Mission: College Visions’ mission is to empower low-income and first-generation college-bound students to realize the promise of higher education by providing advising and resources to promote college enrollment, persistence and graduation. College Visions advances equal access to educational opportunities in historically underserved communities.
Year founded: 2004
Executive director: Nick Figueroa
2016 revenue: $734,202
Board members:
Timothy Monroe, board chair
Director of leadership and planned giving, Rhode Island School of Design
Jael Lopes, board vice chair
Director of strategic partnerships, Providence Public School Department
Emmanuel Ventura-Urena, board treasurer
Commercial real estate underwriter, Citizens Bank Alumnus, College Visions
Soumangue Basse, board secretary
Senior auditor, Citizens Bank
Nick Figueroa, board ex-officio
Executive director, College Visions
Sara Enright
Vice president of student affairs, Community College of Rhode Island
Nancy Fisher Chudacoff
Of counsel, Cameron & Mittleman LLP
Heather Hudson
Policy adviser for Gov. Gina M. Raimondo
Deborah Obalil
President and executive director, Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design
Grant Porter
Senior consultant, finance and analytics, Conduent Inc.
Joshua Rodriguez
Community partnership coordinator, Swearer Center for Public Service at Brown University, Alumnus, College Visions
Cicily Shaw
Director of college counseling, Boston Trinity Academy
Dr. Tim Spurrell
Medical director, Planned Parenthood of Southern New England Inc.
Cindy Umanzor
Project manager, Pro-Change Behavior Systems Inc.
Jennifer L. Wood
Executive director, Rhode Island Center for Justice