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About Us

Seeds Team
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Reducing Barriers to Wealth Creation for under-resourced Communities. ​

The Next Generation can overcome financial insecurity by enrolling in competitive, strategic, and entrepreneurial and career programs. These initiatives provide access to universities, careers, and financial literacy education, in addition to valuable resources and social networks that can lead to long-term financial stability. 

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The Leader Behind Seeds of Fortune

“A Posse Leadership Scholar at Babson College on a $250,000 scholarship graduating in 2014. I believed it was my duty to help ease the financial burdens of those in my generation; so I created a scholars program to help students obtain local and national scholarships and learn the tools needed for wealth creation.”

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Nitiya Walker

Founder and

Executive Director

Our Board 

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Myles O'Connell

Meta Platforms, Inc.   

Head of Entertainment Partnerships North America

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Susan Walsh 

Controller 

400 Capital Management 

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David Thomas 

Director

​BMO Capital Markets 

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Keisha Alleyne Esq 

Civil Court Judge for District 7 Municipal Court District Kings County 

Renée T. White

Special Advisor to the President and Professor of Sociology, The New School

Our Advisory Board 

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Jennifer Sandoval-dancs, Associate Vice President for Admission & Financial Aid â€‹Claremont Mckenna College

 

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Stacey Kostell 

Vice President and Dean of Enrollment, Northwestern University

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Latoya Jordan,

Lead by Design Lab   Founder & Chief Consultant  

Patalia Tate,

Creative & Brand Strategy Consultant 

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Rachel Deneault, Director in Institutional Sales, BMO Capital Markets 

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Edwin Nartey, Engineering Manager at Google

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Khushi Jain, Portfolio Associate, Bridgewater Associates

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Alexandra Cook, Founder, Scrapi

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Rosalind Wiggins, Director, The Global Financial Crisis Project & Lecturer  at Yale Program on Financial Stability

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Ambra Brice Carpenter, Adjunct Professor, LIM College, Founder of Cedar Street,  Ex-Google 

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Courtney Minden

Consultant and Strategist in Higher Ed Enrollment at Minden Advisory Group, LLC

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Paul Bonitto

Associate Director, Undergraduate Admission

​Boston College    

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Niketa Eason,

Director, 

Creative Talent Acquisition Paramount    

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Raven Durden, Ex Program Manager, Strategy Operations, Google

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Rebecca Toseland, Economics Professor, Yale University 

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Crystal Thompson,

Sr. Manager, Insights

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Delia Gillis, Visiting Professor, Entrepreneur, Webster University 

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Jennifer Kusa, Senior Director, New York Life Investments

Join Our Team

Learn, grow, and become a part of our Community!

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Nitiya Walker

Founder &  

Executive Director 

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Nicola Fennel 

Program Manager and Director of College Success

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Scott Medeiros 

Associate Director Growth & Engagement 

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Jennifer Chavez

Program Manager

Seeds Team

Support Team: â€‹

  • Industry Specialist 

  • Writing Coaches 

  • Program Assistant 

  • Professional Development Coaches

  • Recruitment Intern

  • Seeds University Council

  • Seeds Ambassadors
     

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