation, individual, and corporate funders. Lead fundraising and partnership development strategy to secure resources to fund $8-10M annual program budgets. Exceed all fundraising goals.

Education

• Trinity College Dublin

  M.Phil

• UC Irvine

  Ph.D.

• Wellesley College

  BA, magna cum laude