Now in its third year, the Thrive Leaders Network has announced its newest cohort of fellows. The Thrive Leaders Network – composed of Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) higher education and postsecondary nonprofit executives – provides these grantee partners with financial grant support and flexible leadership enrichment resources to support their sustainability and growth as sector leaders. This effort is jointly funded by Kresge’s Education Program and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Congratulations:
• Afi Y. Wiggins, Ph.D., Managing Director, Charles A. Dana Center, The University of Texas at Austin
• Alexandra Bernadotte, Founder & CEO, Beyond 12
• Amanda Said Canto, Chief of Staff & Acting Executive Director, The Michigan Hispanic Collaborative
• Cheryl Watson-Harris, Ed.D, President & Executive Director, Achieve Atlanta
• Diana Maldonado, CEO, it Maldonado Strategies
• Donald Kamentz, Founder and CEO, Contigo Ed
• Eddie Lincoln J.D., Eddie Lincoln, CEO, Rainier Scholars
• Ekaterina Struett, CEO, College Advising Corps
• Harry L. Williams, President and CEO, Thurgood Marshall College Fund
• Jermaine Myrie, CEO, MENTOR
• Kyle Westbrook, Ph.D., Executive Director, Education Systems Center at NIU
• Lisette Nieves, President, Fund for the City of New York
• Michael Lomax, President and CEO, UNCF (United Negro College Fund)
• Robert Espinoza, CEO, National Skills Coalition
• Sheila Sarem, Founder and CEO, BASTA
• Soilo Felix, President and CEO, Be A Leader Foundation
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