Meet Our Team

Rey is committed to ensuring that everyone has access to the vital, life-saving resources they need to achieve social and economic mobility. Rey launched One Degree, a technology-driven nonprofit organization, that enables families to easily navigate the complex web of nonprofit and social services from the technology in the palms of their hands. Under Rey’s leadership as CEO and founder of One Degree, the organization grew from serving a few neighborhoods in San Francisco to serving hundreds of thousands of community members annually in cities nationwide.

Rey began his career as a teacher and later was the site director at BUILD, a college-access nonprofit organization that propels low-income youth of color to attain a college education. He is an alumnus of Y Combinator, a New America CA Fellow, an Echoing Green Fellow, and an Education Pioneers Fellow. Rey received Harvard’s Emerging Global Leader Award and was nominated for the San Francisco Chronicle’s inaugural Visionary of the Year Award. In his spare time, Rey practices yoga, plays with gadgets, and builds furniture from scratch.

Jacqueline is a nationally recognized social entrepreneur who has started, scaled, and sold a Seattle-based retail food business. She has an expansive background in for-profit service companies, emerging start-ups, progressive political campaigns, and dynamic nonprofits.

Jacqueline is a dedicated people manager, proficient financial manager, and systems thinker who thrives dreaming about the vision, digging into the messy details, and combining it all into strategies, budgets, and work plans that support capable and effective teams achieve their goals. Jacqueline is an Echoing Green Fellow, has been featured in the NYT, and invited to the Obama White House.

Outside of work you can find Jacqueline with her nose in a book, on the trails and playgrounds of West Seattle, and in the stands cheering for the Sounders & Kraken

Greg is a mission-driven leader, strategic thinker, and public-interest technologist with 20+ years of experience operating at the intersection of community, technology, and policy. He currently serves as One Degree’s Head of Development & Partnerships, working to strengthen and expand the network of stakeholders building a better and more equitable social safety net in America.

Greg is the former CEO of VolunteerMatch.org, the web’s largest volunteer engagement network, where he was responsible for scaling a cross-sector digital platform that now helps the social sector attract and engage millions of talented volunteers a year.

He is a data and public policy nerd with a strong equity and systems orientation. Greg remains an active volunteer providing pro-bono database support to the Sarara Foundation, the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary, and Zephyr Impact. He also serves on the Advisory Board at the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service at The University of Texas at Austin.

Greg has East Coast roots but now lives with his wife, family, and two dogs in Berkeley, CA.

Steffi joined One Degree in 2021, excited to work on a small team that is improving access and transparency of life-affirming resources. Prior to One Degree Steffi worked as a product manager at Thoughtworks, developing software at a global technology consultancy. Steffi has also worked with various nonprofits and community organizations through grassroots campaigns in the Bay Area.

 In their free time, Steffi enjoys reading, playing cards, and spending time outside.

Craig has 18 years of experience in web application development and system design, including machine learning applications, microservice systems, art and e-commerce applications. He lives and works in San Francisco, CA.

Driven by her desire to help people directly, Genevieve spent six years as an educator before transitioning to software development so she can help build products with a positive impact on a larger scale. She brings a passion for equality, diversity, and inclusion to her work. 

In her time off, Genevieve enjoys reading, traveling, and crafting.

Goutham is an Infrastructure DevSecOps engineer with a commitment to securing and optimizing IT infrastructure. Motivated by a desire to bridge the gap between development and operations he has transitioned into the DevSecOps domain. As a DevSecOps engineer, he combines technical expertise, strategic thinking, and a passion for cybersecurity to create secure and resilient IT infrastructures. Prior to One Degree, he worked in banking, e-commerce, and business technology consulting companies. Goutham holds a Masters in Computational Science from Texas A&M University.

Marc came to One Degree with a Bachelors in Community Development from the University of California, Davis, and a Masters in Design from the Savannah College of Art & Design. Marc sought to combine these passions into his career in user experience design. Before coming to One Degree, Marc worked as a designer for several industries that span nonprofits, mobile gaming, enterprise communication, and educational engagement. Leading the organization’s design and research efforts, Marc ensures that One Degree’s products are designed for the community first and reflect an understanding of racial and economic inequities.

Residing in Hayward, California, Marc lives with his wife and poodle, Bingbing. In his free time, he enjoys making costumes, hip-hop dance, building keyboards, and supporting the local Bay Area Filipino-American community.

Natalie has spent most of her vibrant career in the non-profit world: as a Co-Founder, an Executive Director, and a Board member for local and international organizations. In 2019, Natalie was selected as one of ParentMap’s Superheroes for Washington State Families. In harmony with her non-profit work, Natalie is a musician and gender equity advocate, focusing her involvement on community building and social change through self-expression.

Natalie understands that leadership can be lonely, and it is her personal mission to change that whenever possible. She believes that strong operational support and intentional thought partnership can be a game-changer for small businesses and non-profits.

After 20 years living and working in the Pacific Northwest, Natalie recently relocated to Colorado for graduate study in Performance Psychology.

Maryam brings a rare blend of scientific rigor and fundraising expertise to her role as Development Manager at One Degree. She manages the organization’s fundraising, funder stewardship, and relationship management, ensuring that vital resources reach families who need them most.

Earlier in her career, Maryam led R&D initiatives that combined scientific research with software development, guiding engineers and analysts to design data-driven tools for environmental applications. She later worked as a funding consultant in venture capital, helping founders secure millions in non-dilutive capital. This combination of cross-disciplinary leadership and funding strategy gives her a sharp eye for strategy and deep experience navigating the complex funding landscape.

Maryam holds a Ph.D. in Biotechnology from the University of Calgary.

Erik has a passion for seeing digital technology drive mission impact in the nonprofit sector. He is the former General Manager & Chief Technology Officer for Microsoft Philanthropies. For over 25 years, Erik has applied his experience in IT strategy, business technology, and systems integration to some of the toughest problems at organizations in both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors.

In addition to serving as a Senior Fellow at One Degree Erik is active in the local, national, and international technology community. He has served on the board of directors for nonprofit organizations large and small, and currently serves on the Board for Seattle Goodwill Industries, Global Impact, and Global Washington.

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Jessi has spent many years working as a software engineer at social justice non-profits, building software for social services, migrant justice, and secure communications. She holds a Masters in Science in Logic and Computation from Carnegie Mellon University.

According to her kids, Jessi likes to drink coffee, wear gray, and walk everywhere.