New Program and Partnership Officers Complete Rasmuson Foundation Team

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Rasmuson Foundation welcomes two program officers and a partnership officer to its Grantmaking and Partnerships group. 

Joining the Foundation’s team of program officers, Molly Parkan and Calvin Chang will support increased outreach and guidance to Alaska’s nonprofits and local governments,  including tribes. 

Molly joins the Foundation as a program officer, bringing with  

her more than a decade of experience leading grant programs in  

both federal and nonprofit settings. Previously, she served with  

the Federal Emergency Management Agency, managing complex  

grant portfolios supporting Alaska infrastructure projects,  

overseeing regulatory compliance, and collaborating with tribal  

nations, government partners, and community stakeholders to  

advance equitable access to funding.  

Calvin also joins as a program officer, coming from the  

Municipality of Anchorage, where he led the 49th State Angel  

Fund and Anchorage C-PACER, managing venture capital  

investments in Alaska startups and small businesses, as well as  

energy-efficiency financing for commercial properties. He has  

also worked in international development with the Center for  

International Private Enterprise in Washington, D.C.  

As program officers, Calvin and Molly are available to assist eligible Alaska organizations in identifying appropriate grant programs for potential projects and better understand the  Foundation’s grant process. 

Gretchen Fauske is the Foundation’s new partnership officer,  

responsible for building connections in and outside of Alaska. In  

this role, she will serve as a resource for partners interested in  

funding Alaska-based projects. Gretchen previously served as 

the director of special programs and strategy for the Alaska  

Small Business Development Center, where she oversaw  

statewide programs like Buy Alaska and the State Small Business  

Credit Initiative Technical Assistance Program. 

 

About Rasmuson Foundation 

Rasmuson Foundation is a private family foundation based in Anchorage, Alaska, with a  mission to empower Alaskans to help each other. The foundation was created in 1955 by  Jenny Rasmuson, a Swedish missionary, and her son Elmer, to honor her late husband,  missionary and banker E.A. Rasmuson.