Khyah Watkins
Khyah is an Associate on the Strategy & Operations team. In her role, she provides project coordination and support across foundation-wide initiatives. She strengthens systems and processes that increase efficiency and advance strategic priorities.
Before joining the foundation, Khyah served as a Budget Analyst in the Early Learning and Care Division of the California Department of Education. There, she managed the distribution of state and federal funding for child development and nutrition programs across both public educational agencies and private nonprofit organizations.
Khyah holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with an emphasis in Child Psychology from San Diego State University. While completing her degree, she worked in the California public school system as a behavioral therapist for children with disabilities.