STAFF/LEADERSHIP TEAM
Emmanuel Ford, Esq. *
Founder and Executive Director
Maria Alvarez *
Fund Development Specialist
Jessica Varela, MBA **
Project Manager
Assie Konneh *
Project Manager
Aleshia Rider **
Program Specialist
Adonis Valdez Melendez *
Program Specialist
Account Management Team
Edson Martinez, MSW, LSW *
Jessica Varela, MBA **
Tahj Burnette, MSW, LSW *
Aileen Merino *
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Bobbie Brown, MSW *
Rutgers University
Board President
Dr. Sheila Witherspoon *
Designer eLearning, LLC
Board Vice President
John E. Parker
Retired – New Bruns. Public Schools
Board Treasurer
Mark Boutros
Morgan Stanley
Victoria Gorman
Magyar Bank
Gwendolyn Jennings *
Public Service Electric & Gas Company
Dr. Emmanuel Johnson *
Information Sciences Institute, USC
Ashley Lytle, MBA *
Johnson & Johnson
Dr. Jessica Monaghan
Princeton University
Luz D. Sanchez *
RK Hughes, Inc.
Lola Stewart-Samuel *
Chubb Insurance Companies
Sharonda Weatherspoon *
Ralph Lauren
Dr. Charyl Staci Yarbrough
Employment Accessibility Services, NJ DOL
* 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).
