Allison Holton

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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 […]

Patrick O’Donnell

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Patrick O’Donnell is the Chief Executive Officer of Making Waves Education Foundation, a nonprofit organization in the San Francisco Bay Area that supports historically underserved and underrepresented students to reach their college, career, and life goals. Prior to joining Making Waves, Patrick worked for two years as a seventh-grade teacher at the American School Foundation […]

Aiyana Mourtos

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Aiyana Mourtos is the Chief Program Officer at Making Waves Education Foundation. In this role, she is focused on program design that facilitates a partnership with Wave-Makers on their path to college and career and strengthening outcomes through continuous improvement and innovation. Always a learner and a teacher at heart, Aiyana has dedicated her career to […]

Erick Roa

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As Chief Operating Officer at Making Waves Education Foundation, Erick Roa is responsible for partnering with all of members of the organization to create and implement talent-facing policies, procedures, and rituals that promote a thriving, equitable, and inclusive team culture grounded in Making Waves Education Foundation’s core values and commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and […]