Our Team

CJRF operates with eight staff, an Arabella Advisors team, and a nine-member Governing Board that recommends CJRF funding decisions to the New Venture Fund (NVF). Grant applicants may receive emails from CJRF staff and/or Arabella Advisors staff regarding proposals.

The Climate Justice Resilience Fund is a project of the New Venture Fund (NVF), a 501(c)(3) public charity registered in the United States. The New Venture Fund contracts many services from Arabella Advisors, a certified B corporation with offices in New York, Washington DC, Chicago, and San Francisco. CJRF staff work with an account team at Arabella Advisors that supports our grantmaking and due diligence.

To uphold trust and accountability in our funding process, CJRF has implemented a Conflict of Interest Policy that aligns with our participatory approach.

Climate Justice Resilience Fund Staff

Heather McGray, Director

Hilary Nilsen, Program Officer

Ayesha Dinshaw, Loss and Damage Program Officer

Ritu Gupta, Gender Integration and Resource Coordinator – Loss and Damage Program

Monica Waqanisau, Board Liaison

Kanchen Shakya, Program Assistant

Alonso Quiroz, Communications Associate

Arabella Advisors Staff

Arabella Advisors staff assist CJRF in the grantmaking due diligence process. In many cases, Arabella Advisors staff will work on behalf of the CJRF to coordinate grant agreements and any potential due diligence concerns with grant applicants.