Our Team

Meet the people who make it happen.

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Yessenia Gonzalez

Yessenia Gonzalez

Executive Board Member and Alumnus

Brianna "Antonella" Valdivia

Brianna "Antonella" Valdivia

Executive Board Member

Eric Batchelder

Eric Batchelder

Civic and Community Engagement Intern

Haleigh Portillo

Haleigh Portillo

Research and Grant Coordinator

Allison Quintanilla Plattsmier

Allison Quintanilla Plattsmier

Executive Board Chair

Nate Talley

Nate Talley

Alumni Engagement Marketing Coordinator Intern

Diana Medina

Diana Medina

Project Manager and Student Relations Intern

Allan Moreno

Allan Moreno

Executive Board Co-Vice Chair and FUTURO Alumnus

A well-rounded bilingual young professional who prides himself on his charismatic disposition and commitment to personal and professional growth. Naturally positive and encouraging, with the desire to serve those around him. Driven to use his skills and knowledge to implement positive change in his career endeavors. Allan is a FUTURO alumnus and is now serving on the Executive Board.

Nancy Angel

Nancy Angel

Executive Board Member and FUTURO Alumna

Nancy is a social media marketing specialist. She is a proud FUTURO alumna who now serves on the Executive Board. Nancy currently works at Tractor Supply.

Robert Wilson

Robert Wilson

Executive Board Member and Employer Advisory Board Chair

Culture Shift Team founding partner, Robert Lawrence Wilson, leads CST’s Diversity, Inclusion and Equity division. With more than 15 years of experience in diversity management, multicultural marketing, customer experience strategy, and leadership development, Robert develops comprehensive strategy and training for corporations, non-profit organizations, higher education, and government agencies.

Melinda Noblitt

Melinda Noblitt

Executive Board Member and Employer Advisory Board Member

Melinda is a Certified Marketing Director with more than 10 years of marketing and communication experience. In my role as Asurion’s Recruiting Programs Manager, she is responsible for developing internal and external programs to drive diversity recruiting efforts and has led initiatives to create a Software Engineer Apprenticeship for employees – the first of its kind in the State of Tennessee.

Kavya Patel

Kavya Patel

Executive Board Co-Vice Chair and FUTURO Alumna

Kavya is an innovative, detail-oriented and result-driven individual. Kavya enjoys exploring applied mathematics and statistics skills to deliver high-value solutions to complex problems with high quality. She is a graduate of Lipscomb University. She interned at FUTURO and now serves on the Executive Board. She enjoys dancing and meeting new people.

Jennifer Novo

Jennifer Novo

Executive Director and Executive Board Member

Jennifer Novo is the Executive Director of FUTURO. She is an advocate for diversity/equity, higher education, and social change, using her platform, time, and energy to help underserved college students learn interdependence, service, civic engagement, growth, and development.

Ann Gillespie

Ann Gillespie

Executive Board Treasurer and Co-Founder

Tanya Hernandez

Tanya Hernandez

Executive Board Member and FUTURO Alumna

Tanya Hernandez is a native from Veracruz, Mexico she migrated to the U.S. with her mother and brother when she was nine years old. Her immigrant story has shaped her professional path; she is the owner of Perfect Contrast Painting Company LLC and has a position as a Student Recruiter with KIPP Nashville Schools.

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