Our vision is to create a movement to ensure every student has the opportunity to reach their dreams.
ABOUT US
#OneMomentumFamily
OUR VISION
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
VIRTUAL LEARNING EVENTS
Virtual Career Conversations with a Career Professional helping students learn about a new career.
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
OUR PART-TIME STAFF
Blanca Torres
Smith College
2023
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
Danna Rodriguez
University of Houston - Downtown
2026
Gabriela Perez
Tufts University
2025
Jessaly Chavez
Rice University
2026
Christopher Byrd
University of Houston - Downtown
2023
Jin Yan
Rice University
2023
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
Spring Chenjp
Rice University
2025
Faith Anyasi
Rice University
2024
Jy'Aira Goodman
University of North Texas
2026
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