As it celebrates its 50th anniversary, Liberty Hill Foundation announces the expansion of its executive leadership team to support long-term impact, institutional strength, and strategic growth across Los Angeles County. These leadership additions come at a time when community-based organizations across Los Angeles are being asked to respond to overlapping crises—from climate disaster to threats to democracy—often operating with limited and fragmented resources.
As a result, Liberty Hill is investing in the leadership and infrastructure required to strengthen grassroots power, align philanthropy, and support long-term, community-led solutions.
Aboelata
MANAL J. ABOELATA As Chief Program Officer, Aboelata will lead Liberty Hill’s Movement InfrastructureDepartment, overseeing grantmaking, capacity-building programs, and government partnerships that enable grassroots organizations to win, sustain gains, and build long-term power. Her portfolio includes internal initiatives such as the Wally Marks Leadership Institute, and external programs such as the organization’s Fund for Change grantmaking program, Ready to Rise, and Stay Housed LA. Aboelata brings more than two decades of experience advancing health equity, racial justice, and community-centered systems change. Most recently, she served as Managing Director at The California Endowment, where she led Inclusive Community Development strategies statewide and supported community-driven grantmaking across Los Angeles.
Matthews
COREY MATTHEWS As Chief Strategy Officer—a newly created role designed to deepen integration across the organization’s strategy, programs, and cross-sector external engagement with civic, business, academic, and community stakeholders—Matthews will strengthen alignment across Liberty Hill’s organizational strategies and external engagement. In this increasingly complex funding landscape, cross-sector collaboration has become essential to create monumental impact and drive system change. His role is designed to bring cohesion across the foundation’s work with philanthropic institutions, civic leaders, and cross-sector partners. Matthews joins Liberty Hill from JPMorganChase, where he served as Vice President of Global Philanthropy and led regional grant-making strategies focused on economic inclusion, affordable housing, and workforce development in Los Angeles.
Randhava
NISHA RANDHAVA As Chief Advancement Officer, Randhava will lead Liberty Hill’s Advancement Department, overseeing individual donor fundraising, donor engagement and organizing, the Upton Sinclair events, Donor Advised Funds and Giving Circles, and long-term fundraising growth. She will work to deepen relationships with existing supporters while building pathways to engage new donors seeking to invest in progressive, movement driven change. Randhava previously held senior fundraising leadership roles at The Nature Conservancy, the ACLU of Southern California, and the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE), where she helped align philanthropy with long-term social justice outcomes.
