ABOUT US

#OneMomentumFamily

OUR VISION

Our vision is to create a movement to ensure every student has the opportunity to reach their dreams.

OUR MISSION

Our mission is to provide learning experiences, mentorship, summer opportunities, scholarships, and individualized support to ensure first-generation, low-income students get to and through post-secondary education and into the workforce.

OUR PROGRAMS

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VIRTUAL LEARNING EVENTS

  1. Virtual Career Conversations with a Career Professional helping students learn about a new career.

  2. Virtual College Information Sessions with an Admissions Officer helping students learn about a new college.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarships to help high school students reach and afford their post-secondary educational dreams.

APPLICATION
SUPPORT

Application Support to help high school students with college application essays and post-secondary students with cover letters and resumes.

ONLINE
OPPORTUNITIES
DATABASE

Online Opportunities Database to connect students to summer programs, scholarships, internships, research opportunities, and college fly-ins.

LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

Leadership Academy to provide individualized mentorship and support to students from high school through post-secondary education and unti they secure a job. Learn More!

OUR FULL-TIME STAFF

Raj Salhotra

Executive Director

raj@momentumedu.org

Maria Arteaga

Post-Secondary Manager

maria@momentumedu.org

Belen Cosme

High School Manager

belen@momentumedu.org

Maeli Milan

High School Manager

maeli@momentumedu.org

OUR PART-TIME STAFF

Danna Rodriguez

University of Houston

2026

Ana Renteria

Texas A&M University

2026

Angie Rodriguez

St. Edward's University

2025

Jaileen Gutierrez

UT Austin

2023

Danyal Zakaria

University of Houston

2023

Charles Agyemang

John's Hopkins University

2023

Sarahy Ceja

John Hopkins University

2026

Jasmine Vallejo

University of Houston - Downtown

2026

Nathalie Serrano

Bentley University

2026

Gabriela Perez

Tufts University

2025

Jessaly Chavez

Rice University

2026

Amanda Cabrera

University of Houston

2026

Audrey Pena

University of St. Thomas

2024

Olivia Fowler

University of Chicago

2025

Galilea Rodriguez

The University of Texas at Austin

2026

Rosa Resendiz

Houston Baptist University

2025

Briana Galvan

The University of Texas at Austin

2026

Cassandra Elizondo

Texas A&M University

2025

Elizabeth Ochoa

Colby College

2026

Eunbi Chang

Rice University

2026

Jennifer Jimenez

University of Texas at Austin

2024

Johnathan Ngo

University of Texas at Austin

2026

Leslie Serna

Pomona College

2024

Mary-Kate Vallejo

University of Houston - Downtown

2024

Rafael Rojas

Johns Hopkins University

2026

Samuel Martinez

University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley

2023

Thanh Tran

George Washington University

2025

Valeria Macedo

University of Houston

2024

Wendy Olivares

Connecticut College

2024

Rivaldo Mendez

George Washington University

2025

Jessica Rivas

Albion College

2025

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Somir Paul

Entrepreneur

Jimmy Collins

President at Silversand Services, Inc.

Juanita Parra

Co-Founder, Senior Strategy Consultant at IBM

BOARD OF ADVISORS

Dan Blankenship

President of Daniel Blankenship CPA

Adrianna Chrestopoulos

Project Manager at Safal Partners

Jeff Jones

President of W. M. Jones Insurance Co.

Ron Soligo

Emeritus Professor at Rice University

Ruth Lopez Turley

Professor at Rice University and Founder & Director of Houston Education Research Consortium

Moises Zamarripa

Creative Specialist II at GoDaddy

Jamal Dawson

Software Engineer at 6 River Systems, Inc.

Anusha De

Software Engineer at Facebook

Natalie Patrick

People Manager at Karbach Brewing Co.

Michelle Watts

Adjunct Professor, University of Cincinnati

Rick Cruz

Deputy Superintendent, Houston ISD

Shiroy Aspandiar

Co-Founder, COO of Dreambound

Karthik Soora

Senior Associate in Urban Transformation at RMI

Aurra Fellows

Associate, Vinson & Elkins

Amir Shah

Director Advisory, KPMG