Z’haria Anderson
As a Making Waves Education Foundation Marketing and Storytelling Intern, Z’haria Anderson (she/her) develops impactful marketing content, supports storytelling projects, and conducts brand analyses to support the foundation’s strategic goals. Z’haria is a second-year business administration major at the University of Southern California. She is passionate about public service and educational advocacy, working with nonprofits […]
Felix Dong
Felix Dong (he/him) is Making Waves Education Foundation’s Marketing and Storytelling Operations Coordinator. He works on Making Waves’ marketing and storytelling projects, diving into digital operations and analytics as well as managing photo, video, and content for the organization. He is a first-generation college student, who studied abroad for a semester in South Korea and […]
Justin Douglas
Justin is the Vice President of Partnerships at Making Waves Education Foundation. In this role, he develops relationships with corporate, foundation, educational, and nonprofit partners to expand and fund Making Waves’ work. Previously, Justin was the Managing Director of Foundation & Corporate Partnerships at Teach For America Northern California, where he led institutional fundraising strategy. […]
Giovanna Barragan
As Lead Marketing and Storytelling Intern: Digital and Social Media, Giovanna Barragan (she/her) works with the Marketing and Storytelling team to collaborate on branding, storytelling, panels, and more. She is a current sophomore at the University of Southern California and majors in non-governmental organizations and social change. Her passion of giving back was ignited during […]
Allison Holton
As Chief External Affairs Officer at Making Waves Education Foundation, Allison leads the vision and strategy for external affairs to ensure the organization advances its vision to increase the number of underrepresented students who achieve college and career success. Allison discovered her passion for education as an elementary teacher in St. Louis, Missouri with Teach […]
Bonnie Shea
As the VP of Marketing and Storytelling at Making Waves Education Foundation, Bonnie Shea (she/her) oversees strategy and implementation for branding, marketing, storytelling, and other communications. She has dedicated her career to the field of education, most recently before Making Waves working as the Executive Director of Communications and Marketing for Global Affairs at the […]