PAULA Chaidez
CORPORATE & INTERNATIONAL GRANTS ASSOCIATE

Paula Chaidez is a member of Silicon Valley Community Foundation's grants and gifts administration department. As an corporate and international grants associate, she processes grant recommendations that are submitted by the community foundation's fundholders. Her primary responsibilities are client services, data entry, grant research and processing.

Paula graduated from San José State University with a Bachelor of Science in economics and has more than 10 years of experience in real estate finance. Prior to joining the community foundation, Paula spent seven years working in fund development, program development and contract management with Unity Care Group, Inc. and San José Education Foundation.

Paula is a Bay Area native. She loves the Bay Area because of the great weather, scenic trails and cultural diversity.