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

Information Systems and Data Team

N. Joyce Payne Center for Social Justice

Sean Perryman

Executive Director

Robert Cline

Director of Communications

Executive and Administrative Team

Harry L. Williams

President & CEO

Heather M. Finney

Executive Assistant to the President & CEO

Tangie Newborn

Director, Operations

Dr. N. Joyce Payne

Founder

David K. Sheppard, Esq.

Chief Legal Officer & Chief of Staff

Finance Team

Aisha T. Brown

Chief Finance & Operations Officer

Jason M. Hundley

Vice President of Finance and Operations

LaDonna J. Morgan

Senior Manager, Finance

Lakisha Jackson

Senior Manager of Finance, Grants Management

Marlin Peters

Manager, Finance Accounts Payable

Fundraising and Partnerships Team

George F. Spencer

Chief Development Officer

Ericka D. Brownlee-Keller

Director, Strategic Partnerships and Diversity Initiatives

Mariah Bullock

Development Coordinator

Betsy Burton-Strunk

Vice President of Development

Amy Goldstein

Vice President, Organizational Advancement and Capacity Building

Michael Hurlbert

Senior Director, Major Gifts and Planned Giving

Phillip Jones

Senior Director, Development

Vel'Keitra Malone

Senior Manager, Development Partner Relations

Government Relations Team

David K. Sheppard, Esq.

Chief Legal Officer & Chief of Staff

Sean D. Burns, Esq.

Assistant Vice President, Government Relations

Victor Santos

Senior Director, Government Relations

Information Systems

Steven Saint-George

Director, Information Systems and Technology

Alejandro Lopez, Jr.

Senior Manager of Information Systems

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Team

George F. Spencer

Chief Development Officer

Martin G. Martin,II

Program Director

Tamaria K. Perry

Assistant Vice President

Quinn Williams

Manager, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Legal and Human Resources Team

David K. Sheppard, Esq.

Chief Legal Officer & Chief of Staff

Alicia S. Head

Director, Human Resources

Marketing and Communications Team

Andrea Horton

Chief Marketing Officer

Dana Brown

Assistant Vice President of Marketing

Khadija Campbell

Director, Brand Engagement

Precious Dorch-Robinson

Manager, Brand Marketing

Tanya Y. Gaines

Marketing Traffic Manager

Christian M. Gardner

Manager, Graphic Design

Jairamie King

Director, Brand Engagement & Digital Platforms

Chevonne Mansfield

Senior Director, Strategic Communications

Programs Team

Eric D. Hart Ed.D

Chief Programs Officer

Patricia Jenkins

Programs Coordinator

Mildred Leon

Coordinator, Programs

Moseka Medlock

Program Director

Ashley Odom

Program Director

Jacqueline Powers

Assistant Vice President of Programs

Brandon-Rashad Kenny

Executive Director, National Black Talent Bank

André Sanders

Director, Research and Data

Brittany Short

Manager, Talent Acquisition and Campus Relations

Jerrin Strayhorn

Program Director

Martinique Thompson

Vice President of Talent Acquisition and Campus Relations

Noel Walker

Programs Coordinator

Tamara M. Thompson

Assistant Vice President, Programs

Rachel Williams

Programs Director and Student Success Coach, National Black Talent Bank

Paquita M. Yarborough, Ed.D

Executive Director, Capacity Building

Scholarships Team

Dr. Marla Ashe

Assistant Vice President of Scholarships

Jessica Alcindor

Manager of Scholarships

Yakima Anderson

Manager of Scholarships

Charise Garrett

Manager, Scholarships

Zoie Little

Scholarships Specialist Consultant

Erika Orsulak

Scholarships Consultant

Shana Pryor

Senior Manager of Scholarships

Talent Acquisition Team

Martinique Thompson Taylor

Vice President of Talent Acquisition and Campus Relations

Ashlee Adams

Senior Program Manager, Talent Acquisition and Campus Relations – Recruiter

Brittany Short

Manager, Talent Acquisition and Campus Relations Recruiter

Jasmine Chance

Manager, Talent Acquisition and Campus Relations- Recruiter

Kimani Robinson

Talent Acquisition and Campus Relations-Recruiter

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