Executive Board of Directors

  • Adamaka Ajaelo, M.B.A.,
    Founding Executive Director
    (Sr. Program Manager – Adobe)
    Founder’s Bio – HERE
  • Shalonda Tillman, Chief Operations Officer & Curriculum Lead
    (Educator – Oakland Unified School District)
  • Gervetti Lockett, Ph.D., Director, Marketing & Digital Content
    (Learning & Development Partner – Facebook)
  • Jeremiah Tolbert, Director, Infrastructure & Corporate Development
    (Founder/CEO, Tolbert Architect & Designs)
  • Karen Trapenberg Frick, Ph.D. Partnerships & Grants
    (Associate Professor, City & Regional Planning and Director of Transportation Center – UC Berkeley)
  • Alanna Dover, Program Operations Lead
    (CEO & Founder of BodyLove)

Advisory Board

  • Stevie Gray, M.A.
    Vice President, Ticket Operations – Golden State Warriors
  • Eleanor “Patty” Dingle, M.B.A.
    Head of Diversity & Inclusion – BNY Mellon
  • Kranthi Meka
    SVP, Business Development – PayActiv
  • Danielle J. Harris
    Director of Mobility Innovation, Elemental Excelerator
  • Riya Shanmugam
    Senior Director, Strategy & Engineering – Adobe
  • Ashley Tucker, M.B.A.
    Senior Manager, Corporate Engineering & Solutions – Lyft
  • Y’Anad Burrell
    CEO, Glass House Communications
  • Jacquelyn Broader
    Research Associate – UC Berkeley
  • Nkiruka Ajaelo, M.S.W.
    Child Welfare Supervisor – Alameda County Child & Family Services