Board of Governors
PAUL N.D. THORNELL
Chair
Paul Thornell brings over 20 years of experience serving in leadership roles in non-profit organizations, the White House, Capitol Hill, presidential campaigns, and the private sector. His work in policy, politics, regulatory, and advocacy arenas has provided him with a distinct variety of perspectives and shows a record of demonstrated results in government, philanthropic, and corporate sectors.
In government, Thornell served at the White House as Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs for Vice President Al Gore, where he was a senior liaison for Vice President Gore with members of Congress, promoting the Clinton/Gore administration’s policies and directing the vice president’s activities and communication with U.S. Senators and Representatives. He worked in the U.S. Senate on the leadership staff of former Sen. Democratic Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) as the leadership’s chief liaison to education, children’s, social service, civil rights, religious organizations, governors, and mayors. He also worked in the state office of former U.S. Sen. Harris Wofford (D-PA).
In the non-profit sector, Thornell served as Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Field Leadership at United Way of America (now United Way Worldwide), the nation’s largest charity. In this role, Thornell developed and advocated on behalf of United Way’s public policy agenda before Congress and the administration; led the organization’s relationship management work with the nearly 1,400 local United Ways; and oversaw United Way of America’s work in disaster preparedness and response.
Thornell is currently a principal at Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas. He has previous experience working in the multi-client world as Managing Director for Public Affairs in Hill and Knowlton’s Washington. D.C. office managing a variety of clients, for whom he provided strategic counsel, directed government relations, and developed strategies on media relations and third-party engagement. Thornell has also worked at Citigroup on a range of policy and regulatory issues such as capital markets and corporate governance.
In addition to his formal professional roles, Thornell has served as an informal advisor to Senate and House Democratic leaders and committee chairs in an effort to increase diversity among senior-level staff on Capitol Hill. Frequently speaking before top Senate and House staff, convening discussion sessions on the topic with corporate executives and other thought leaders, and consulting with Senators and House members, Thornell has demonstrated his commitment to creating a more diverse Capitol Hill. He has also played a leading role in ensuring diversity in appointments to key executive branch and independent agency leadership positions. Further, Thornell has volunteered on presidential, Senate, and House campaigns in Pennsylvania, Missouri, Colorado, and Massachusetts.
KENNETH JONES
Treasurer
Kenneth Jones is the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the MacArthur Foundation. He is responsible for all aspects of the finance, accounting, tax, audit, information technology, grants management, administrative services, core services and facilities functions for the foundation. He also serves as the Chief Equity Officer for the foundation. In addition, Ken implements and evaluates the MacArthur Foundation’s financial objectives and performance to support MacArthur’s priorities and programs.
Prior to joining the MacArthur Foundation, Ken was the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Annie E. Casey Foundation. In this role, he oversaw the Finance, Grants Management, Business Technology and Facilities & Operations functions as well as the disaster recovery & relief process for the Foundation. He traveled extensively in African and Southeast Asia as CFO for Danya International, a public health and education organization and Jhpiego, a nonprofit international health affiliate of Johns Hopkins University. He also previously held corporate finance positions at Ford Motor Company, Pfizer Corporation, and the Prudential.
Ken received his MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management, a master’s degree in economics from the University at Buffalo and a bachelor’s degree from Boston University.
Ken serves on the boards of the Council of Foundations, ABFE, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, the National Prevention Science Coalition, the Mission Investors Exchange, the Thurgood Marshall Academy, Think of Us, the Public Justice Center, the Southern Education Foundation, the Center for Urban Families, the Steve Fund and Lutheran World Relief. He is a Who’s Who Black Baltimore recipient, Arthur Vining Davis Fellow for the Aspen Ideas Festival, Presidential Scholar at Concordia College – New York, Smart CEO Magazine Executive Management Award recipient as well as a DCA Live Star CFO awardee. Ken was in the 2nd Cohort of the Council of Foundations’ Career Pathways Program.
