Board of Directors

Peggy Lewis (Board Chairperson)

Dex Mandela Burns (President, Chief Executive Officer)

Edgar Vizcaíno (Vice President, Treasurer)

Kristian Gore (Director, Secretary)

Jessica Sarles-Dinsick (Director)

Kenya Michelé Maize (Director)

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Advisory Council

Michael Rovner*

Daniel F. Runde* 

Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins, Ph.D.

Mohanad Alsaid

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*Senior Strategic Advisor

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Additionally, First Trip works with dozens of global professionals throughout the Washington D.C. and Chicagoland areas who volunteer their expertise as mentors and passport workshop facilitators. Would you like to learn about volunteer opportunities with First Trip? Send us an email at info@firsttrip.org.

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