A diverse national team, growing every year.

The FUSE team and board of directors are committed to driving equitable change locally and nationally. We value diversity of thought and experience, and we work hard to make sure that our teams reflect the communities that we serve.

Nana Agyeman

Senior Associate of Recruiting

Nathaniel Bencivenga

Director of Fellowships

Derrick “KD” Brown

Manager of Recruiting

Damali Burton

Director of Partnerships

Raleah Davis

Manager of Recruiting

Nancy Gage

President and COO

Dan Houston

Director of Programs and Evaluation

John Kendzior

Senior Director of Recruiting

Christina Lo

Marketing and Communications Associate

Hyma Menath

Director of Fellow Support

Erika Nguyen

Director of Marketing and Communications

Michelle Pascucci

Director of Finance and Operations

Maria Dolores Rodriguez

Program Manager

Devin Romanul

Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships

Ceantel Rubin

Vice President

Brandon Starling

Director of Partnerships

James Weinberg

CEO

Della Williams

Vice President

Raina Yusufova

Senior Associate of Programs

Korin Crawford

Advisor

Eldrin L. Deas

Director / Vice Chair

Brad Finkelstein

Director / Secretary

Alex Heath

Director

Jeff Hebert

Director / Co-Chair

Jayant Kairam

Director

Ayesha Khanna

Director

John Legend

Advisor

Heather McGhee

Advisor

Lenny Mendonca

Advisor

Edward Mulherin

Advisor

Miguel Solis

Director

Rebecca Stuart

Advisor

Gayathri Thaikkendiyil

Advisor

Mark Thomas

Director

Michael Tubbs

Advisor

Amelia Warren Tyagi

Director / Co-Chair

Freda Wang

Director / Treasurer