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Rihab Babiker

Rihab works closely with the President on CEP’s finances and operations, ensuring accurate and useful financial reporting and modeling to guide decision-making, and contributing to the overall strategic direction of the organization. Rihab is a seasoned financial and...

Vice President, Finance and Operations

Sae Allan Darling

Sae supports the vice president of programming and external relations and CEP’s programs and marketing efforts. Prior to joining CEP in October 2019, Sae worked as an office coordinator for an architectural design firm, a sales team manager for a security service, and...

Executive Assistant, Programming and External Relations

Samar Allibhoy

Samar evaluates student feedback and assists in the generation of client reports. Prior to joining YouthTruth in 2021, Samar graduated from Yale University with a degree in Cognitive Science. She is fascinated by the impact of educational environments on students’...

Senior Analyst, YouthTruth

Sampriti Ganguli

Sampriti is a Senior Advisor at Arabella Advisors’, where she served for seven years as the firm’s chief executive officer. In that role, she oversaw all aspects of the firm’s performance, including revenue, operations, strategic growth, marketing, and client...

Senior Advisor, Arabella Advisors

Sarah Martin

Sarah works closely with the vice president of Programming and External Relations and the President’s office to support the execution of CEP’s fundraising, communications, and programming efforts. She is also the executive producer of Giving Done Right, CEP’s podcast...

Manager, Programming and External Relations

Seara Grundhoefer

Seara supports the research team at CEP in designing studies, analyzing quantitative and qualitative data, and writing reports. Prior to joining CEP in October 2023, Seara worked in international development, contributing to program and impact evaluations of...

Analyst, Research

Serena Meghani

Serena evaluates student feedback and assists in the generation of client reports. Prior to joining YouthTruth, Serena graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Cognitive Science and a minor in Education. She also worked in higher education academic programming and...

Senior Analyst, YouthTruth

Stephanie Hull

Stephanie is president and CEO of Girls Inc., a national organization that inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. Girls Inc. delivers life-changing programs and experiences to more than 132,000 girls through a network of 80 local organizations across the...

President and CEO, Girls Inc.

Symone Marie Holloway

Symone Marie crafts YouthTruth’s written content and manages YouthTruth’s social media presence. Symone Marie is passionate about education and believes in the power of student voice to improve schools. Prior to joining YouthTruth, she graduated from Bowdoin College...

Communications Coordinator, YouthTruth

Taryn Higashi

Taryn is the executive director of Unbound Philanthropy, which she joined as the first member of staff in 2008. Taryn has helped Unbound grow into a significant actor contributing to pluralistic, just, and equitable societies in the U.S. and the U.K. that recognize...

Executive Director, Unbound Philanthropy

Treva Patton

Treva partners with school districts nationwide to implement surveys to students, families, and staff to enhance learning for all students. Prior to joining YouthTruth in 2021, Treva was the Director of Career Technical Education (CTE) programs for the New York City...

Partnerships Lead, YouthTruth

Valerie Chavez Rule

Valerie assesses student feedback and assists in survey and report production at YouthTruth. Prior to joining YouthTruth in 2021, Valerie worked as a Research Associate at the School of Education at Mills College and assisted on projects related to teachers’...

Senior Analyst, YouthTruth

Whitney Ivie

Whitney leads the Client Services team in ensuring successful engagements for YouthTruth partners. In addition, she contributes to the team’s operational strategy. Prior to joining YouthTruth in 2010, Whitney contributed to public health non-profit organizations in...

Director of Client Services and Operations, YouthTruth