Team

Negar Tayyar

Co-Founder and Executive Director

Born into war and displaced at a young age, her work is shaped by lived experience and a two decades of work on how communities navigate crisis and recovery. Negar leads GWBF’s strategy and global network, mobilizing millions of dollars to support community-led organizations across more than 65 countries—reaching over 10 million people. Negar serves as Chair of Choose Love U.S. and sits on the board of Atmos. With over two decades of experience, she works across philanthropy to resource frontline leadership and strengthen locally led systems—with a sweet spot for women-led organizations.

Negar is also a life coach supporting women in positions of power.

Nicole JARAMILLO Paul

Director of Operations and Grantmaking

Growing up at the Southwest border, her work focuses on building the systems that enable community-led organizations to operate effectively in complex, fast-changing environments. With a background in public health and experience across government and philanthropy, she brings a systems-oriented and creative approach to grantmaking, operations, and organizational design. She leads GWBF’s grantmaking systems and operations. Previously, she managed large-scale public sector programs. Her work centers ontranslating strategy into systems and ensuring funding moves efficiently and effectively while ensuring compliance.

Alison Harrell

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Analyst

Leading the development of systems that track impact, generate insight, and inform strategic decision-making across a global network of partners—ensuring GWBF’s grantmaking and programs are grounded in real-time evidence and continuous learning.

With over a decade of experience across public service and international development, Alison brings deep expertise in qualitative research, evaluation design, and knowledge systems. She has supported high-stakes initiatives through USAID, the U.S. Department of State, nonprofits, and academic institutions—translating complex data into clear, actionable insights that strengthen funding strategies, program design, and long-term effectiveness.