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Alumni Profiles

Class of 2000

Alina Moran serves today as CFO of Elmhurst Hospital (part of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation - HHC) as a direct outgrowth of her experience as a National Urban Fellow. When the serendipity of the matching process put her together with her mentor, Aaron Cohen, the CFO at

Class of 1989

Benjamin Butler

Ben Butler Passes, NUF Class of 1989 Ben Butler was dedicated to social justice and community change for over twenty- five years. Ben worked as a social worker providing support to substance abusing youth and teen fathers in and around Chicago, serving in the administrations of two

Class of 2000

Francisco Moya

With his election to represent the 39th Assembly District in 2010, Assemblyman Francisco Moya became the first Ecuadorian -American ever elected to public office in the United States. “It was very humbling,” Moya reflected. “The outpouring of support was overwhelming.

Class of 1995

Donna Frisby-Greenwood

“If you don't think there's a job out there for you, then you create one,” Donna Frisby-Greenwood recounts her father's challenge to her when she found her first job as a teacher less than completely fulfilling. “I was saying, 'You know, teaching is good but I