Rana is a connector, facilitator, and problem solver whose work and life are shaped by a deep commitment to and love for Indigenous communities and tribal sovereignty. She first joined First Nations in 2018, initially beginning as a Program Associate within the Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments program and Grantmaking. From 2022 to 2026, she served as the Fund Manager for the New Songs Rising Initiative at G4GC: Investing in the Ecosystems that Support Our Youth, where she managed over three million dollars in re-granting to projects across the United States and Guåhan. In 2026, she returned to First Nations to serve as the Associate Director of the Native Arts, Language, and Knowledge Program. Rana brings over a decade of non-profit experience, from on-the-ground work to capacity building to resource mobilization, and has managed the investment of over six million dollars to Native and Globally-Indigenous communities since 2018.
In addition to her career, Rana has had the privilege of serving on a number of advisory boards, including the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network, the Young Invincibles Youth Advisory Board, and Wheaton College’s Alumni Board of Directors, and also is a certified personal coach through the Coaching for Healing, Justice, and Liberation program.
Rana earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Global Economics from Wheaton College. She now resides in Narragansett and Wampanoag homelands in Providence, Rhode Island and can usually be found hiking with her dog, weight-lifting, or talking about Star Wars.