Oden is the primary girl to imagine the function in TMCF’s 37-year historical past.
The Thurgood Marshall Faculty Fund has made a groundbreaking shift in its Board of Administrators group. Raquel Oden has formally assumed function as Board Chair, the primary girl to take action in TMCF’s close to forty-year historical past.
Oden joins the Board of Administrators after serving as a board member for 16 years. She additionally presently serves as Managing Director of Client Financial institution Community at JPMorgan Chase.
“As I step into this function, my dedication is to uphold the mission of TMCF by difficult inequities and offering entry to alternative for HBCU college students.” Oden mentioned.
The Thurgood Marshall Faculty Fund was based in 1987 by Dr. Joyce Payne. TMCF has lengthy been a basis of assist for HBCU college students looking for greater schooling.
TMCF achieves a formidable commencement charge of 85-90% for its students. Furthermore, 98% of the group’s awards go to HBCUs and PBI’s yearly, enabling college students to remain enrolled to finish their tutorial targets.
As a Hampton College alum and trailblazer within the monetary world, Oden brings a wealth of expertise that TMCF plans to leverage as she assumes her new function. She holds a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science from James Madison College and a MBA from Hampton.
“Oden’s appointment as Board Chair serves as a robust image of TMCF’s dedication to selling fairness, significantly within the face of challenges to variety and inclusion efforts following current Supreme Courtroom selections on affirmative motion.” mentioned TMCF Board.
“In a local weather the place the significance of variety is challenged, Oden’s management additional underscores the group’s real dedication to those values, signaling that TMCF’s pursuit of fairness goes past rhetoric.”
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Quintessa is a Employees Author for HBCU Buzz, in addition to a Contributing Journalist, who’s writing and pursuits are ingrained within the assorted Black, womanist, tradition, and social justice expertise. Williams graduated with honors from College of North Florida in 2018 with a level in English. She enjoys writing, storytelling, books, documentaries, and extra.
