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 mentorship and enrichment services to ensure first-generation, low-income students get to and through post-secondary education and into the workforce.
OUR PROGRAMS
INDIVIDUAL MENTORSHIP
This mentorship helps students graduate from high school, graduate from college, and secure their dream job.
VIRTUAL LEARNING EVENTS
Virtual Career Conversations with a Career Professional helping students learn about a new career.
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.
OUR FULL-TIME STAFF
OUR PART-TIME STAFF
Alexis Velazquez
Texas A&M Corpus Christi
2026
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Raj Salhotra
Jimmy Collins
Somir Paul
BOARD OF ADVISORS
Dan Blankenship
President of Daniel Blankenship CPA
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.
Natalie Patrick
People Manager at Karbach Brewing Co.
Michelle Watts
Adjunct Professor, University of Cincinnati
Shiroy Aspandiar
Co-Founder, COO of Dreambound
Karthik Soora
Senior Associate in Urban Transformation at RMI
Rick Cruz
Chief Operating Officer, YMCA of Greater Houston
Amir Shah
Director Advisory, KPMG
Juanita Parra
Managing Consultant at IBM