TCWF Announces Staff Changes
 he California Wellness Foundation announced that Jeffrey Seungkyu Kim has joined the Foundation as a program director and that staff member, Nicole J. Jones, has received a new assignment.
“Both Jeff and Nicole bring diverse and valuable experiences to their roles at the Foundation,” said Gary L. Yates, president and CEO.
 Jeffrey Seungkyu Kim is program director overseeing TCWF’s grantmaking related to healthy aging and mental health. Before joining the Foundation, he was associate director of development for National Conference for Community and Justice – Los Angeles Region. Previously, he worked for the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center as deputy director for the legal services department. A member of the State Bar of California, Kim earned his law degree from the University of Michigan and his bachelor’s degree in economics from Yale University.
“I look forward to building upon the grantmaking contributions of my colleagues in promoting the mental health of transition-age youth and healthy aging throughout the state.”
“The Foundation’s leadership in improving the health and wellness of vulnerable, at-risk Californians is exceptional,” he said. “I look forward to building upon the grantmaking contributions of my colleagues in promoting the mental health of transition-age youth and healthy aging throughout the state.”
 Nicole J. Jones takes on a new assignment as program director overseeing TCWF’s grantmaking related to teenage pregnancy prevention and violence prevention. Previously, Jones oversaw the Foundation’s grantmaking in mental health and violence prevention. Prior to joining TCWF in 2002, Jones was a program officer at the California Community Foundation. She received an M.P.A. from the Bernard M. Baruch College of the City University of New York and a bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley.
“This provides an opportunity to approach our work in ways that foster opportunities for young people to make responsible decisions.”
“Addressing the health of California’s youth is an important focus of the Foundation’s grantmaking,” she said. “This new assignment provides an opportunity to approach our work in the issues of violence prevention and teenage pregnancy prevention in ways that foster opportunities for young people to make responsible decisions about their own health and to improve the health of their communities.”
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