Maya Meredith

About Maya Meredith

Maya Meredith is an organizational development professional focused on change management to strengthen organizations building toward wellbeing, justice, and liberation for the multiracial working class. She currently serves as Development and Operations Director of the Climate and Community Institute, where she is charged with designing and implementing the organization\'s infrastructural growth. Prior to CCI, she served as Deputy Director of Philanthropic Operations and Grants Management at the Movement for Black Lives, where she managed a $10M foundations portfolio and built the organization\'s first development operations systems. Previously, Maya oversaw foundation grants and government fundraising at Make the Road New York; led institutional giving at Edible Schoolyard NYC, where she also coordinated the organization’s school nutrition advocacy; and worked across multiple streams of fundraising at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Based in Brooklyn, she currently serves as chair of the NYC chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America\'s AfroSocialists and Socialists of Color Caucus. Maya holds a Bachelor’s degree in Women’s and Gender Studies from Columbia University, with magna cum laude honors.

Experience

1. Development and Operations Director

   Climate and Community Institute

   Jul 2025 — Present · New York, NY, US

   I work closely with the Executive Director to develop and execute fundraising strategy and implement effective and transparent financial policies. I also partner with the Operations Manager and Budget Committee to develop and streamline human resource policies, operational security protocols, and budgeting processes that reflect CCI’s values and mission. By cultivating a comprehensive knowledge of organizational resource conditions and optimizing CCI’s operational systems, my work strengthens the leadership team’s capacity to implement plans for organizational growth, sustainability, and impact.

Education

• Columbia University

  Bachelor's Degree, Women's Studies, English

  2010 — 2014

Skills

• Publishing
• Books
• Editorial
• Marketing
• Copy Editing
• Publicity
• Blogging
• Editing
• Graphic Design
• Branding & Identity