Kate Schwass

Kate Schwass comes to GreenLight Fund with over a decade of experience working with non-profits – from small, local organizations to large, national institutions. Most recently, she served as the Founding Bay Area Executive Director and Interim VP of Development and Communications at CollegeSpring – a national non-profit focused on helping low-income students realize their college potential. While at CollegeSpring, Kate tripled the number of students served locally, doubled the fundraising revenue, and built a diverse and committed regional board of directors. Previously, she served as the Director of Development for Envision Education, a Bay Area charter school network, overseeing fundraising, communications and enrollment. Before her time with Envision, Kate served in various roles in the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), ultimately leading Northern California and Nevada as Regional Director and overseeing management, fundraising, and health care services at three district offices and five health care clinics. Prior to MDA, she worked in Santa Barbara at the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse and United Way. Kate has a B.A. in Religious Studies from Westmont College. In 2017, Kate was named a Cross-Sector Leadership Fellow of the Presidio Institute, a program sponsored by the White House in support of leaders working to unlock solutions to society’s most complex and pressing challenges.