Marie Cantor was born and raised in Los Angeles and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Southern California. After various administrative roles at hospitals including Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, she joined Children’s Hospital Los Angeles in 2000 as a grant writer where she found her passion and learned to advocate for those who lack the resources. In 2011, she became the Associate Director of Foundation Relations at the Pasadena Senior Center. Following this, Marie joined REPKOGRANTS in 2019 as a grant writer and client consultant. Marie has served on the Boards of the Pasadena-Foothill Valley YWCA and the Pasadena Education Network. She lives in Altadena with her husband, two teenage sons, and two dogs.

Alyssa first began working for REPKOGRANTS as a remote intern in 2018. In 2020, she received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Gender & Women Studies, and in 2022 her Master of Science in Organizational Leadership & Development – both from the University of Denver in Colorado. In 2022, Alyssa moved home to Arcadia, California, and became a full-time grant operations and coordinator for REPKOGRANTS. Now, as a Grant Manager, she is responsible for managing our Foundant Technologies tools & proposal submissions, partaking in technical communications with our incredible clients, and grant writing and researching.