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Marie Banzon

Associate Director, Operations

Marie Banzon is an Associate Director of Operations at Resilient Cities Catalyst, where she oversees the organization’s governance and fiduciary responsibilities. She also manages its financial management, human resources, grant and contract management, and program operations. 

Prior to joining RCC, Marie was an Administrator at The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, an international non-profit organization that works on improving Muslim-Jewish relations and Black-Jewish relations. In this role, she supervised the Foundation’s operations and financial management and was responsible for creating organizational systems that include accounting, communication procedures and branding. She administered its global programs in 30 countries working with 75 partner organizations. 

She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from De La Salle University - Manila in the Philippines and a Graduate Certificate in Global Affairs from New York University School of Continuing Studies.