“We have three key ingredients.”
Amber Shelton
Director of Culture and Talent
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1:15 Working at Lumina
Lumina people talk about working for the foundation.
“I firmly believe that we can make a difference.”
Jamie Merisotis
President and CEO
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1:18 “It’s exciting to support people working on the ground.”
Mary Laphen Pope
Strategy Officer
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1:07 “Community colleges are a driver of economic opportunity.”
Kermit Kaleba
Strategy Director
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1:12 “I work behind the scenes, but I get to pay people money.”
Shyvon Lacy
Grants Management Officer
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0:55 “Working at a foundation provides magical powers.”
Kevin Corcoran
Strategy Director
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1:34 “It’s so much more than just giving out money.”
Courtney Brown
Vice President of Impact and Planning
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0:51 “My work is around supporting community colleges and all the great work they do.”
Wayne Taliaferro
Strategy Director
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1:12 “You can help create change in the world.”
Terri Taylor
Strategy Director
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1:18 “We are redistributing the wealth.”
Jasmine Haywood
Strategy Director
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0:47 “It’s the people.”
Dominique Raymond
Strategy Director
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1:03 “I love the mission.”
Monique Crowell
Senior Accounting Officer
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Lumina Foundation and Equity in Education
Lumina staff talk about Lumina’s collective equity journey.
“Lumina has become more equity driven.”
Courtney Brown
Vice President of Impact and Planning
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1:17 “Lumina has sprung into action at the heights of racial injustices.”
Dominique Raymond
Strategy Director
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1:28 “We have evolved in five short years.”
Jasmine Haywood
Strategy Director
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1:01 “Racial justice is personal to me.”
Wayne Taliaferro
Strategy Director
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1:36 “Racial equity requires you to be in a learning mode all the time.”
Terri Taylor
Strategy Director
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0:53 “We became more explicit.”
Susan D. Johnson
Director of Grants Administration
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2:01 “Racial justice means giving people the same opportunity.”
Wendy Sedlak
Strategy Director
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1:09 “We needed to start talking about race.”
Kevin Corcoran
Strategy Director
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1:46 “20 years ago we weren’t identifying specific populations to help and now we are.”
Monique Crowell
Senior Accounting Officer
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