DEDRICK ASANTE-MUHAMMAD
President
Dedrick Asante-Muhammad is the president of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. For the past 20 years, Asante-Muhammad has dedicated his career to understanding and tackling racial and economic inequities. Asante-Muhammad joins the Joint Center from the Racial Economic Equity and Research at the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) where he was vice president. During Asante-Muhammad’s tenure at NCRC, he oversaw fair lending, fair housing, the Women’s Business Center of DC, the National Training Academy, the Housing Counseling Network, and started the Racial Economic Equity Department. As chief of Membership, Policy, and Equity at NCRC, Asante-Muhammad oversaw Membership, Organizing, Research, and Policy.
Asante-Muhammad has worked at many of the nation’s top national non-profit advocacy organizations. Before joining NCRC, Asante-Muhammad served as director, senior fellow, and founder of the Racial Wealth Divide Initiative for Prosperity Now. Before this role, he worked as the senior director for Economic Programs at the NAACP; an associate fellow for the Institute for Policy Studies; was a Racial Wealth Divide coordinator for United for a Fair Economy; and served as Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network National field director.
While at United for a Fair Economy, Asante-Muhammad co-founded the State of the Dream report, an annual publication honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., that examines the state of racial and economic inequality in the U.S. Asante-Muhammad has continued to be a co-author, providing analysis in publications, including “The Road to Zero Wealth” and “Ten Solutions to Bridge the Racial Wealth Divide.” Over the years, Asante-Muhammad has also become a thought leader in diversity, inclusion, and procurement, as reflected in the Opportunity and Diversity series and the “Racial and Ethnic Representation and Investment Framework for the Banking Industry.”
Previous to his work at national non-profits, Asante-Muhammad worked in higher education at Williams College, Oberlin College, and Morgan State University. He also helped coordinate a college program at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Asante-Muhammad has served and serves on various advisory committees and boards, including The Racial Equity Subcommittee of the Joe Biden Economic Policy Committee, Better Markets, the Advancing Black Strategists Initiative, and the Council of US Financial Health Network.
Asante-Muhammad has been featured in outlets including The Hill, MarketWatch, Yahoo! News, Bloomberg, CNN, MSNBC, Time, The New York Times, C-SPAN, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Atlantic, TheGrio, Black Enterprise, and Inside Philanthropy. An avid writer and researcher, more of Asante-Muhammad’s work can be found in Medium, HuffPost, and the Racial Wealth Divide Initiative’s blog.
Asante-Muhammad has a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Government from Williams College and a master’s degree in Systematic Theology from Union Theological Seminary.
DR. JEAN-PHILIPPE AUSTIN, MD
Jean-Philippe left Haiti at the age of 9 and moved to Queens, New York where he joined his politically exiled parents. A lifelong New Yorker, he attended New York University where he majored in Economics. Upon graduation he attended medical school at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn. After an internship in Internal Medicine at Orlando Regional Medical Center, he returned to New York City for his residency in Radiation Oncology. He subsequently did a fellowship in Proton Beam Radiation at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School.
During his time in South Florida, Jean-Philippe’s focus has been on the empowerment of the community. He was a member of President Obama’s National Finance Committee, and at one time the Florida Finance Chair for the Democratic National Committee. He has hosted both the First Lady and the President at his home in South Florida. He is the current chair of the Florida Alliance, Florida’s progressive donor table. He is also chair of the Haitian-American Foundation for Democracy, and chief of Radiation Oncology at the Miami VA Medical Center.
Jean-Philippe and his wife Maggie live in Coconut Grove and are the proud parents of four adult daughters.
BRIAN DIXON
Brian Dixon is one of the first and youngest African-American Partners at a Silicon Valley venture capital firm. He is committed to making sure entrepreneurs of all backgrounds have access to advice and capital in order to make their businesses succeed. For the past ten years, he has worked his way up from intern to Partner at Kapor Capital. Brian is a Kauffman Fellow, Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) Fellow, and two-time tech startup founder. Brian has an MBA from F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College and a Bachelor of Science in Computer and Information Science from Northeastern University.
