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
Triton College
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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