Ami is a firm believer of Audre Lorde's words "There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives," which has driven her approach to her nonprofit work as a community builder. She worked with cross-sector stakeholders at the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights to establish green jobs vocational programs, and organized with students of color around higher education affordability with the Greenlining Institute. Ami co-founded a South Asian LGBTQ youth group in Los Angeles, and has provided outreach support for national arts festivals. She brings with her an MA in Asian American Studies from UCLA and a love of storytelling as a form of resistance and resilience. Ami grew up in Corona, CA, surrounded by a boisterous Gujarati community, and lived in Los Angeles, Oakland, and Kailua before moving to Portland. She would love to talk to you about the cultural importance of food, missing the ocean and sun, and any amazing poets of color you have been reading. 

Brie grew up in the small mountain town of McCall, Idaho, and is a 2012 graduate of Concordia University – Portland, where she earned her BA in English and a minor in business. After graduation, she went on to find that she is passionate about nonprofits and working for mission-driven organizations, and has been employed at Concordia University - Portland, Duke University in Durham, NC, and William Temple House in Portland. She joined the Women’s Foundation of Oregon team as the Database and Office Administrator in March 2017. In Brie’s free time, she loves reading, writing, and spending time hiking and camping with her partner, her daughter, and her dog. 

Rachel Torres moved to Oregon from the Midwest. She grew up with corn fields in her backyard and continues to use a rural perspective in her work. At a young age, Rachel became involved in grassroots campaigns in her small town, and the experience fueled her desire for organizing communities and learning more about social justice movements. Rachel believes that for her work to be successful it must be intersectional. She is dedicated to learning, unlearning, and growing for the rest of her life around oppressive systems, ideas, and values to support the most impacted communities in dismantling them.
Rachel has worked as a researcher and data designer on several reports for community and foundation organizations here in Oregon including Count Her In, Leading with Race: Research Justice in Washington County, and the Urban/Rural Connection Project. Rachel looks forward to working with communities and individuals to develop more equitable and inclusive philanthropy practices. She is excited to have an opportunity to be a part of the Women's Foundation of Oregon and to focus the power of women's collective resources to improve the lives of women and girls with The Giving Project.