To date, Brian has shared his investment experience on over 50 stages, including TechCrunch Disrupt, SXSW, and SOCAP. He has also been featured on NPR and has earned several recognitions, including being named one of Business Insider’s 46 Most Important African Americans in Technology.
DR. DEVIN FERGUS
Dr. Devin Fergus is the Dengler-Dykema Professor of History and Public Affairs at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California. With over 25 years of experience in academia, Dr. Fergus is renowned for his ability to bridge rigorous historical scholarship with real-world policy insights, bringing a deep understanding of the past to the analysis of contemporary social and economic issues
An internationally-renown historian whose books and articles critically examines the intersections of race, public policy, and inequality in the United States, Dr. Fergus is finishing two new major books. The first book project, The Making and Unmaking of One America, revisits President Clinton’s Initiative on Race, focusing on the commission’s role to provide America with a roadmap for race relations in the twenty-first century. This book is being coauthored with Dr. Nishani Frazier who served as the assistant to the eminent historian Dr. John Hope Franklin, the chair of the Initiative on Race. The second book project boldly examines the intersections of white-collar crime, the racial wealth gap, and the fragile state of America’s emerging middle class. By uncovering how systemic inequities and financial exploitation have reshaped pathways to upward mobility, Fergus offers a provocative analysis of the forces threatening economic stability and racial equity in the 21st century. This work promises to redefine our understanding of wealth, opportunity, and justice in modern America.
Dr. Fergus expertise extends beyond academia. He has collaborated with federal agencies, think tanks, and policy organizations, and has consulted on initiatives aimed at advancing racial and economic justice. Additionally, he has served on national boards and taught in policy schools and executive management programs, broadening his impact across both academic and policy sectors. In recognition of his scholarly achievements and his contributions to historical understanding of race and policy, Dr. Fergus has been awarded numerous prestigious national and international fellowships, including from the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the Charles Warren Center at Harvard, and the Mellon Fund at Cambridge University.
A frequent contributor to international media, Dr. Fergus has written for or been cited in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and Financial Times, where his analyses on race, history, and inequality have reached broad, popular audiences and informed public debate. His engagement with the public through these platforms reflects his dedication to fostering informed discourse on the social issues at the heart of his research.
As a public intellectual, Dr. Fergus leverages history as a lens through which to influence policy discussions and societal change, advancing a nuanced understanding of race and inequality in both the public and policy spheres. Dr. Fergus received his PhD in American history from Columbia University. He lives in Claremont, California, with his wife and son.
JASON GRUMET
Jason Grumet leads the American Clean Power Association (ACP) as Chief Executive Officer.
As CEO of the foremost trade association representing the clean energy industry, Grumet is dedicated to working with ACP’s nearly 800 member companies to provide families and businesses with affordable, reliable energy made in the U.S. and powered by American workers.
Grumet is respected on both sides of the aisle for his innovative approach to impacting public policy. He joins ACP from the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), which he founded and ran as president for 15 years. Jason brings that same vision and passion to ACP, building on the passage of historic legislation to accelerate clean energy innovation and deployment.
Prior to founding BPC, Grumet led the bipartisan National Commission on Energy Policy. These experiences shaped his view that the national interest is best served when broad perspectives are brought together to craft durable national policy.
Grumet received a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University and J.D. from Harvard University. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland with his wife and three children.
NAT HOOPES
Nat Hoopes is the Vice President of Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs at Upstart. In 2024, Nat was recognized as Fintech Advocate of the Year by the American Fintech Council (AFC) for his work with the OCC's Project REACh and for founding the MoreThanFair.com coalition.
Before joining Upstart, Nat founded and led the Marketplace Lending Association (now known as the AFC), building it from three founding firms to more than 30 member companies. Prior to joining AFC, he was Vice President and Executive Director at the Financial Services Forum in Washington D.C., where he worked on public policy issues affecting the nation’s largest financial firms.
