Emily Silence

Emily Silence is the development manager for foundations at GMF. Emily is an experienced development professional with a background in nonprofit organizations, environmental advocacy, communications, philanthropy, and fundraising.

Previously, Emily was the development manager at the Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN), a Washington, DC-based environmental nonprofit. During her five years at the organization, she worked to protect the public’s right to clean water in the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers through fundraising efforts including grant writing, event planning, donor management, and social media outreach. Prior to her employment at PRKN she interned for the Pisces Foundation, a grantmaking organization based in San Francisco, California.

Emily received her bachelor's degree in political science and economics and her master’s in public policy at American University in Washington, DC.