Rachel Mlinarchik is GMF’s managing director of development. She was previously national philanthropy director at SBP, a national disaster response and relief organization, and she spent nine years at CARE, focusing on major and principal gifts, new market development, and strategic engagement. Her earlier professional experience includes fundraising roles at American University, Public Citizen, and the American Kidney Fund.

Mlinarchik is a trained diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) facilitator and taught English as a second language in Japan, Thailand, and the United States. She holds a master’s degree in international communication from American University’s School of International Service and a bachelor’s degree in English from George Mason University.

Alyse LaVoie is GMF’s digital communications manager. She leads the organization’s digital media messaging, strategy, and social media.

LaVoie’s professional experience includes stints in international public affairs and government relations, when she contributed to public diplomacy campaigns. She has also worked with the United Nations Development Programme, Eurasia Group, and the US Department of Commerce’s Office of Public Affairs.

LaVoie is a graduate of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, and of American University.