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.

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.

Spike is a data inspired collaborator and leader with a focus on tech for good, government transparency and public policy. Spike is currently the Chief of Programs & Technology, where he leads One Degree’s community, product, design, infrastructure and security programs. He joined Alluma in 2019 as Chief Data Officer. Previously he was the Data Evangelist for Measures for Justice, a national research and transparency nonprofit seeking to publish metrics on the entire justice system.

Prior to this, Spike was the co-founder and Executive Director of OpenOakland, a civic innovation and open government nonprofit. Through this work he was recognized by the Obama White House as a Champion of Change. He spent over a decade as the Director of Research & Technology with Urban Strategies Council, a social impact nonprofit based in Oakland. He has a chapter in the book Beyond Transparency. He is married with three daughters and has family in Australia and the USA.

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.

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.

Tijana “TJ” joined One Degree to bring her passion for creating inclusive and accessible products and services to the nonprofit sector. She has worked for several for-profit ventures in technical account management and business development roles, with a focus on supporting small businesses. Before her work with start-ups, TJ pursued nonprofit and international development work, including founding a program for marginalized entrepreneurs in her home country of Serbia, and a global, accessible educational platform for social changemakers.

Tijana has lived, studied, and worked in multiple countries across Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America and holds a Masters in Science in Peace, Development, and Sustainability from United Nations University – Tokyo. Outside of work, TJ is passionate about baking and cooking, yoga and pilates, fashion and clothing design, finding the best desserts, and building community wherever she goes.

Steffi joined One Degree in 2021, excited to work on a small team that is improving access and transparency of life-affirming resources. Steffi has previously worked as an analyst and product manager at Thoughtworks, where she worked alongside developers building software. She 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.

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.