Tim Little
Executive Director & Co-Founder
Tim Little is the chief executive and principal grants officer of the Rose Foundation. Starting 17 years ago from an endowment of zero, Tim has built a family of grantmaking funds at the Foundation - most supervised by expert advisory boards - that collectively award $2-3 million each year. Tim is also a nationally-recognized voice in the field of sustainable investing and has co-authored The Environmental Fiduciary series of publications related to fiduciary responsibility and corporate environmental performance. Before co-founding the Rose Foundation, he held leadership positions with a number of non-profits including the Coalition for Clean Air, Heal the Bay, and Communities for a Better Environment. He also serves on several advisory boards, including the Sierra Nevada Alliance, an umbrella of 100 charities working to protect the natural resources of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and the Confluence Project, dedicated to helping foundations fully realize the power of their portfolios though mission-related investing.

Karla James
Managing Director
Karla James coordinates the Northern California Environmental Grassroots Fund, is program officer for the Consumer Privacy Fund, and oversees fiscally sponsored projects of the Foundation. She also provides financial management, administrative and technical assistance to the Foundation. Her experience in small business management includes founding and managing a whitewater rafting company in Montana. She previously taught high school and has an extensive volunteer background with grassroots social and environmental nonprofits, including Copwatch, a police accountability organization in Berkeley. She is a volunteer and serves on the board of Community Defense, a nonprofit that supports community and public interest law projects. She has served on the board of directors of Towe Foundation for over 20 years.

Myesha Williams
Program Associate
Myesha Williams is the program associate of the New Voices are Rising Project. She was born and raised in Oakland, where she returned after studying and organizing in Southern California and Seattle, Washington. She has a B.A. and a Masters of Social Work in Social Welfare, with a focus on community organizing and public policy. Before joining the Rose Foundation, she worked with Critical Resistance Oakland and Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) on issue such as community centered policy advocacy, the state budget, coalition building, and trying to end the prison industrial complex. Her recent coalition building work is where her interest in Environmental Justice was born. She is excited about teaching, learning, organizing and advocating for policy with Bay Area youth in the place that she loves.

Robyn Herr
Development Associate
Robyn Herr leads the Rose Foundation's development efforts, and also provides administrative support for the Foundation's grantmaking programs. She is the lead grant proposal and report writer, and directs many of the communications activities of the Foundation. Before joining the Rose Foundation, she was the program administrator for the Partnership for the Public's Health's "Healthy Eating, Active Communities" program. She has also held staff positions with the California League of Conservation Voters and Pacific School of Religion. Before pursuing her non-profit career, Robyn was a data systems analyst at Diebold, helping to facilitate wireless communications to field support staff. She is active in various arts and faith-based organizations in the East Bay, and holds a Masters of Divinity from Pacific School of Religion.

Jason Sutton
Bookkeeper/Data Administration
Jason Sutton is our bookkeeper and database administrator. He is a Bay Area native who received his Bachelor of Science degree in Conservation & Resource Studies form UC Berkeley. Before joining the Rose Foundation staff, Jason spent 15 years working in the financial field for a number of non-profits around the Bay Area, including Earth Share. He enjoys gardening and photography, and he knows how to build freestanding rock walls.

Florence McCrary
Voter Outreach Director
Florence McCrary is a native of the Bay Area and has been active in the local community for many years. She has trained with the Oakland Community Organization for Community Organizing. One of her current community projects involves teaching young people to conduct voter registration drives to inspire them to make their voices heard through the voting process. Through these efforts with New Voices Are Rising, youth have engaged with and registered over 3000 people to vote. Florence received a Bachelor of Arts degree from San Francisco State University. She also has a teaching credential in Retail Merchandising/ Small Business Ownership.

Jasmine Amons
Intern
Jasmine Amons is a student at the University of California, Berkeley, and is joining the Rose Foundation as an intern.  She is fascinated by the work this Foundation performs, and is eager to help out with filing and other tasks. Jasmine has always been interested in community-based projects and non-profit organizations, and is excited to learn more during her time as an intern.

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