Maxine Griffin Somerville serves as the Director of Administration and Human Resources of the United Nations Foundation and Better World Fund. In her role, she manages the daily operations of the organization and oversees the human resources function.

Before joining the United Nations Foundation in 2003, Ms. Somerville was the Senior Director of Administration and Human Resources for the Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA). Before her work at the CPA, she served as Director of Administration and Human Resources for the National Office of The League of Women Voters and Administrative Associate/Budget Administrator for the Brookings Institution’s Center for Public Policy Education (CPPE), both located in Washington, D.C.

Ms. Somerville serves on the Charles County, Maryland Commission for Women and on the Board of Directors for the Old Dominion University Alumni Association (ODUAA). She also holds the office of President for the Black Alumni Council, a chapter of ODUAA. Ms. Somerville is a certified Professional in Human Resources (PHR) having earned that designation in 2003. She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management and a member of the National Association of African Americans in Human Resources.

Ms. Somerville holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from George Washington University, in Washington, D.C.