Jenny Achilles
Senior Program Officer
Jenny Achilles joined Trellis Foundation with nearly a decade of higher education service in various capacities, including student affairs and study abroad advising. She serves on steering committees for local and national committees, such as Advance Together (an initiative of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas); the Funders Collaborative for Higher Education in Prison & Reentry Support; and the Grantmakers for Education (GFE) Postsecondary Access & Attainment Impact Group. She previously served on the Membership Committee for the National Scholarship Providers Association from 2015-2017 and the Texas Rural Funders Membership & Dues Task Force. She also serves as Vice Chair for the City of Austin Community Development Commission and as a director for the Texas Lyceum. Jenny served as a Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholar to El Salvador in 2006 and is an alumna of Leadership Austin. She earned a Bachelor of Science in communication from Lamar University and master’s degrees from the University of Texas at Austin in journalism and public policy, with a focus on nonprofit studies.
