Senior Associate Brand Manager, M&Ms
Mars, Inc.
Region: Metro Atlanta, '12
Ben Sperling's time in the classroom led him to create a nonprofit that brings college and career readiness to life for underserved students in Atlanta.
Senior Sales Consultant
Conduent
Region: St. Louis, '10
Teach For America alum OJ Oleka, PhD uses his college and corps experiences to start his own consulting company and assist with B2B sales.
Manager, Strategy and Analytics
Deloitte Consulting, LLP
Region: New Mexico, '12
Before earning her master's degree and joining Deloitte, Alys Seamans got her start at Teach For America.
Data Craftsman
Raman Shah Data Science, LLC
Region: Greater Chicago–Northwest Indiana, '06
Raman deferred a Ph.D. program in physical chemistry to teach high school math. He shared his love of math with students by establishing a calculus program and motivating them to pursue STEM degrees.
As an independent consultant, Raman works with organizations to improve their operations. His corps experience increased his desire to use his technical ability to improve things for less fortunate people.
Retired President of Cummins Distribution Inc. and Former Attorney General, State of Indiana
Pamela Carter served as President of Distribution Business Unit at Cummins, Inc. from 2007 until her retirement in May 2015. Prior to joining Cummins, she had a distinguished legal and political career, including serving as Attorney General for the State of Indiana from 1993 to 1997.
Associate Director, Global Marketing - Oncology
Eli Lilly and Company
Region: Indianapolis, '12
Kyle Bender is a 2012 TFA Indy alumnus and marketing executive at Eli Lilly and Company. He is passionate about the impact firms can have in their local communities.
Marketing copywriter
Region: Houston, '13
The opportunities after Teach For America are endless. For Kamaria Swan (Houston ’13), the next steps were clear. She leveraged her writing skills to become a copywriter for a higher education company and is currently working on a book spotlighting characters of color.
CEO and founder
Rachel Vicente Consulting
Region: Greater Chicago–Northwest Indiana, '12
Rachel Vicente, a Teach For America Chicago-Northwest Indiana ‘12 alum, is the founder of her own leadership consulting firm. She leverages her past learnings from TFA coaches as a foundation to lead people to success today.
CEO and CFEI®
Raise the Bar Investments and ForOurLastNames
From teacher to financial consultant, Ray’Chel Wilson (Greater Tulsa ’19) is helping young adults and marginalized peoples break generational poverty by healing financial traumas and making smart money moves.
Director of Entrepreneurship
The Metropolitan Business League
Region: D.C. & Virginia, '10
Lauren's corps experience helped shape career trajectory as a community-focused business leader.