Julia Pettengill
InvestorExecutive Director of the Schooner Foundation at Schooner Capital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
About
Julia Pettengill is Executive Director of the Schooner Foundation, where she directs global grantmaking and operations across more than eighty partnerships in areas including human rights, global health equity, mental health, education, and environmental resilience. She has developed and managed philanthropic funds such as the Foundation's crisis response fund and global mental health portfolio. She holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Education from the University of Cape Town.
Experience
- The Schooner FoundationExecutive Directorcurrent2018 — presentBoston, Massachusetts
- African Food and Peace FoundationExecutive Director2014 — 2018
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbHConsultant2008 — 2014
- EDC (Education Development Center)Research And Development Associate2001 — 2003
- UNESCOProgramme de stages1994Paris, Île-de-France, France
Skills & more
Languages English · German
- 21/64 Approach Training Certification — 21/64
- EDI Certification — Executive Director Institute
- Education for Philanthropy Professionals – Certificate of Completion — Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS)
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Julia Pettengill?
- Julia Pettengill is Executive Director of the Schooner Foundation, where she directs global grantmaking and operations across more than eighty partnerships in areas including human rights, global health equity, mental health, education, and environmental resilience. She has developed and managed philanthropic funds such as the Foundation's crisis response fund and global mental health portfolio. She holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Education from the University of Cape Town.
- Where does Julia Pettengill work?
- Julia Pettengill is Executive Director of the Schooner Foundation at Schooner Capital.
- Where did Julia Pettengill go to school?
- Julia Pettengill studied at University of Cape Town (Masters Degree in Education, Applied Language and Literacy Studies); University of Cape Town (Honors Degree, Educational Leadership); University of Cape Town (Post Graduate Degree in Higher Education HDE).
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