Facilitation Team

GTY is a project of The Philanthropic Collaborative for Education*. Meet our Facilitation Team:

*formerly National Public Education Support Fund

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Ayeola Kinlaw

Ayeola is the co-Director of Grantmakers for Thriving Youth, where she leads a network of foundations committed to dismantling the systems and structures that prevent young people from thriving. Ayeola has managed several philanthropic support organizations and provides strategic development and organizational improvement support to foundations interested in equitable grantmaking practices and trust-based philanthropy. Ayeola is a former Senior Program Officer at the Wallace Foundation focused on Educational Leadership and a founding member of Columbia University’s Center for Public Research and Leadership, where she focuses on improving the quality of leadership of school-support organizations, school districts, and state education agencies. Ayeola received her Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a BS from Duke University.

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Kathleen Traphagen

Kathleen is co-Director of Grantmakers for Thriving Youth and manages additional networks of philanthropies investing in education and youth development to build knowledge, launch collaborative initiatives, and increase their effectiveness and impact as grantmakers. Kathleen also authors working papers, strategic communications and other documents. She was formerly the Executive Director of Boston’s 2:00-to-6:00 After-School Initiative, where she led the effort to bring together the City of Boston, Boston Public Schools, the philanthropic and corporate sectors, and cultural and community-based organizations to expand and improve out-of-school time programming. Kathleen received her BA with Honors from Carnegie Mellon University and her MBA from Northeastern University.

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Paulina Segovia Candia

Paulina is a Network Associate with Grantmakers for Thriving Youth. In her role, she enhances administration and ensures effective communication among members while assisting with proposal development and reporting efforts. Additionally, she is the Coordination Consultant at the Global Science of Learning Education Network, leveraging her multilingual skills and experience as a science communicator to strengthen the international network.

As co-founder of Cientificamente Mujeres, Paulina has championed initiatives to increase the visibility of female scientists in Chile and address gender equity in STEM fields. Her commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion informs her approach to member engagement and project management at Grantmakers for Thriving Youth. Paulina holds a B.S. in Environmental Biology from the Universidad de Chile and an M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Ecole des Mines de Paris.

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