Hoopes has spent two decades at the intersection of financial services and public policy, including five years on Capitol Hill, where he served as Legislative Director for Senator Scott P. Brown (R-MA), helping lead the bipartisan negotiations of major amendments to the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Hoopes also worked to develop the legislation to expand opportunities for small businesses and innovative startups through equity crowdfunding as part of the Jumpstart-our-Business-Start-Ups (JOBS) Act. Prior to joining Senator Brown, he worked as a policy advisor to Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-D CT).
Hoopes’ prior experience also includes two years as a private equity investment analyst at Trilantic Capital Partners, where he focused on growth investments and middle-market leveraged buyouts in the industrials, insurance, and consumer products sectors. Hoopes holds a BA from Princeton University and a Masters from the Fletcher School at Tufts University.
KIMBERLY HULSEY
As the former Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Locke Lord LLP, Kimberly Hulsey led all diversity and inclusion efforts for the Firm. She worked closely with the Firm’s Executive Committee, DEI Committee and C-Suite leaders to recruit, retain, develop and promote diverse legal talent and to foster a firm-wide climate of inclusivity and belonging.
Prior to joining the Firm, she was Managing Director of the In-House Counsel practice at Major, Lindsey & Africa where she advised in-house legal departments on strategic hiring decisions for corporations, government agencies and not-for-profits and supported her clients’ diversity hiring objectives.
Previously, Kimberly served as Vice President, Legal and Government Affairs for Scripps Networks Interactive, where she led government and industry advocacy initiatives to progress Scripps' business objectives. She also provided legal support to Scripps' real estate, construction, human resources, bankruptcy, research and corporate social responsibility functions. Before Scripps, Kimberly held senior legal roles with two other national media companies and spent time at a boutique cable regulatory law firm and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Kimberly is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School and American University, and a member of the Pennsylvania, Tennessee and District of Columbia bars. Kim is a board member of the Association of Law Firm Diversity Professionals (ALFDP) and, through published articles and speaking engagements, has become a thought leader on the topics of diversity, equity and inclusion. Kim is a leader in the Prince George's County Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. and is active with the Prince George's County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. Kim additionally serves as a camera operator for her church, and is a Peloton disciple, avid runner and serious cupcake-enthusiast. Kimberly resides with her family in Bowie, MD.
ASHLEY LEWIS
Ashley Lewis is the Deputy Director of the Office of Communications and Engagement for the Regulator Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). Here she leads the PCAOB’s communications and outreach efforts.
Before joining the PCAOB in February 2023, Ashley was Senior Vice President at Edelman, the world’s largest public relations agency. Here she led partnerships with global financial services companies to help them protect, promote and evolve their reputation.
Prior to Edelman, Ashley served as Communication Director for the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs under the leadership of Chairman Sherrod Brown. In this role, Ashley oversaw communication strategy, messaging, and outreach as it related to key policy and regulatory proposals and initiatives before the committee and Congress. Ashley also served in the Obama-Biden Administration as Senior Communication Advisor to the Chairman at the Export-Import Bank of the United States. Prior to EXIM Bank, Ashley had previous roles at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, AFL-CIO, and U.S. House of Representatives.
In 2022, Ashley received the ‘Emerging Leaders Award’ from Washington Women in Public Relations, Inc., in the category of Global/Large Agency. In 2019, Ashley was the recipient of Women in Housing and Finance’s ’40 Under 40’ Award.
Ashley graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in mass media communication and public relations from Michigan State University.
CARLA THOMPSON PAYTON
Carla Thompson Payton is chief strategist & impact officer for program strategy for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek, Michigan. In this role, she supports the foundation’s efforts to promote thriving children, working families and equitable communities.
Thompson Payton is one of the country’s foremost philanthropic leaders creating systemic change for children and families, promoting a more just economy and advancing racial equity. As the chief strategist and impact officer for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, she leads the creative and strategic direction of the organization's multi-billion dollar programming from design through implementation and evaluation. As a member of the executive team, she is also responsible for the overall strategic direction and leadership of the foundation.
