
Community
Team
Partners
Youth
Team
Staff

Lisa Maria Rhodes
Executive Director
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Project XLIV LCC, Founder – New Orleans

Terrance Taylor
Finance Lead

Brandon D. Hawkins J.D.
Team Director

Adreyauna Lewers
Hiring Lead
Liaisons

Pablo Guth
Abramson Sci Academy Liaison

Maria Schneider
Collegiate Academies Next Liaison

Issa Moquete
George Washington Carver Liaison

Arielle Hunter
Livingston Collegiate Academy Liaison

Erik Zavala
George Washington Carver Liaison

Emma Merrill
George Washington Carver Liaison

Brenda Herrera
Abramson Sci Academy Liaison

Alix Smith
Rosenwald Collegiate Academy Liaison
Board of Directors

William Snowden
Esq. Board Chair
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Will is the New Orleans Director of the Vera Institute of Justice. In this role, he continues and strengthens Vera’s existing partnerships with criminal justice actors and community leaders while identifying new collaborative relationships with government entities and community organizations. The collaborations focus on improving criminal justice systems in the South. Prior to joining Vera, Will was a public defender for five years representing New Orleanians in all stages of a case from arraignment to trial. Will also developed a focus and specialization in advocacy around reforming the procedures, systems, and policies around jury duty in an effort to promote diversity and representativeness in the jury box. Will also launched The Juror Project—an initiative aiming to increase the diversity of jury panels while changing and challenging people’s perspective of jury duty.

Cristina Sánchez
Vice President
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Manager of Operations for CA Next with Collegiate Academies

Kwamena Aidoo
Secretary/Treasurer
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Project XLIV LCC, Founder – New Orleans