Jeanelle Chang is the senior associate officer, development operations & strategy for the Obama Foundation. Jeanelle comes to the Foundation with over ten years of non-profit experience, working in a span of span of diverse NPOs, including arts organizations, cultural institutions, health and medical association, social service entities and higher education. Before joining the Foundation, Jeanelle was at the University of Chicago and worked for Theaster Gates as the associate director, major gifts for arts + public life and the Arts Block. She executed a breadth of development skills through multiple fundraising avenues at the Asian Art Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Sinfonietta, SkyART, AsianWeek Foundation and International Anesthesia Research Society.

Jeanelle was the 2016 Young NonProfit Professional of the Year; and is a member of the Young Nonprofit Professional Network (YNPN), Association of Fundraising Professionals and AADO. She has a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego and M.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.