Mayra Chavez

Mayra Chavez serves as a Donor and Community Engagement Officer working on various community impact initiatives, scholarships, and other special projects at the Orange County Community Foundation. Mayra supports all OCCF Scholarship programs, in partnership with Elaine Chen, and manages the countywide HEEF Scholarship and AVID Scholarship programs, serving as the main point of contact for scholars and donors. Her work on the Workforce Development Initiative and the African American Alliance Fund includes the administration of the initiatives’ annual grant cycles and the community convening components which create a space for networking, information sharing, and collaboration across the county for each of these initiatives. She also leads the Avanzar Board Leadership Academy, an inaugural 3-month training program designed to provide foundational skills to Latino professionals interested in nonprofit board service.

Mayra’s previous experience includes a two-year Education and Scholarship Assistant Internship at OCCF, years of financial aid and student support at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships, as well as other internship and volunteer work with several nonprofits in Orange County. A Phi Beta Kappa Scholar and SAGE Scholar, Mayra Chavez graduated from UCI with a joint Bachelor of Arts Degree in Urban Studies and Criminology, Law and Society, and a minor in Chicano/Latino Studies.