Parent Advisors

Nicole Alkire
Sitting Bull College
North Dakota

Amber Angel
ECMC Foundation
California

Ignacio Angel Jr.
Santa Monica Community College
California

Cherrill Dominique Baker
West Michigan Center for Arts & Technology
Michigan

Jesus Benitez
The Kresge Foundation
New York

Brittany Block
House of Handsome
House of Handsome Owner/Stylist
Minnesota

Lynnette Coney
Crossbreeze Care Center
Florida

Lesley Del Rio
RootED Denver
Colorado

Jessica Engstrom
University of Michigan
Michigan

Indira Grullon
Uncommon Schools
New Jersey

Melba Henao
Senior Analyst Community Lead Generator, CVS Health Aetna Medicare Solutions
New Jersey

Tameka Henry
The Obodo Collective
Nevada

Ashley Hill Hamilton
The Uptown Doula
Louisiana

Drayton Jackson
Foundation for Homeless and Poverty Management
Washington

Yolanda Johnson-Peterkin
New York City Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice, Housing Initiatives
New York

Mikah Jorgensen
Northeastern Illinois University
Illinois

Lona Juarez
Jefferson County Workforce Center
Colorado

Shana Kelly
Department of Human Services in Adams County
Colorado

Karlee Knuth
University of Texas at Tyler
Texas

Rashika Lee
Corewell Health
Michigan

Brittnee Marsaw
Family and Workforce Centers of America’s Skillup Program
Missouri

Michaela Martin
First 5 Orange County
California

Janine McMahon
JDM Global Leadership & Consulting LLC
Connecticut

Christian Ortiz
Hunter College
New York
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