Alexis Bivens

Alexis Bivens is currently serving as Program Director at the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, a family foundation focused on supporting non-profit programs throughout the nation in the areas of contemporary visual art, environment and learning differences.  She is responsible for grantmaking in the Foundation’s environment and learning differences programs.  In this role, Ms. Bivens leverages her deep experience in youth development, collective action, philanthropy, and nonprofit management.  Prior to joining the Tremaine Foundation, she served as the Director of Thrive by 25 at Fairfield County’s Community Foundation in addition to managing the education, environment, and arts and culture grantmaking and programs. Through this lens, Ms. Bivens worked to address the root causes and systemic challenges affecting the daily experience of opportunity youth ages 16-25. Ms. Bivens received her graduate degree from Fairfield University and her undergraduate degree from Eastern CT State University.