Our Progress
Education First offers college scholarships and coaching in each of the below cities. We have awarded over $1,000,000 since 1995
Austin
Boston
Denver
Los Angeles
Portland
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
- 2020 Annual Report
- 2019 Annual Report
- 2018 Annual Report
- 2017 Annual Report
- 2016 Annual Report
- 2015 Annual Report
- 2014 Annual Report
- 2013 Annual Report
- 2012 Annual Report
- 2011 Annual Report
- 2010 Annual Report
- 2009 Annual Report
- 2008 Annual Report
- 2007 Annual Report
- 2006 Annual Report
- 2005 Annual Report
- 2004 Annual Report
National Board of Directors
Savanah Miles
Board Chair
Christopher Bryan
Operations Officer
Jennifer Lao
Fundraising and Events Director
Marcus Mayorga
Information Technology Director
Kirt Leadbetter
Major Gifts Director
Anthony Southerland
Marketing and Social Media Director
Owen Landry
Scholar Communications Director
Sayra Escobedo
Scholar Selection Director
Luke Beutjer
Treasurer
Patricia Johnston
Volunteer Recruiting Director
Regional Board of Directors
Fariha Jahangir
Austin Regional Director
Carolina Ruiztagle
Boston Regional Director
Chelsey Bogacz
Denver Regional Director
Salisha Bhola
Los Angeles Regional Director
Elaine Underwood
Portland Regional Director
Shannon Lackey
San Diego Regional Director
Moanam Khalid
San Francisco Regional Director
Shama Shams
Seattle Regional Director
Our Scholarship Recipients
A Past Scholar's Journey
Volunteers
Education First is comprised of a diverse group of volunteers who work together toward a common goal: Improving the lives of disadvantaged students through college scholarships and coaching.
Our volunteers contribute in a wide variety of ways. They select scholars, raise money, plan events, work on national initiatives, and more. Regardless of the activity, our volunteers work together as a team to make a difference.
- Ahmed Al Hashimi
- Alexis Sutherland
- Alicia Polak
- Amber Ford
- Amy Labossiere
- Andra Kidd
- Andrew Pablo
- Angel Asuncion-Reed
- Anthony Patterson
- Archana Dilip
- Ashley Seeley
- Ashley Kim
- Ashlyn Jackson
- Aubrey Gormley
- Audrey Tyrrell
- Aundrea Dahl
- Azin Momtaz
- Bhasker Moorthy
- Briana Cree
- Brooke Dowd
- Carol Sloan
- Carolina Ruiztagle
- Caroline Burns
- Carolyn Edwards
- Charles Li
- Chloe Kan
- Chris Sanchez
- Christopher Wren
- Christopher Elizalde
- Claire Harman
- Connie Xu
- Crystal Le
- Cuiyun Liu
- Dan Belcher
- Dan Vi Nguyen
- David Smith
- David Cho
- Dhara Patel
- Diana Rosdahl
- Diane Calungcagin Avila
- Donny Nguyen
- Elyse Rast
- Eric Steinert
- Eugene Cheng
- Fouad Yazbeck
- Gaby Dickerson-Ramirez
- Geovanni Cuevas
- Gustavo Velasquez
- Haley Zilka
- Hien Dao
- Jacob Shichman
- Jael Nyrasengimana
- James Bush
- Jared Bogacz
- Jeff Wu
- Jenna Johnson
- Jennifer Hillman
- Jimmy Lee
- Joshua Rosales
- Joyce Mensah
- Juhi Singh
- Julia Delk
- June Fernandez
- Justin Hull
- Karen Birt
- Karishma Kumari
- Katherine Shorten
- Katherine Schwartz
- Kayla Casamento
- Kelly Pfeifer
- Kim Valentine
- Kimberly McGrath
- Kristin Gray
- Lana Fernandez
- Laura Randall
- Lauren Caster
- Lily Bryan
- Liza McKinnon
- Louis Harris
- Madison Gebhard
- Mara Cogswell
- Marcella Hilton
- Marina Saleeb
- Mark Kennington
- Marlene Burch
- Matthew McDonald
- Mia Ren
- Michael Peters
- Michael Kelley
- Michael Galathe
- Min Htet
- My Le Simbro
- Nadeline Alexandre
- Naharia Smith
- Natalie Levin
- Nathan Smith
- Neha Hewitt
- Neha Dhupar
- Nevene Hullender
- Nicholas Athanasiou
- Paige Powers
- Pam Olson
- Pat Thompson
- Paul Bruss
- Perry Montgomery
- Phu Phan
- Piriye Ebenezer
- Priyanka Mehta
- Rachitha Nagendra
- Raffaella Pardi
- Ramsin Yacoob
- Rhea Srivats
- Saad Hussain
- Sarah Locke-Henderson
- Sarah Bruss
- Sarah Biondich
- Sheida Saedifaez
- Sheila Vish
- Sonu Mehta
- Stacey Field
- Suneel Pelluru
- Susan Zhou
- Sylvia Zermeno
- Tate Johnson
- Tobianne Paul
- Udaya Lakshmi
- Valerie Carboni
- Veronica Ta
- Wayne Pua
- Xiaojie Qi
- Xumin Hu
- Yanbin Li
- Yekaterina Aimukanova
- Zane Carmean
- Zoe Johnson