Leonardo March
John Dello Russo
Program Associate, Special Initiatives
As program associate for Special Initiatives, John provides programmatic and administrative support to Barr's Racial Wealth Equity Initiative, Waterfront Initiative, and other time-limited Special Initiatives in services of advancing the strategic goals of each program. In this role, John helps to manage the grantmaking, external relationships, research and convening, and collaboration with other Barr program teams.
John joined Barr in January of 2019 and has supported a number of teams during that time, including starting his tenure at the Foundation as a member of the Sector Effectiveness and Learning and Evaluation teams.
Prior to joining Barr, John earned a Bachelors of Arts in biology from Bates College.
When he is not working, you can find John tending to his vegetable garden during the summer months (or dreaming of his garden in the winter) at home in Revere, MA.
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Blog Post
Navigating the Future: Barr’s Waterfront Initiative Sets Course for Next Phase
Barr's Waterfront Initiative launches refreshed strategy, delving deeper into equitable policy, regulatory reform and fostering collaboration.
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Blog Post
Three Themes for Advancing Wealth Building and Racial Equity
A series of listening sessions with leaders committed to building wealth highlight the importance of resilience, opportunity, and systems change.
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Blog Post
How We’re Reshaping Our Employee Reviews To Be More Equitable
Reflections from a cross-functional team bringing a diversity, equity, and inclusion lens to how we work.
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