Fábia de Sá Freire Casal is the program assistant in the foundation’s Brazil office. She provides administrative support to three program officers, including scheduling and coordinating logistics for meetings. As a Program Assistant,  she supports Program Officers through the grantmaking process, facilitating communication with grantees and managing workflows for the program team. 

Fábia joined Ford in 1997 as a receptionist and has had the opportunity to become familiar with the foundation’s work by performing several different roles. Prior to joining Ford, she worked in the corporate sector, focusing on administrative and secretarial tasks as well as translation, tourism, and events.

Fábia has a bachelor of arts in languages from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro-PUC-Rio.