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Lissy Rand

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Vice President, Grantmaking at Deaconess Foundation
📍 Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Lissy Rand is the Vice President of Grantmaking at Deaconess Foundation, leveraging deep expertise in workforce development and strategic philanthropy. She previously led partnerships at MAGNET, creating over 2, 500 career opportunities in manufacturing. She holds Masters degrees in Social Work from the University of Michigan and Public Health from the University of Illinois Chicago.

Outside of her primary roles, Lissy demonstrates a strong commitment to community leadership. She is a graduate of the Leadership Cleveland program and has served on the board of local nonprofit Family Connections, showcasing her dedication to strengthening community systems and creating opportunities for others.

She recently launched her own consultancy, Rand Insight Partners, to facilitate sharp decision-making for organizations.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Vice President, Grantmaking
Job Level
Senior
Location
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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Workforce Development
A core theme of her career, focusing on connecting people with limited opportunities to sustainable employment and building robust workforce systems.
Strategic Philanthropy
As Vice President of Grantmaking, she focuses on making smart, effective investments and deploying resources to help people build careers that sustain families.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Vice President, Grantmaking
Deaconess Foundation
5-2025
Founder, Rand Insight Partners
Self-employed
7-2022 - 4-2025
Executive Director, Workforce Partnerships
MAGNET: The Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network
7-2017 - 7-2022
Vice President, Grantmaking & Strategy
Deaconess Foundation
7-2014 - 7-2017
Program Officer
Deaconess Foundation
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Education
1995 - 1998
MPH
University of Illinois Chicago
1991 - 1993
MSW
University of Michigan
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