The Entrepreneurship Team
The Edward Lowe Foundation was established by Ed and Darlene Lowe in 1985. In contrast to most U.S. foundations, which are grant-giving entities, we are an operating foundation that funds its own programs.
Joy Kitamori
Partner Rel Mgr
Her goal is to ensure successful use of the foundation’s programs by its partners.
Entrepreneurship team
Joy Kitamori is partner relationship manager at the Edward Lowe Foundation. Her goal is to ensure successful use of the foundation’s programs by its partners. Joy also oversees the foundation’s PeerSpectives roundtable program and is national adviser for Companies to Watch.
Her background in traditional and electronic publishing brought her to the foundation in 2001. Joy has a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities from the University of Hawaii. Before moving to Chicago in 2001, she was in software publishing in San Diego. She has enjoyed the Midwest winters ever since.