Carolyn DeVoto Salcido

Carolyn is a graduate of St. Ignatius College Preparatory in San Francisco and of Loyola University Chicago with a B.A. in Elementary Education. Her career began in the for-profit sector as Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Advertising Sales and Marketing at NAVTEQ Corporation in Chicago. She then returned to the Bay Area, as Development Assistant at St. Ignatius College Preparatory, then as Planned Giving Coordinator. In 2013, Carolyn moved to Caminar for Mental Health as Director of Development. Carolyn recently started a new position as Leadership Giving Officer at California College of the Arts in San Francisco where she will cultivate and solicit major gifts to sustain the annual fund and support an upcoming major capital campaign. She has extensive experience as a volunteer with local nonprofit organizations such as Marin Ventures and The Pomeroy Recreation and Rehabilitation Center. Two of Carolyn’s three siblings were born with severe developmental disabilities, so she brings to her career in nonprofit fundraising a passion for service, education, equal opportunity, and quality of life for all populations. Carolyn received her Master’s in Nonprofit Administration from the University of San Francisco in December of 2015. She and her husband live in San Francisco and enjoy spending time with family and friends alongside good food and good wine.