STAFF/LEADERSHIP TEAM
Founder and Executive Director
Emmanuel Ford, Esq. *
Fund Development Specialist
Maria Alvarez *
Project Managers
Jessica Varela, MBA **
Assie Konneh *
Program Specialists
Aleshia Rider **
Adonis Valdez Melendez *
Account Management Program (“AMP”) Coaches
Edson Martinez, MSW, LSW (Program Coordinator) *
Jessica Varela, MBA **
Marci Korten, MA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Sharonda Weatherspoon *
Michael Kors
Board President
Dr. Charyl Staci Yarbrough
Employment Accessibility Services, NJ DOL
Board Vice President
Wilson Torres *
Broadridge
Board Treasurer
Dr. Jessica Monaghan
Princeton University
Board Secretary
Mark Boutros
UBS
Dr. Emmanuel Dorley *
University of Florida
Gwendolyn Jennings *
Public Service Electric & Gas Co.
Ashley Lytle, MBA *
Johnson & Johnson
Darky Peralta *
Magyar Bank
Lola Stewart-Samuel *
Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
Dr. Sheila Witherspoon *
Designer eLearning, LLC
* New Brunswick High School Alumni
** New Brunswick Health Sciences Technology High School Alumni
(Companies, institutions, agencies, and organizations that NBEF Board members are affiliated with are noted below their names. However, these entities are not necessarily affiliated with NBEF).
