Runor Pinnock
As Making Waves Education Foundation’s Marketing and Storytelling Intern, Runor Pinnock (she/her) works to develop and create quality marketing and digital content that highlights and brings awareness of the very mission of the organization: educational equity. Runor is a second-year sociology student at Los Medanos College currently pursuing her associate’s degree, with plans to transfer […]
Brandon Nguyen
Brandon Nguyen (he/him) is a current junior at Cal Poly, SLO studying business administration with a concentration of marketing management. He is beginning his role at Making Waves as a Marketing and Storytelling Intern. His passion working in the non-profit sector began with a Student Director Board role at BringChange2Mind focusing on destigmatizing mental health for […]
Justin Douglas
Justin is the Director of Corporate and Foundation Partnerships at Making Waves Education Foundation. In this role, he develops relationships with corporate and foundation partners to support Making Waves’ mission. Previously, Justin was the Managing Director, Foundation & Corporate Partnerships at Teach For America Northern California where he led institutional fundraising strategy. He has a […]
Giovanna Barragan
As Lead Marketing and Storytelling Intern: Digital and Social Media, Giovanna Barragan (she/her) works with the Marketing and Storytelling team to collaborate on branding, storytelling, panels, and more. She is a current sophomore at the University of Southern California and majors in non-governmental organizations and social change. Her passion of giving back was ignited during […]
Allison Holton
As Chief External Affairs Officer at Making Waves Education Foundation, Allison leads the vision and strategy for external affairs to ensure the organization advances its vision to increase the number of underrepresented students who achieve college and career success. Allison discovered her passion for education as an elementary teacher in St. Louis, Missouri with Teach […]
Bonnie Shea
As the VP of Marketing and Storytelling at Making Waves Education Foundation, Bonnie Shea (she/her) oversees strategy and implementation for branding, marketing, storytelling, and other communications. She has dedicated her career to the field of education, most recently before Making Waves working as the Executive Director of Communications and Marketing for Global Affairs at the […]