Prior to joining the foundation in 2012, Thompson Payton served for over a decade in local, state, and federal public service, ultimately as the deputy director of the Office of Child Care at the Administration for Children and Families in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. There, she was responsible for developing national early childhood education policy, managing the $5 billion annual budget of the Child Care Development Fund and providing oversight to 10 regional offices serving states, tribes and territories.
Previously, she was the inaugural assistant superintendent for early childhood education for the District of Columbia, where she led the first publicly funded pre-kindergarten program. Her efforts led to developing dynamic new learning opportunities for children and their educators and public-private partnerships.
In other professional experience, she has held positions with the Departments of Education and Public Welfare in Pennsylvania; United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey in Philadelphia; and the U.S. Department of Education.
Thompson Payton has been honored for her leadership in early childhood education by the Administration for Children and Families; the Children’s Defense Fund; and the Temple University Institute on Disabilities. Essence magazine named her one of the “50 Women Who Made Us Proud.”
She also serves on boards and committees for nonprofit associations and professional organizations. She wrote Black Girl Magic: C-suite Leadership in Philanthropic Organizations and has been cited in numerous news media for her expertise. In addition, she is the author of three publications related to school readiness and advocacy.
She holds a significant passion for racial equity and promoting Black women’s success in executive-level leadership. Among the numerous special initiatives she has led at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, she helped to develop Racial Equity 2030, a $90 million global challenge focused on sparking innovation and eradicating racial inequities supporting communities across the globe in reimagining their future.
She holds a doctorate in educational and organizational leadership and a master’s degree in social work from the University of Pennsylvania.
TROY PERRY
Troy Perry serves as the Senior Director of Policy at Omidyar Network. Troy collaborates with internal and external partners in this role to advance Omidyar Network's policy objectives. Troy’s diverse experience spans policy, campaigns, and technology.
Before joining Omidyar Network, Troy was a partner at Franklin Square Group, providing strategic government affairs counsel to leading technology companies. His background includes serving as Director of Member Services and Outreach for former House Democratic Caucus Chairman Rep. Joe Crowley, where he acted as a critical liaison for House Democratic offices.
Troy's political acumen was further honed as the Director of Diversity and Public Engagement at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), where he spearheaded diversity initiatives and stakeholder engagement. His campaign experience includes work on multiple presidential campaigns, congressional races, and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
Troy graduated from Georgetown McCourt School of Public Policy with an M.A. in Public Policy Management. He earned a B.A. in Political Science at Morehouse College.
OTIS ROLLEY
Otis Rolley (he/him) is a Social Impact Advisor for David Steward at Kingdom Capital, directing all philanthropic and impact investing efforts. He previously served as the first African American to head the Wells Fargo Foundation. While there, Otis directed all policies, objectives, and initiatives regarding the Foundation in philanthropically investing $300M annually in 17 nations with a staff of 125+ employees. His efforts helped to mapximize the effectiveness of the Foundation’s strategic investments in the communities served while increasing the visibility of the Bank’s brand in market areas. He was able to leverage the Foundation’s philanthropic investment 3:1 in private and public social impact investments.
Prior to his role at Wells Fargo, Otis served as Senior Vice President, U.S. Equity and Economic Opportunity Initiative (US EEO) at The Rockefeller Foundation. Otis led The Rockefeller Foundation’s 2030 sustainability development goal of decent work and economic growth, SDG Goal 8, within the United States. Recognizing low wage workers as essential, even prior to COVID-19, Otis directed all U.S. work focused on enhancing the ability of every working person to meet the basic financial needs of their family and have a path to a better future. With a focus on equity, Otis provided stewardship for U.S. grant making and investing ensuring that it was aligned to strategic levers to fill key US economic opportunity gaps in tax and budget policy design and implementation; access to capital and asset ownership; and worker coalition-building and advocacy. Between 2019-2022 his team deployed over $100M.
Immediately prior to becoming an SVP in 2019, Otis served as a North America Managing Director for 100 Resilient Cities, a major project sponsored by The Rockefeller Foundation. There he provided urban resilience (economic, environmental sustainability & community development) technical assistance and portfolio management for 29 cities throughout the U.S. and Canada. He also served as Managing Director for the Africa portfolio of 10 cities for over a year. In both North America and Africa, he facilitated the development of 18 Urban Resilience Strategies that advanced an equity agenda and resulted in $500M in leveraged investments.
