We are excited to welcome Rachelle A. Matthews (she/her/hers) as our Director of Membership and Programs. She joins Funders Together in this role after serving as the Strategy Lead for Public Engagement & Advocacy at Community Solutions.

Rachelle A. Matthews, or RAM as she's known, is a dynamic multipotentialite and polymath professional who thrives on exploring diverse disciplines and tackling complex challenges. With a deep commitment to racial equity, housing justice, closing the wealth gap, and ending homelessness, RAM is dedicated to driving impactful change. She's recognized for her creative problem-solving and innovative thinking, earning a reputation as a rock star innovator and trust-inspiring fixer. RAM's personal motto is: “Instead of putting a time frame on it, just do everything you said you were going to do.” 

Prior to joining Funders Together, she led Community Solutions’s national campaign in response to the historic SCOTUS case: Johnson v. Grants Pass. RAM also contributed to groundbreaking work as Special Assistant to the Chief Scientist at NOAA during the Obama Administration. RAM holds a Juris Doctorate and is based in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex with her family. She’s a mom who enjoys traveling, community service, cooking, reading, blogging, a good day of rest, scrabble, playing spades and hiking. 

As the Director of Membership and Programs, she supports our members through strategic relationship building with other members, providing guidance around membership benefits, and crafting learning opportunities aligned with our values of housing justice and liberation. Reach out to RAM if you are interested in becoming a Funders Together member or have topics you are interested in exploring through our in-person and virtual programming.  

Please join us in welcoming RAM to Funders Together!