Dolores Estrada
Chief Operations Officer
PEAK Grantmaking
As chief operating officer of PEAK Grantmaking, Dolores (she, her, ella) manages the organization’s day-to-day operations, ensuring that our members and funders receive timely responses to inquiries and that staff have the resources they need to work successfully on behalf of members. Dolores also oversees the efforts of PEAK’s membership and communications teams as they engage more grants management professionals in improving grantmaking practices. In addition, she lends her expertise to the development, implementation, and assessment of the association’s strategic plans.
Prior to joining PEAK, Dolores was director of grant operations at The California Endowment, where she was responsible for oversight of the administrative functions and policies of the foundation’s online grantmaking, program planning, strategic planning, assessments, and operations. Dolores also managed the California Endowment’s collection of grantee diversity data and represented the foundation as a subject-matter expert on philanthropic best practices at conferences. In addition, Dolores has extensive experience managing information systems and tax compliance.
A resident of Los Angeles, Dolores was the recipient of the 2009 Emerging Leader Award from the Joint Affinity Group, and she served on the board of the Southern California Leadership Network. Dolores earned a master’s degree in liberal studies, with an emphasis on international relations, from Georgetown University and a bachelor’s degree in history from California State University.
