Making Reporting Work: Aligning Grantmaking with Learning & Change: Session 2

Indya A. Hartley, MPA (she/her), is the Senior Director of Grants Management at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation where she leads the transformation, aggregation, and coordination of all grants management functions with internal and external partners. 

Indya's professional journey includes significant roles at The ELMA Philanthropies Services (U.S.) Inc. and The Heckscher Foundation for Children, where she led various initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and streamline internal processes. Indya holds a Master of Science in Public Administration from Walden University and a Bachelor of Science in Health Studies from Utica College of Syracuse University. Indya has been a member of PEAK Grantmaking since 2010 and was co-chair of PEAK Northeast from January 2019 to December 2021. 

Rachel M. Kimber, MPA, is a speaker, technology futurist, and nonprofit executive. She is committed to human-centered, data-informed, and technology-supported grantmaking and is passionate about advancing emergent nonprofit practices that support equity, access, inclusion, and technological innovation. Rachel has served on local nonprofit boards and within international nonprofits, both small family foundations and global grantmaking NGOs, and has volunteered in various capacities with PEAK Grantmaking, Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG), Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, and Philanthropy New York. Rachel’s work has tackled conservation, global health, social justice, performing arts, and humanities grantmaking. No matter where she’s working or what cause she supports, she looks for creative ways to involve more stakeholders in the grantmaking process and ensure that good ideas stick.

Chrissy Sa (she/her) is a senior program manager for the economic security and mobility team at Blue Shield of California Foundation. She brings 8 years of experience in the philanthropic sector, focusing on racial and economic equity, policy and systems changes, trust-based philanthropy, and enhancing organizational culture and systems. Prior to her career in philanthropy, she was an educator in a New York City public school in the Bronx, where she gained insight into the extensive needs of communities beyond the classroom. Her background as a Cambodian refugee, woman of color, and public school teacher informs her dedication to addressing systemic oppression and promoting transformative solidarity. Chrissy values collaboration as a means to achieve a more just and equitable world and believes that collective liberation is interconnected.

Chrissy was born in a refugee camp in Thailand and raised in the Bay Area, experiences that significantly influence her beliefs and identity. She advocates for pro-Black, pro-Indigenous, anti-racist principles, and community building, emphasizing kindness and compassion. In her personal time, she enjoys cooking for family and friends, reading fantasy and sci-fi novels, and hiking with her dog, Care Bear. As a mental health advocate, she views balance, healing, and joy as essential components of her work.  Because The Marathon Continues. 

Blanch Vance is an experienced strategist, systems thinker, and change manager.
Growing up in Los Angeles, Blanch witnessed the joy and power of community care and collaboration. She has worked in philanthropy for over ten years, supporting social justice leaders, organizations, and movements.

Since 2021, Blanch has co-led a funder working group focused on implementing and retooling grantmaking practices that are relational and responsive. She has designed and facilitated sessions for Grantmakers for Effective Philanthropy, PEAK Grantmaking, Philanthropy New York, the C4 Funder Peer Learning Group, and Fluxx. Today, Blanch works at the Grove Foundation, a private family foundation, and its 501c4 social welfare sister organization, the Grove Action Fund.  Blanch has held grantmaking positions at intermediaries, community, and family foundations. She has volunteered with local and national nonprofit and philanthropic organizations.  Before philanthropy, Blanch worked in fundraising for a Los Angeles social justice-focused nonprofit.

Blanch holds a master’s degree in Public Administration, a graduate certificate in Nonprofit Sector Management, Human-Centered Strategy, and a BA in History and Communications.
She is an alum of the Justice Funders Network’s Harmony Initiative, Southern California Grantmaker’s Emerging Leaders Peer-to-Peer Network, and the African American Board Leadership Institute. Blanch lives in the Bay Area with her husband and rescue puppy, Summer.