Staff

Elizabeth Stokely, Executive Director

Elizabeth has over 17 years of global development experience across a variety of sectors and dozens of countries. She has a deep commitment to cross-sector collaboration for social impact, with a proven track record of mobilizing over $60 million through partnerships with organizations such as Mastercard, USAID, and MetLife. As Director of Strategic Partnerships at Accion International, Elizabeth led a diverse portfolio of global partners for over 7 years, attracting investments in and shaping initiatives focused on financial inclusion, small business development, women’s economic empowerment, and climate resilience. In 2018, she helped secure the largest grant in Accion’s history. Prior to Accion, Elizabeth managed sales and operations at a multi-billion-dollar supply company and led community development programs with the Peace Corps in Loja, Ecuador and Fulbright in Cali, Colombia. At the Inter-American Dialogue, a Western Hemisphere focused think tank, Elizabeth also developed education policy research and grants for a regional network of experts, policymakers, and civil society organizations dedicated to improving education quality throughout Latin America. Elizabeth is Founder and Principal of Stokely Consulting, LLC, a mission-driven management consulting firm. She holds an MBA from USC’s Marshall School of Business, a BA in International Studies and Spanish from Dickinson College, and is fluent in Spanish.

Alena Owen, Strategic Advisor, Programs and Advocacy

Alena Owen

Alena Owen is a public health leader with over a decade of experience spanning global, national, and local levels. She has worked across healthcare, philanthropy, and international NGOs to build strategic partnerships, shape inclusive policies, and advance collective action for global development and health equity.

Before joining Global Washington, Alena served as Senior Advocacy Officer at PATH, where she led strategies to expand access to digital health tools and strengthen health systems in low- and middle-income countries. Earlier in her career, she worked at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, managing advocacy grants and cultivating partnerships focused on philanthropic and policy impact.

Alena holds a Master of Public Health from UC Berkeley, and a B.A. from Gonzaga University. A lifelong Washington State resident and committed global citizen, she is passionate about building bridges across communities, sectors, and geographies to promote health and human dignity for all.

Jill E. Greenberg, Director of Operations

Jill E. Greenberg brings over 16 years of experience implementing systems and strategies that amplify the impact of mission-driven organizations. Spanning a wide variety of sectors including social finance, education, and mental health, Jill’s work has always been united by a passion for creating the conditions that allow others to thrive (both her colleagues and the world!).

Most recently as Director of Operations, Membership, and IT for Social Performance Task Force, Jill raised $800,000 in membership support while also leading disparate and globally distributed teams through an org-wide overhaul of all tech systems (CRM, marketing, office, integrations) and internal processes (comms/data/knowledge management). This overhaul entailed setting strategy, developing consensus and alignment, managing implementation, and delivering staff onboarding/training – and the result was drastic improvements in team efficiency, collaboration, reporting, fundraising capacity, and, most importantly, impact.

In addition to her work in operations and membership, Jill’s previous nonprofit experience has included communications, event management, and organizational change management (as a trainer). She has also led a mental health tech startup and taught English in rural China.

Jill has a master’s degree in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, where her thesis centered on organizational change and large-scale mental health interventions.

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