Cathleen Otero is Senior Vice President of Donor & Community Engagement at the Orange County Community Foundation. Cathleen brings more than 20 years of experience in supporting health and human service organizations through collaboration, coalition building, and strategic planning to improve performance and better serve vulnerable populations. Prior to joining OCCF she served as the Deputy Director of the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare at Children and Family Futures. Cathleen is currently serving as Board Chair of Orange County Grantmakers. She received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Yale University and both her Master of Public Administration and Master of Social Work degrees from the University of Southern California.