Posts By: Amanda Ufheil-Somers
Strategic Scholarship Giving for Student Success (2015)
In California, a vibrant future depends on our ability to dramatically increase the number of students getting to and through college. We cannot accomplish this without better supporting low-income students and those underrepresented in higher education—who are the vast majority of students in Read more >
Shawn Whalen Joins College Futures Staff as Senior Program Officer
SAN FRANCISCO / PRNewswire-USNewswire / — College Futures Foundation announced the appointment of Shawn Whalen as Senior Program Officer. Shawn brings extensive experience in higher education as both a faculty member and university administrator to the lead role he will play in strategy Read more >
Orville Jackson Joins College Futures Staff as Senior Policy & Research Officer
SAN FRANCISCO / PRNewswire-USNewswire / — College Futures Foundation announced the appointment of Orville Jackson as Senior Policy & Research Officer. An education researcher with more than 10 years of experience using research, data, and analytical tools to drive positive changes for students, Read more >
Lenny Mendonca and Willa Seldon Join College Futures Foundation Board of Directors
SAN FRANCISCO / PRNewswire-USNewswire / — College Futures Foundation—formerly College Access Foundation of California—announced the appointment of Lenny Mendonca, director emeritus of McKinsey & Company, and Willa Seldon, a partner at The Bridgespan Group, to its board of directors. Mendonca and Seldon will help oversee Read more >
Higher Education Policy Expert Jane Wellman Joins College Futures Foundation as Senior Advisor
SAN FRANCISCO / PRNewswire-USNewswire / — College Futures Foundation—formerly College Access Foundation of California—announced the appointment of Jane Wellman as senior advisor to the foundation. Wellman joined the staff in January. An independent policy analyst, Wellman is an expert in state and federal policy for Read more >
Brighter Vision Behind the College Futures Foundation Name and Look
SAN FRANCISCO / PRNewswire-USNewswire / — College Access Foundation of California is pleased to announce that it is now College Futures Foundation. The foundation has changed its name to better reflect its current and future work as well as its vision for a thriving California. Read more >
Unlocking Potential: How California’s Coachella Valley is Integrating Education Into an Economic Strategy for the 21st Century (2014)
When the Great Recession hit in 2008, the business, civic and education leaders of California’s Coachella Valley knew they needed a plan to take control over their economic destiny. So they came together, did their homework, and created one. Devised under the auspices Read more >
Grantee Perception Report (2011)
Our grantees are vital partners in our efforts to help students who are low-income and underrepresented in higher education attain a college degree. The success of College Futures depends on these grantee partnerships, and we are committed to soliciting their feedback in our Read more >