​About the FounderS
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President and CEO Mamadou Ndiaye

Mr. Ndiaye is a Program Director at JFF, a Boston-based organization working to drive economic advancement for all Americans by meeting employer needs preparing Americans for the future of work and ensuring equity in economic advancement. At JFF, Mr. Ndiaye has served technical assistance director of Opportunity Works, a JFF/Aspen Institute Social Innovation Fund (SIF) initiative supporting a group of community collaboratives that are implementing Back on Track programming for youth and Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential (LEAP), another Social Innovation Fund by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Mr. Ndiaye currently lead JFF’s technical assistance provision in two key projects. The first one is the newly launched Google IT Support Professional Certificate being piloted by several US-based and international non-profit organizations to open up information technology jobs to low-income underrepresented communities and dislocated workers. The second one is the Youth Workforce Fund launched by Citi Foundation in fifteen communities across the US to prepare youth and young adults for family-sustaining careers.  
 
Mr. Ndiaye has more than 15 years of experience in strategy, program design, program management, and systems development in education and workforce development. Mr. Ndiaye is also co-founder and board member of X-Cel Education Services Inc., a Boston-based nonprofit that helps adults enroll and succeed in postsecondary education. Mr. Ndiaye holds a Bachelor of Science in management from Northeastern University and a Master of Education from the University of Massachusetts, Boston.
 

FOUNDING BOARD MEMBERS


Abdou Thiaw

Treasurer

Mr. Thiaw is a seasoned leader with experience in Finance, Education and Consulting.  A dynamic Financial and Business Analyst, Abdou’s experience spans over 20 years across various industries and continents.  Previously Abdou worked as a Regional Financial Manager then Deputy Treasurer with SONATEL Orange the Telecommunications operator in Senegal. Abdou was a founding member of the faculty of ISEG Dakar a thriving private Business and Entrepreneurship School with 34 Campuses in Senegal.
Most recently in the US following a Fulbright fellowship as a Hubert H Humphrey Scholar in Banking and Finance at Boston University Abdou worked as a Financial Analyst, Business / Data Analyst and Operations Manager and for various Fortune 500 Companies. Abdou is also a founding member of SOMINC the nonprofit Senegalese organization in Massachusetts.
Abdou a holds DESCAE (M.A in Business Administration) from Ecole Superieure Polytechnique (ESP) of Dakar,Senegal and a Masters Degree in Financial Economics, from Boston University Boston, MA.

Papa Samba Diop

Clerk

Papa Samba Diop is originally from Senegal.  For the past 14 years, he has been working as the site manager of the Boston Center for Youth and Families Perkins Community Center / Adult Learning Program.  The center helps adults 16 years and older learn English, strengthen their basic skills, and earn an adult high school diploma equivalency.
Mr. Diop holds a master’s degree in educational administration, planning, and social policy (APSP) from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in Cambridge, MA.  Prior to that, he had earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Dakar, Senegal. He is very familiar with the education system in Senegal having worked there as a teacher for a few years before immigrating to the United States.  He is fluent in Wolof, French, English, and has a good working knowledge of Spanish.
Mr. Diop served as a board member of the Boston-based Senegalese Organization of Massachusetts (SOMINC) for about a decade.  He was also a member of the Board of Directors of WAITT House, an adult education program in Boston.

Ibrahima Barry

Board Member

Ibrahima Barry’s portfolio of skills include strategic planning, performance management, collaborative problem solving and data analytics.  He brings a customer service mindset to any project he’s involved with and can communicate with people in English, French and Spanish. He is the current CEO and President of Bantare Solutions LLC, a consulting firm where he creates the strategic vision, provides financial stewardship and sets the tone for the organizational culture. In his current role, Ibrahima is responsible leading his organization toward growth and expansion by creating the strategic vision, developing a cohesive operational plan, recruiting the best and brightest individuals needed for his team, building the organizational culture and ensuring that the company delivers on its promises.

Ibrahima’s educational background includes a M.S. in Management from Lesley University, a B.A. in International Business from the University of Gaston Berger and an Associate’s Degree from Quincy College.  He also holds Certificates in Contact Center Operations from ICMI, Six Sigma Accelerated Process Improvement and NASD Series 6, 7, 63 and 26 Brokerage Licenses.
Outside of work, Ibrahima is very busy with community service and spending time with his family.  He is the founding member and Vice President of the Senegalese Organization of Massachusetts and a Board Member at the Lee Academy Pilot School.  Ibrahima coaches his children’s youth soccer team and mentors students in programs at Dorchester and Suffolk University. 

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