New Orleans

To date, New Orleans Scholars have won $53.8 million scholarship dollars from New Orleans partner colleges and universities.

History

The crisis that followed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina prompted Posse’s expansion to New Orleans. At the Posse Gala in 2010, the Foundation raised funds to establish the site, which launched the following year with additional funding from The Edward G. Schlieder Educational Foundation.

Posse is grateful to the teachers, counselors and community leaders of New Orleans, who help us identify incredible high school students. We especially thank our partner colleges and universities for their investments in the program and belief in the promise of Posse Scholars.

Posse New Orleans Staff

James Dabney, Director
Justina Boyd, Career Program Manager
Elizabeth Comer, Senior Development Officer
April Defillo, Assistant to the Director
Nikquania Gamble, Program Coordinator
Diana Gonzalez, Trainer
Meonyez Goodwin, Trainer
Jorge Reynoso, Trainer
Toussaint Trahan, Trainer
Prisca Washington, Program Director

Posse New Orleans Advisory Board

Rick Rizzo, Chair
Kim M. Boyle
Doug Charles
Jeffrey Goldring
Thomas L. Keefe
Angel King Johnson
Drew Marsh
Elise Moore
Hassan Thompson
Don Vinci