Leadership Programs

Erica Folkestad is a Washington, DC-based Senior Program Coordinator at GMF. She supports the Marshall Memorial Fellowship, GMF's flagship leadership program, and assists with implementing other leadership program initiatives. 

Sarah Jones is GMF's managing director of leadership programs. Based in Washington, DC, she oversees the organization's leadership development portfolio including the Marshall Memorial Fellowship, Transatlantic Inclusion Leaders Network, Policy Design Network, and other initiatives aimed at strengthening and advancing the transatlantic relationship. She has more than a decade of experience building curricula and inclusive programs.

Jones joined GMF in 2022 as the organization’s inaugural senior manager of diversity, equity, and inclusion. She worked with the human resources and leadership teams to ensure equitable policies are in place, inclusive practices are encouraged at all levels, and workforce diversity is the outcome of equity efforts. She put in place GMF’s first-ever Inclusion Roadmap, ensuring the organization has a strategic plan for fostering equity and inclusion for staff and stakeholders.

Jones is a member of Black Professionals in International Affairs, Global Access Pipeline, Spark DEI through the ENAR Foundation, Think Tank DC Consortium, and Berlin-based #teamDiversity.