Jean Pham

Jean Phạm (they/them/theirs) is the Manager of Community Initiatives and Grantmaking, a role in which they are passionate about driving resources for underserved communities. They bring over eight years of experience in grassroots organizing, grants administration, and providing direct services to Bay Area constituents.

Jean was raised in the heart of Little Saigon in Westminster, California, where the sun never stops shining. They identify as non-binary, queer, and are a part of the Vietnamese diaspora. As a child of militarized refugees, Jean feels strongly about forming bonds with their ancestral lineage. Jean believes that we all have a vital role to play in the pursuit of social equity and justice.

Prior to joining APF, Jean worked with young survivors of domestic violence at API Legal Outreach as the Youth Project Program Manager. In this capacity, Jean mentored hundreds of young adults in advocacy and awareness efforts around gender-based violence, racial equity, and social change. Jean comes into this new role with many ties to the local Bay Area community as an activist, having emerged from the Seeding Change fellowship. Jean also organizes within the QTViệt Café Collective as a core leader, leading efforts to reclaim cultural practices while promoting LGBTQ+ acceptance via intergenerational connections.

Residing in the East Bay, Jean enjoys being in artmaking spaces. They co-facilitate monthly figure drawing sessions at the historic EastSide Arts Alliance and are an alumnus of the Atelier School of Classical Realism in Oakland, having specialized in oil painting and charcoal drawing.