Otis’ career has been dedicated to civic engagement, advancing equity, economic and community development in cities, and leading organizations in the for-profit, public, and non-profit sectors. His 25+ years of experience also includes serving in various leadership positions. He managed the strategic planning and urban development unit of a national management consulting firm. He has held cabinet roles with five different mayors in three large U.S. cities. He has been a chief of staff, managing a $2B budget; city planning director for America’s largest independent city; and he has served as the first deputy housing commissioner for the 5th largest public housing and community development agency in the United States. Ever committed to volunteerism, building capacity and pursuing justice, Otis is a board member of the Stonewall Community Foundation, an Advisory Board member for Black Girls Vote, and has served on a number of local and national governing boards, including but not limited to the Asset Funders Network, Municipal Employees Credit Union of Baltimore, Living Cities, and the Executive Committee of the Families & Workers Fund.
Otis is the father of three children. He and his partner Jason live in Baltimore, MD. He has a Master's in City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers University.
LILLIAN D. SINGH
Lillian D. Singh is Senior Vice President of Family Economic Mobility at Share Our Strength. In this role, Lillian leads the organization’s efforts to address structural inequities that create, sustain, and perpetuate food insecurity and persistent poverty for families. Additionally, Lillian is the Founder and CEO of Enterprising Ventures of Color, an organization dedicated to supporting nonprofit leaders of color in combating inequities and strengthening resilience.
With 20 years of experience, Lillian has been instrumental in advancing economic mobility strategies and bridging the racial wealth divide. Previously, she served as the Vice President for Programs and Racial Wealth Equity at Prosperity Now, where she managed a multidisciplinary team and worked on initiatives to improve the economic mobility of families and communities. Earlier in her career, she made significant contributions to the NAACP as the National Director of Economic Strategic Partnerships and Development, leading financial inclusion campaigns nationwide.
A Mississippi native but raised in Los Angeles, Lillian earned her undergraduate degree in Urban Planning and her Masters of Arts in Sociology, both from Stanford University. She has received numerous fellowships and honors, including the Aspen Institute Civil Society Fellow and the Independent Sector American Express NGen Fellow. Lillian lives in Bowie, Maryland, with her husband.
ANTONIO WILLIAMS
Tony Williams currently serves as the Vice President of Government Affairs and Local Advocacy for Comcast NBCUniversal. He is the lead strategist for Comcast’s work with over 6,000 City and County governments across the United States and manages the company’s engagement with local intergovernmental associations and Chambers of Commerce.
Previously Tony was the Executive Director of External Affairs for Comcast NBCUniversal where he developed partnerships with civil rights, consumer, and community organizations to expand free speech, civil rights, and economic inclusion within Technology and Media.
Prior to coming back to Washington, Tony led outreach and partnerships for Comcast’s Internet Essentials program. Under his leadership, Comcast built partnerships with thousands of school districts, libraries, community-based organizations, government agencies, and federal, state, and local elected officials to connect low-income Americans to broadband at home while ensuring that they also have the digital literacy skills and tools necessary to thrive in a 21 st century economy. Today Internet Essentials is the largest and most impactful broadband adoption program in the world connecting over 8 million low-income Americans to Broadband Internet.
Tony currently serves as the Chair of the Board of Trustees for DC Public Libraries, as well as the Washington Leadership Academy, and is on the boards of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, and the National Coalition for Black Civic Participation. He is also an advisor for the DC Chapter of the New Leaders Council.
Before Comcast Tony worked for U.S. Senator Norm Coleman and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. He is a 2020 Seeding Disruption Fellow, a 2016 Presidential Leadership Scholar, a 2016 graduate of the NAMIC Executive Leadership Development Program at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, and has received a Master’s in Communications and Journalism from American University, as well as a bachelor’s degree in History and International Relations from Macalester College.
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