Reuben Roqueñi to Join Hewlett Foundation as Program Officer
Reuben Roqueñi will join The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation as a program officer in the Performing Arts Program beginning September 2, the Foundation has announced. Since 2010, Roqueñi has worked as program director at the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF), a national indigenous arts foundation based in Vancouver, Washington. In that position, he was responsible for program development and managing over 85 grants to individuals, organizations, and communities. The Native-led foundation supports innovative arts practices, cultural preservation, and capacity building in the indigenous arts sector.
At the Hewlett Foundation, Roqueñi will join the Performing Arts team to provide philanthropic support to arts organizations throughout the greater Bay Area. In this role, he will manage approximately 80 grants — simultaneously supporting and evaluating current grantees, while identifying new ones, to help the Performing Arts Program fulfill its strategic objectives.