Kristina de Silva

Kristina de Silva is the Development Manager at SMASH. Her motivation and commitment to
education and philanthropy stems from her first teaching opportunity, working with underserved
students in the Philippines. After over 10 years of teaching, Kristina’s passion remains deeply
rooted in education, even if she no longer works in the classroom setting. Kristina has served as
the Volunteer Programs Manager at Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco and as the
Assistant Director of Annual Giving at the Nueva School, an independent school for gifted
students.

Kristina holds a BA degree in Humanities and a MA degree in Early Childhood Education from
the University of Asia and the Pacific in the Philippines. She was born in the Philippines and
grew up living between the Bay Area and the Philippines. Kristina finds herself to be extremely
fortunate to find a way to turn work she loves into work that serves.