Mandy J. Valentine, who joined The Kresge Foundation in 2006, is the program associate for their Environment Program which aims to assist society in mitigating the severity of climate change and proactively addressing its unavoidable impacts. She engages in various aspects of the grantmaking process, including reviewing preliminary and full grant applications. Mandy maintains a small grant portfolio within the Environment Program in addition to providing research and special project support for the Environment team.