Marcus Tran Degnan
Grants Officer at Hillspire, LLC
- Role
- Grants Officer at Hillspire
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Marcus Tran Degnan
Marcus Tran Degnan is a committed to advance racial, gender, and economic justice throughout the non-profit sector. He currently works as a grant associate at the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, where he serves as the liaison for grantmaking teams including the Foundation’s Catholic Sisters Initiative, Equity Fund, Sector Strength, and Hilton Humanitarian Prize, as well as ensures grants meet proper legal, audit, and internal compliance requirements. Previous to this role, he worked in fund development at both the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools and Equality California. He also conducted Title XI sexual assault policy research for the University of California, Los Angele’s (UCLA) Center for the Study for Women. Originally hailing from the swamplands of Central Florida, moving from coast to coast has afforded Marcus a wide exposure to a variety of social impact opportunities with a particular focus on Asian Pacific Islander (API) communities. Currently, he serves as the Board Chair for Asian Pacific Islander Equality Los Angeles (API Equality-LA) and as a Board Treasurer to Viet Rainbow Orange County (VROC). He is also a Steering Committee Member for the Lacuna Giving Circle; a group of queer Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders pooling resources together to democratize philanthropy. Previously, he served as the Internal Communications Director for Sparks Magazine, and as an advisory Board Member for APAIT’s Youth Advisory Board.Marcus holds a B.A. in English from the University of Florida and an M.A. in Asian American Studies from UCLA. In 2016, he was a Lambda Literary Fellow in the Fiction Cohort.
Experience
Grants Officer
May 2024 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US
Education
University of Florida
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English
2011 — 2015
Hoa Sen University (Respect Diversity)
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
2014 — 2014
Chiang Mai University
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
2014 — 2014
UCLA
Master's of Arts, Asian-American Studies
2015 — 2017
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