America’s Promise Alliance is guided by a talented, committed, and diverse group of leaders.

Meet Our Team

  • Sadiq Ali

    Vice President of Alliance Community

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  • Cierra Burnett

    Manager of Alliance Growth

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  • Jasmine Burton

    Jasmine Burton

    Atlanta Executive Director

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  • Rosie M. Connor

    Vice President of Development

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  • Danisha Dumornay

    Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives

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  • Ariana Eggleston

    Manager of Alliance Growth

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  • Sean Flanagan

    Vice President of Research and Evaluation

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  • Dawn Foye

    Director of Talent & Culture

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  • Esmeralda Gaton

    Director of Alliance Engagement

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  • Andrea Glauber

    Director, Collective Action

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  • Azure Grimes

    Director of Alliance Production

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  • Emma Kornfeld-Knapp

    Director of Alliance Programming

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  • Enjuelle Livingston

    Senior Director of Operations & Infrastructure

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  • Laura Mitchell

    Director of Alliance Learning & Insights

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  • Ruthie Moore

    Director, Alliance Programming

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  • Daniella Morello

    Daniella Morello

    Chief of Staff

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  • Alyssa Mutryn

    Director of Development

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  • Mike O’Brien

    Chief Executive Officer

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  • Lori Pica

    Controller

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  • Sarah Place

    Sarah Place

    Vice President of Pathways

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  • Melissa Ponce

    Director, Alliance Programming

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  • Deshaun Rice

    Manager of Alliance Engagement

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  • Parvathi Santhosh-Kumar

    Vice President of Community Impact

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  • Marco Sausa

    Director of Research & Evaluation

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  • Maureen Scully

    Director of Executive Office

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  • Lindsey Seltzer

    Vice President of Communications

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  • Jordyn Smith

    Senior Director of Communications

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  • Cynthia Straughter

    Senior Director of Administration

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  • Michelle Thomas

    Director of Alliance Engagement

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  • Nithi Thomas

    Vice President of Alliance Programming

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  • Sherese Ward

    Sherese Ward

    Vice President, Partner Cities

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Why We Do the Work

  • "I have always been passionate about working with young people and having a positive impact on my community. I was drawn to this role supporting APA’s collective action work, because all of our Alliance community members are working in such creative and innovative ways to empower young people. I believe that launching these new, multi-org collaborations will amplify that work and shape the youth-serving social sector into a space that is more equitable and effective."

    Andrea Glauber, Director of Collective Action

  • "What makes the Alliance so special, is the courage that each leader brings into the space. It’s not easy to talk about the challenges that we face in our own individual bodies of work, but everyone is in it for the same reason. There is no ego. There is no competitiveness."

    Jaclyn Piñero, CEO, uAspire

  • "APA builds communities of peers to support better practice sharing and avoidance of 'reinventing the wheel'. The Alliance promotes collaboration and partnership across orgs by helping them create foundational relationships and trust."

    Steven Colón, CEO, Bottom Line

  • "There was a time when mission-driven work could reach all of its potential in small, local, disconnected silos. And while so many orgs strive to maintain those "close" place-based values, the greatest challenges of our time require connection and cooperation. I think that is the potential of this network and why I'm excited to dig in."

    Marc Lesser, National Academy Foundation, VP Research and Technology