Jessica Mele to Join Hewlett Foundation as Performing Arts Program Officer
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has announced that Jessica Mele will join the Foundation as a program officer for Performing Arts. Mele will begin work at the Foundation in early August were she will work to provide philanthropic support to arts organizations throughout the greater Bay Area. As a program officer, she will manage approximately 80 grants, including many focused on arts education delivery, advocacy, and policy. She holds a bachelor’s degree in anthropology and French studies from Smith College, and a master’s degree in education policy and management from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.