Beatriz (Bia) Vieira
Beatriz (Bia) Vieira
Beatriz Vieira is a renowned advocate, fund-raiser, and community organizer with a passion for creating opportunities for safety and economic independence. She has expertise in advocacy strategy, community coalition building, philanthropy/fundraising, and non-profit management. Vieira can quickly raise awareness and generate lasting changes through education, advocacy or fundraising. She has an exceptional ability to turn her vision into opportunities for a more equitable world. With over ten years of experience in overseeing non-profits and work on various social welfare issues, Vieira has a track record of excellence.
Vieira currently serves as the Chief Strategist of Programs at The Women's Foundation of California and was formerly California Director at Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees. Besides, she was a Partner at Moreno&Associates, VP Philanthropic Services at The Philadelphia Foundation, Executive Director at LSH, Housing & Facilities Developer at WCRP, Teacher & Curriculum Developer at Germantown Friends School, and Program Director at International House, Neighborhood Film/video Project. Vieira's academic proficiency is equally impressive, having studied Fellowship, Organizational Leadership at Bryn Mawr College and National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship, Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education at Columbia University in the City of New York, and obtaining an MA in Literature from Temple University.