Kelly
Martin
Director of Grants Administration
The James Irvine Foundation
Bio
Kelly Martin has primary responsibility for the administration and legal compliance of the Foundation’s grantmaking policies and procedures. Kelly served as Senior Grants Manager from 2007 to 2016, Grants Manager from 2004 to 2007, and she has served in the Foundation’s Grants Administration department since 2001. Kelly serves on the board of WWOOF-USA, a worldwide effort to link volunteers with farmers, promote an educational exchange and build a global community conscious of ecological farming practices. A graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz, with a bachelor’s degree in community studies, she also holds a master’s degree in public administration from California State University, Hayward.