Rebecca Grove is an accomplished Executive Director currently at Waterside Workshops, with a strong background in fundraising and strategic communications for nonprofit organizations focused on social justice. Grove's experience includes serving as Development Manager at Creative Growth Art Center, where responsibilities involved grant research, writing, and corporate sponsorships, as well as Director of Development at Urban Vision Alliance, leading startup fundraising activities. Additional roles encompass managing a creative community space as Proprietor of THE OCTOPUS LITERARY SALON and providing leadership in various development positions at Lincoln Child Center, Oakland Public Education Fund, and Civicorps. Grove holds an MA in Educational Policy from Columbia University and a BA with Honors in English from the University of Michigan.