Executive Board of Directors

Adamaka Ajaelo, M.B.A.,
Founding Executive Director
{Dir., Workforce Planning – Visa}
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}
Riya Shanmugam, Strategic Partnerships
{GVP, Partnerships & Channels – New Relic}

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
Ashley Tucker, M.B.A.
Senior Manager, Corporate Engineering & Solutions – Lyft
Y’Anad Burrell
CEO, Glass House Communications
Jacquelyn Broader
Research Associate – UC Berkeley