Vanessa Gazard

Vanessa Gazard is a Grants and Finance Manager at Journey's End Refugee Services, Inc., since August 2021, responsible for overseeing program budgets, financial and program reporting, and tracking data for grants primarily within the Legal and Education departments while ensuring compliance with various grants and contracts. Previously, Vanessa served as an AmeriCorps Outreach Coordinator VISTA at the same organization, where involvement included the Refugee and Asylee Mentorship Program (RAMP) and responsibilities such as community outreach, activity facilitation, and mentorship matching. Vanessa's professional background also includes a role as a Style Consultant at Target from June to September 2020. Vanessa holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Affairs from Northern Arizona University, where studies were completed between 2016 and 2020, and also attended Al Akhawayn University during the 2018-2019 academic year.