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Team from New Futures with their arms around each other in a circle
New Futures Staff Member with a Scholar

Silas | Scholar
Spring 2024 Cohort

The Heart of New Futures is its People

Our staff is the soul of the organization: mission-aligned, deeply committed, and relentlessly dedicated to walking alongside our Scholars every step of the way. We show up for them with the tools, networks, and encouragement they need to thrive. Our Scholars are parents, first-generation college students, immigrants, and young professionals balancing work and school. We meet them where they are and walk with them every step of the way.

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Our Staff

Behind every Scholar’s success is a team of thoughtful, talented professionals who pour their expertise and care into making New Futures a place of real possibility.

Dr. Sherrod Williams, CEO of New Futures, a scholarship program in Washington DC

Dr. Sherrod Williams

Chief Executive
Officer

Britta Burtis, Development Coordinator for New Futures, a scholarship college funding program in DC

Britta Burtis

Development
Coordinator

Ramiro Forty, the Career Launch Program Manager for New Futures. a DMV College Scholarship Program

Ramiro Forty

Career Launch
Program Manager

Jaleesa Johnson, Scholars Program Advisor at New Futures, a DC scholarship organization

Jaleesa Johnson

Scholars Program
Advisor

Griselda Macias, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Community Relations at New Futures DC scholarship program

Griselda Macias

Director of Strategic Partnerships
& Community Relations

Jose Artiga, Scholars Program Advisor for New Futures College Scholarship Program

Jose Artiga

Scholars Program
Advisor

Kera Donaldson, Senior Scholar Advisor at New Futures

Kera Donaldson

Senior Scholar
Advisor

Molly Friesenborg, Director of Programs at New Futures, a Scholarship program in the DMV

Molly Friesenborg

Director of
Programs

Nicholas "Nick" Lorenz, Communication Manager of DC nonprofit New Futures

Nicholas Lorenz

Communications
Manager

Jamila Williams, Director of People, Culture, and Operations at New Futures, a DC Scholarship Program

Jamila Williams

Director of People, Culture
& Operations

Elizabeth Ash, Assistant Director of Development at New Futures, a DC college scholarship program

Elizabeth Ash

Assistant Director
of Development

Amy Eslava, Operations Coordinator at New Futures, a holistic scholarship program in DC

Amy Eslava

Operations
Coordinator

Jasmine Froe, Assistant Director of Scholar Programs at New Futures, a DC Scholarship Program

Jasmine Froe

Assistant Director of
Scholar Programs

Michael Ludgardo, Director of Philanthropy & Communications at New Futures, a college scholarship program in the DMV

Michael Ludgardo

Director of Philanthropy &
Communications

Our Board

Alongside our staff, our dedicated and compassionate board is helping to build a future where every young person has the chance to succeed on their own terms.

Lori Jackson
Chair
President and CEO

Jane Bancroft Robinson Foundation

Kendra Grinnage

Vice Chair

Associate Principal
Kennedy & Company Education Strategies

Elizabeth Haile Hayes
Secretary

Retired​

Kimberly Price

Treasurer, Finance Committee Chair

Integrated Delivery Executive
JLL Technologies​

Isaac Agbeshie-Noye, Ed.D.
Development Committee Chair

Program Director
SHRM Foundation

Selvon Waldron, Ed.D.
Governance Committee Chair

Senior VP & Executive Director 
City Year Washington, DC​

​Richa Batra
Senior Vice President
Anthology, Inc.

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Tiara Brawner

New Futures Alumna

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Swetha Devanayaka

Darden Fellow

University of Virginia

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David Farrell
President
Farrell Advisory, Inc.

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Kendra Grinnage
Associate Principal
Kennedy & Company Education Strategies

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Stephanie Groot

Principal & Founder
Summit Bridge Solutions, LLC

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Courtney Haynes

​Chief Engagement Officer

Opportunity@Work

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Macy Lee

Darden Fellow

University of Virginia

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Jeff Oberstein

Executive Vice President, Head of Strategy

Capital One

​

Lakendra Randolph
New Futures Alumna

School Counselor
Montgomery County Public Schools

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Nick RisCassi​​​

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Betselot Zeleke
Partner
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
 

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