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UNCF Boston

“A mind is a terrible thing to waste, but a wonderful thing to invest in.”® Why not invest your time or money in better futures for young people in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and around the country?

UNCF Boston is here to help you send a student to college and turn his or her life around. Located in the South End, UNCF Boston is charged with raising funds to support UNCF’s mission of getting highly motivated deserving students to and through college at UNCF-member institutions and more than 1,100 colleges and universities across the country.

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Each year, UNCF receives over 2,170 applications from New England area students needing financial assistance. More than 1,660 New England students are supported by all of UNCF scholarship programs.

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UNCF Boston Staff

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Arleaya L. Martin, CFRE Area Development Director, Boston, MA Read Arleaya L. Martin, CFRE's Bio
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Jacqueline McDonald Administrative Assistant, Boston Office Read Jacqueline McDonald's Bio
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Diego Aviles Senior Vice President, Development, Northeast Region Read Diego Aviles's Bio Diego Aviles's LinkedIn Profile
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Ronald L. Walker, II Strategic Advisor and Capital Campaign Advisor to the President & CEO, Boston Office Read Ronald L. Walker, II's Bio

UNCF New England Leadership Council

“I support UNCF because I am inspired by students who work hard to attend and graduate from college.”
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Keon T. Holmes, CFA
Chair, 2019 to present
Managing Director, Cambridge Associates

Sean Daughtry

Sean Daughtry
Vice Chair, 2024 to present
Sr. Director of AS&T, Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Rebecca Rosen

Rebecca Rosen
Vice Chair, 2024 to present
VP, Director, Diversity and Inclusion, Human Resources
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  • Kenneth Armstead, Principal, aPlus Management
  • Farrah Belizaire, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Program Officer, MIT, Founder & Managing Director, Litework Events
  • Reverend Willie Bodrick, II, Senior Pastor, Twelfth Baptist Church
  • Gretchen Cook-Anderson,Principal Managing Partner, Undaunted Marketing
  • Alexander DeLeon, Vice President of Sustainable Investments, Wellington Management Company
  • April C. English, Esq., Chief Secretary, Office of the Governor
  • Marco Gargurevich, Head of Strategic Initiatives, Geode Capital Management
  • Richard Harris, Associate Dean, Northeastern University
  • Rachel Hinchliffe, Human Resources, The Baupost Group
  • Rick MacDonald, Managing Director & Region Manager, Commercial Banking, JP Morgan Chase & Co.
  • Anthony (Tony) Richards, II; Vice President of Equitable Business Development, Mass Housing
  • Marcita Thompson, Senior Vice President, Boston Red Sox
  • Christian Williams, VP of Technology and Disruptive Commerce, JP Morgan Chase & Co.
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In the middle of the semester, when I was told I had an unpaid balance on my account and I knew there was no way for me to pay it off, UNCF saved my education and my future. For that, I am forever grateful to the dedicated and loving UNCF staff in Boston.

Meggie Noel , UNCF Boston scholar and Spelman College student