Cristina Pardo Nilakanta

Cristina Pardo Nilakanta is currently working at The Pew Charitable Trusts as a Manager in the Partnerships department at the Pew Research Center. Prior to this, Cristina held various roles in development and fundraising at organizations such as Habitat for Humanity of Washington, D.C., The Washington Ballet, National MS Society, Ballet Palm Beach, and Urban League of Palm Beach County. Cristina has a BA in History and Organizational Leadership for Nonprofits from the University of Florida and a Masters of Nonprofit Management from Florida Atlantic University. Throughout their career, Cristina has demonstrated expertise in grant funding, maintaining positive relationships with donors, and overseeing outcome studies for programs.