Experience

The Posse Foundation

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Regional Vice President

  • Jul 2021 - 2 years 6 months

• Miami Director

  • Sep 2011 - Jul 2021

  Founded in 1989, Posse identifies public high school students with extraordinary academic and leadership potential who may be overlooked by traditional college selection processes. Posse extends to these students the opportunity to pursue personal and academic excellence by placing them in supportive, multicultural teams—Posses—of 10 students. Posse partner colleges and universities award Posse Scholars four-year, full-tuition leadership scholarships. Posse is one of the most… Show more Founded in 1989, Posse identifies public high school students with extraordinary academic and leadership potential who may be overlooked by traditional college selection processes. Posse extends to these students the opportunity to pursue personal and academic excellence by placing them in supportive, multicultural teams—Posses—of 10 students. Posse partner colleges and universities award Posse Scholars four-year, full-tuition leadership scholarships. Posse is one of the most comprehensive and renowned college access and youth leadership development programs in the United States. In fact, President Barack Obama recently said in an interview in The Chronicle of Higher Education , “One of this year’s MacArthur awardees—the ‘genius’ awards—is an innovator named Deborah Bial. She proposed a model to identify promising students from disadvantaged urban backgrounds using an alternative set of qualities as predictors of success in college. …The students that are selected form a ‘Posse’ and are provided with extra supports, and end up graduating from selective colleges with a very high success rate.”



Per Scholas, Inc.

• Director of Miami Programs

  • Nov 2002 - Aug 2011

  Since 1997, Per Scholas has been a leader in helping individuals break the cycle of poverty by providing computer technology and comprehensive training to some of America’s most underserved communities. In addition to providing computer technician training, Per Scholas also connects low-income families to technology training and refurbished computers donated by corporations. Most importantly, the programs offered by Per Scholas change people’s lives. They empower children to succeed in… Show more Since 1997, Per Scholas has been a leader in helping individuals break the cycle of poverty by providing computer technology and comprehensive training to some of America’s most underserved communities. In addition to providing computer technician training, Per Scholas also connects low-income families to technology training and refurbished computers donated by corporations. Most importantly, the programs offered by Per Scholas change people’s lives. They empower children to succeed in school, equip adults to compete in the job market, and prevent toxic material from entering the waste stream. Show less



Junior Achievement of New York

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President of Education

  • Oct 1996 - Nov 2002

  Junior Achievement of New York (JA New York) is a non-profit organization that connects volunteers with students in grades K—12. Through in-class activities, after-school programs, and workplace experiences, students acquire the confidence they need to succeed in their future careers and in life. Junior Achievement of New York’s mission is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy.