Meet the dream team

Our team is made up of some of the most passionate, caring, and action-oriented people we know. We’ve assembled the smartest minds from diverse backgrounds and experiences in order to make long-lasting, resounding change in students’ lives.

 

 Leadership

Josue De Paz
CEO, Co-Founder

Josue De Paz is the CEO and co-founder of FTF and was most recently a 2022-2023 Obama Foundation Scholar at Columbia University. Prior to that, he was a Community Partnerships Manager at Girls Who Code. He’s also held positions in advertising  and financial services throughout his career. He’s a Loyola High School and Santa Clara alumni who loves coaching t-ball, mentoring students, and playing basketball. He was born in Mexico, raised in Los Angeles, and currently resides in Brooklyn, NY.

Board of Directors

Hana Seligman
Co-Founder & Board Secretary

Jerome J. Sanders
Board Chair

Jackie Mallon
Board Member

Natasha Ubaldo
Board Member, Compliance Officer

Olivia Fowora
Board Member

Jamal Adams
Board Member

Jamie Cunningham
Board Member

Alex Wasserman
Board Member

Monica Sibri
Board Member

Diana Arias
Board Member

Fangzhou Deng
Board Member

Student Advisory Board

Aissatou
2020 Fellow, Brooklyn
Columbia University ‘26

Anjum
2020 Fellow, Bronx
Hunter College ‘27

Aretre
2021 Fellow, Queens Stonybrook University ‘28

Jazmyne
2020 Fellow, Brooklyn
Tufts University ‘26

Rizouana
2020 Fellow, Queens
University of Rochester ‘26

Jaida
2021 Fellow, Queens
Hunter College ‘27

Nusrath
2021 Fellow, Bronx

Juky
2021 Fellow, Staten Island
City College ‘27

Obianuju
2021 Fellow, Bronx
Bucknell University ‘28