A former senior director at the Obama Foundation has been named as the new chief development officer at Jobs for the Future, a national nonprofit focused on education and workforce systems, the Washington Post reports.
"The nation's learners and workers continue to face a multitude of inequities, yet there is a growing desire among employers, educators, and the public sector to generate new opportunities and challenge the status quo," Jobs for the Future CEO Maria Flynn says in a press release.
Amy Seusing, who served as the Obama Foundation's senior director of corporate and foundation relations, will lead JFF's fundraising efforts.
"I was drawn to Jobs for the Future because throughout my career I've had the honor of supporting initiatives that drive economic opportunity for individuals and communities facing systemic barriers, and I appreciate how critical this work is," Seusing says in the press release.
JFF has doubled in size and budget over the past three years, enabling it to invest in new approaches to create opportunities for those facing barriers to quality jobs, particularly learners and workers who are people of color or women, people of all backgrounds without four-year degrees, and people with criminal records.
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