Center for Advancing Opportunity Team ​
Executive and Administrative Team​
Finance Team​
Fundraising and Partnerships Team​
Government Relations Team​
Human Resources​
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Team
Marketing and Communications Team ​
Programs Team ​
Talent Acquisition Team​
Scholarships Team
Information Systems and Data Team​
N. Joyce Payne Center for Social Justice Team ​

N. Joyce Payne Center for Social Justice

M.C. Brown II

Executive Director & Research Scientist


Eric D. Hart Ed.D

Vice President for Programs and Strategic Fund Development


Tangie Newborn

Director of Operations & Special Projects


Darian Lasenby, PhD

Senior Manager for Research and Data Analytics


Nicole Navarro

ACLS Leading Edge Fellow


Executive and Administrative Team​

Executive and Administrative Team

Harry L. Williams

President & CEO


Heather M. Finney

Senior Executive Assistant to the President & CEO


Dr. N. Joyce Payne

Founder


David K. Sheppard, Esq.

Chief Business & Legal Officer


Aisha T. Brown

Chief Finance & Operations Officer


Jason M. Hundley

Executive Vice President of Finance and Operations


Anthony Edwards

Director, Operations


Finance Team​

Finance Team

Aisha T. Brown

Chief Finance & Operations Officer


Jason M. Hundley

Executive Vice President of Finance and Operations


Marlin Peters

Assistant Director of Accounts Payable


James Herring

Assistant Director of Accounts Receivable


LaDonna J. Morgan

Senior Manager, Finance


Caroline Reynolds

Senior Coordinator, Finance


Fundraising and Partnerships Team​

Fundraising and Partnerships Team

George F. Spencer

Chief Innovation & Growth Officer


Betsy Burton-Strunk

Vice President of Development


Amy Goldstein

Vice President, Strategy


Michael Hurlbert

Associate Vice President, Development


LaShonda Hairston

Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships


Phillip Jones

Senior Director, Development


Vel’Keitra Malone

Senior Manager, Development Partner Relations


Irayia Thompson

Coordinator, Development


Darnell Liburd

Senior Manager, Development


DeShawn Spellman

Assistant Vice President, TMCF Ventures


Johnnie Lonon Jr

Director, Strategic Partnerships


Ashtyn Duncan

Manager, Strategic Partnerships


Government Relations Team​

Government Relations Team

David K. Sheppard, Esq.

Chief Business & Legal Officer


Sean D. Burns, Esq.

Assistant Vice President, Government Relations and Legal Affairs


Victor Santos

Associate Vice President, Government Relations


Sherrie L. Rhodes, Esq.

Assistant Vice President of External Affairs and Deputy Chief of Staff


Information Systems

Information Systems

Aisha T. Brown

Chief Finance & Operations Officer


Director of Information Systems


Senior Manager of Information Systems
National Talent Bank Team

George F. Spencer

Chief Innovation & Growth Officer
 

Rachel Williams

Program Director & Career Success Coach, National Talent Bank

Brandon D. Stevens

Senior Manager, National Talent Bank Recruitment
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Team

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Team

George F. Spencer

Chief Innovation & Growth Officer


Martin G. Martin,II

Senior Director, Innovation and Entrepreneurship


Tamaria K. Perry

Vice President of Innovation and Entrepreneurship


Quinn Williams

Manager, Innovation and Entrepreneurship


Nyjal Drayton

Coordinator, Innovation and Entrepreneurship


Rishoba Mundrati

Program Director, Innovation and Entrepreneurship


Human Resources Team

Human Resources Team

Aisha T. Brown

Chief Finance & Operations Officer


Farrahdia Mirambeau

Assistant Vice President of Human Resources


Morgan Nelson

Coordinator, Human Resources


Marketing and Communications Team ​

Marketing and Communications Team


Dr. Clara Ross Stamps

Interim Chief Marketing Officer


Angelica Smith

Manager, Campus Marketing & Engagements


Grace Kasozi

Senior Director of Brand Marketing


Khadija Campbell

Senior Director of Events


Markeita Yarbrough

Senior Events Manager


Jairamie King

Director of Campus Marketing & Engagements


Robert Knox II

Senior Director, Strategic Communications


Brooke Strayhorn

Events Content Manager


Khasmin Dock

Events Manager


Aisha Felder

Vice President of Marketing


Dante Ortado

Events Coordinator


Avery Jones

Senior Manager, Events


Programs Team ​

Programs Team

Tamara M. Thompson

Interim Chief of Programs


Ashlee Adams

Interim Senior Director of Programs


Moseka Medlock

Interim Senior Director of Programs


Ashley Odom

Interim Senior Director of Programs


Jerrin Strayhorn

Program Director


Noel Walker

Senior Program Manager


Paquita M. Yarborough, Ed.D

Vice President of Capacity Building


Cheresa Greene Simpson

Director for Capacity Building


Adrianne Myers

Coordinator, Programs


Torrance Sellers

Senior Manager, Programs and Business Systems


Jamal Baskin

Program Manager, Capacity Building


Scholarships Team

Scholarships Team

Aisha T. Brown

Chief Finance & Operations Officer


Jason M. Hundley

Executive Vice President of Finance and Operations


Jacqueline Powers

Assistant Vice President of Scholarships


Jessica Alcindor

Manager of Organizational Research


Charise Garrett

Interim Director of Scholarships


Ke’Mari Caver

Coordinator, Organizational Research


Amy Boyd

Director of Data Analytics and Technology


Mildred Leon

Scholarships Coordinator


Shana Pryor

Senior Director of Scholarships


Natasha Spencer

Senior Manager of Scholarships


Linda Pilcher

Scholarships Coordinator


Teshena Debrew

Assistant Director, Strategic Transformation and Scholar Experience


Natasha Ramsey

Interim Senior Manager of Scholarships


Bryan Woodson

Manager, Scholarships 


André Sanders

Senior Director of Research, Evaluation Services and Capacity Building


Learning & Talent

Talent Acquisition Team

Martinique Thompson Taylor

Interim Chief Learning Officer


Alicia S. Head

Assistant Vice President of Learning and Talent


Tristin Rainey

Senior Manager of Learning and Talent – Partner Activations


Jasmine Chance

Senior Manager of Learning and Talent – Coaching 


Kimani Robinson

Senior Manager of Learning and Talent


Terria Byrdsong

Talent Manager


Nia Curry

Talent Manager


Shaina Singleton

Talent Manager


Chanel Quick

Talent Success Coach


Nycole Thelwell

Talent Success Coach


Angel Russell

Talent Manager


Christy Holland

Talent Recruiter


Andrea Trotter

Talent Recruiter


Jarrad Cartlidge

Talent Manager


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