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VJ is an alumnus of Chinook Fund’s 2017 Fall Giving Project. His extensive background in community organizations includes supporting civic leadership programs for rising professionals and college students with the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation, where he also helped develop and lead the organization’s strategy around diversity, equity, and inclusion. VJ is a former El Pomar Foundation Fellow, supporting grantmaking and community outreach programs. He currently serves as the Program Manager for Moonshot edVentures and on the Board of Directors for the Civic Canopy. He also supports many organizations in Denver through facilitation and strategic planning, including as a facilitator with the Giving Project. VJ holds a Bachelors of Arts in Africana Studies from Davidson College with a minor in Anthropology. He is a 2018 graduate of the Urban Leadership Foundation of Colorado Connect Leadership program and a participant in 2020 Colorado Civic DNA.