Shahnaz Van Deventer

Shahnaz Van Deventer serves as the Director of Marketing and Development for the SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity (MOSAC), where she is spearheading fundraising efforts for an $83 million capital campaign to establish a leading science center in Northern California. Prior to joining MOSAC, Shahnaz held a variety of sales and marketing roles in the non-profit and private sectors. Working for a Fortune 500 company and based overseas, she is experienced in doing business in over 20 countries. Shahnaz holds a Bachelor of Arts from Colgate University and an MBA in international business from Thunderbird, the American Graduate School of International Management. Passionate about the health and wellbeing of the underserved, she participated in medical missions to the Dominican Republic as part of a team that performs much needed surgeries for underprivileged men, women and children. As a first generation immigrant, she firmly believes that education is the vehicle to achieve self-reliance and the cornerstone of a brighter future for all.