Richard Vezina

Senior Program Officer @Blue Shield Of California Foundation

San Francisco, CA, US
EMAILS
r••••••••@blueshieldcafoundation.org
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WORK HISTORY

Apr 2020 — Present

Senior Program Officer @Blue Shield Of California Foundation

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Lead the Foundation’s “Align Systems with Community Priorities” initiative, overseeing multimillion dollar annual grantmaking budget to drive health equity in California- Supervise multiple program staff and lead a cross-disciplinary (program, policy, communications, and evaluation)- Co-led the Foundation’s internal Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Team- Co-developed impact and measurement framework for the “Align Systems with Community Priorities” initiative

EDUCATION

2002 — 2004

University of California, Berkeley

MPH, Public Health - Health & Social Behavior

1995 — 1999

Swarthmore College

BA, Sociology/Anthropology & Education

SKILLS

WritingFoundationsNonprofitsQualitative ResearchNon-ProfitsProgram EvaluationFundraisingMarketing StrategyProgram DevelopmentNew Business DevelopmentProposal WritingHiv/AidsStrategic PlanningCorporate CommunicationsGrant WritingGrantsProgram ManagementCapacity BuildingPublic HealthBusiness DevelopmentPhilanthropyProject ManagementResearchNonprofit ConsultingCommunity Outreach

ABOUT RICHARD VEZINA

Two decades of experience working with nonprofits, foundations, and public agencies to achieve meaningful impact for underserved communities. I combine strategy and management expertise, rigorous research training, and years of on the ground experience. Specialties- Grant making strategy - Organizational strategy- Organizational development- Evaluation and learning- Program design- People leadership - Nonprofit management- Capacity building- Fundraising/grantwriting

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