Raj Salhotra is a native Houstonian. He attended Rice University and graduated in 2013 with majors in Economics and Policy Studies. After Rice, he joined Teach For America and was placed at YES Prep Southwest where he taught Pre-Calculus and AP Statistics. While at YES Prep, he co-founded One Jump, an educational technology non-profit that connects high school students to enrichment opportunities. After YES Prep, he attended Harvard Law School where he focused on researching public policy issues and representing tenants being evicted from their homes. Also, during law school, he started Students With Ambition Go (SWAG) To College, a mentorship non-profit that provides underserved high school and college students mentors to help them get to and through college. After returning to Houston in 2018, Raj deferred a job with Baker Botts to run for Houston City Council At-Large 1. He secured a spot in the runoff; however, ultimately lost to an incumbent. Now, Raj has launched Momentum Education which combines One Jump and SWAG To College to serve under-resourced high school and college students. He is passionate about education, politics, and sports. In his spare time, you can catch him playing FIFA on PlayStation, reading a good book, relaxing with family, or trying to find the best tacos in Houston.

Juanita Parra is a native Houstonian. In high school she co-founded One Jump, an education technology non-profit that connects high school students to enrichment opportunities. In May 2018 she graduated from Georgetown University with a bachelor’s degree, double majoring in Operations/Information Systems and Management with a minor in Spanish. While at Georgetown she obtained experience in the financial and technology sectors by interning for the Department of Commerce in the International Trade Administration Office, with Deutsche Bank in Cybersecurity, and for Invesco Ltd. with the office of the Chief Technology Officer. After Georgetown, she joined IBM as a Global Business Services Consultant focusing on Project Management. Now, Juanita has helped launch Momentum Education, a non-profit that combines One Jump and SWAG to College (a non-profit that provides underserved high school and college students mentors to help them get to and through college) to serve under-resourced high school and college students. She is passionate about education, technology, and innovation. In her spare time you can catch her flying out to her next travel destination, going out for a run, or trying out various foods on her journey to finding the best brunch place in Houston.