Amenah Gulamhusein

Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives

As Senior Director of Development, Strategic Initiatives, Amenah leads the development and execution of fundraising strategy for the Foundation. She works directly with Development Directors and the Community Impact team to build, cultivate and strengthen relationships with donors and increase the impact of charitable giving in the region.

Prior to joining The Foundation, Amenah served as the Director of Development at People For the American Way, where she managed a diverse major gifts and institutional giving team. In this role, she helped the organization build a cohesive grant-seeking strategy and was responsible for soliciting and stewarding multiple transformational gifts. Prior to this, Amenah worked as an independent consultant with leading local and national non-profits to design successful donor-focused fundraising campaigns.

Amenah has a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Alberta and a master’s degree in Public Administration from Carleton University in Ottawa.


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