Staff Directory| Jennifer Esterline - Executive Director |
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Jennifer Esterline serves at the Foundation’s Executive Director. Jennifer was born in Austin and raised in Dallas. She returned to Austin in 1994 to attend the University of Texas at Austin and received her B.A. in Latin American Studies in 1998. After graduation, she studied abroad in Mexico and Costa Rica and also spent a year interning at the State Capitol. In 1999 Jennifer returned to UT to get her Master’s degree in Public Affairs with a concentration in Latin American Studies and philanthropic studies at the LBJ School of Public Affairs. Upon graduation, she stayed on at the LBJ School working to develop domestic and international programs for the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service. She then focused her work in the field of resource development as Director of Development at both Texas RioGrande Legal Aid and UT’s Office of Development. Jennifer joined the KDK-Harman Foundation in the fall of 2006 as its first program officer and was promoted to executive director in 2009. Currently, Jennifer serves as Chair of the Central Texas Education Funders and Chair of the Development Council for a local early literacy nonprofit, A Community for Education (ACE). She is also serving a term on the University of Texas Elementary School board of directors. In her spare time, Jennifer enjoys spending time with her husband, Horacio, and two young sons. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it The executive director carries out the primary function of making grants by: (1) managing and processing all incoming grant requests; (2) reviewing, analyzing and evaluating letters of inquiry and recommending declines and further investigations to the President; (3) working with potential grantees to refine their proposals to reflect the Foundation’s interests; (4) completing all due diligence, including scheduling and attending all site visits with the President; and (4) working with the President and Chief Operating Officer to recommend final recommendations to the Board.
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