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Department: Community and Opportunity

Sophie Amid-Hozour

Sophie Amid-Hozour is a program associate for the Community and Opportunity Program at the Heising-Simons Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2023, Sophie worked at various nonprofits around the Bay Area, including Humanity United and Catholic Charities Youth Club in East Palo Alto. Additionally, Sophie worked at Plug and Play Tech Center, a corporate …

Tina Oliva

Tina Oliva is a program associate for the Community and Opportunity program at the Heising-Simons Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2022, Tina provided program support for Mission Asset Fund’s grant and credit-building programs for low-income and immigrant communities. She also is actively involved in the Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley which provides professional …

Brandi Lasch

Brandi Lasch is a program officer for the Community and Opportunity program at the Heising-Simons Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2015, Brandi worked in the nonprofit and private sectors, most recently as an independent consultant to nonprofits focused on higher education and civic engagement. Previously, she was an associate director of program services …

Holly Kreider

Holly Kreider is the program director for the Community and Opportunity program at the Heising-Simons Foundation. She received her Ed.D. in human development and psychology from Harvard University and an undergraduate degree in psychology from UCLA. Her experience includes applied research, nonprofit and for-profit leadership, and consultation, with a focus on family engagement, child and adolescent …