Kathryn Jo Mannes
Senior AdvisorKathryn Jo Mannes is a senior advisor at JFF. She identifies educational and employment needs and creates solutions for impact and scale. As a dot connector, she builds and promotes partnerships to reimagine equitable opportunities…
Tabitha Manross
Chief of Staff, JFFLabsTabitha Manross is chief of staff at JFFLabs. She partners with the unit’s leadership to develop and drive strategic initiatives that foster innovative solutions in education and workforce systems. Her skills and areas of expertise…
Tyra A. Mariani
Founder & Principal, UP Advisors LLCTyra Mariani is the founder and principal of UP Advisors LLC, a firm that provides coaching and strategic advising services to help clients create results for themselves and their teams. Throughout her 25 years working…
Gopika Mavalankar
Senior ManagerGopika Mavalankar is a senior manager on the Strategic Engagements team at JFF. Her work includes spearheading cross-organizational initiatives at national convenings like ASU-GSV and Horizons. She also leads initiatives for JFF’s Policy & Advocacy team,…
Jerre Maynor, Jr.
Senior DirectorJerre Maynor, Jr., is a senior director in Solutions Design & Delivery at JFF. His experience spans K-12, higher education, and government, and he is passionate about driving systems-level change to increase equitable access to…
Brianne McDonough
DirectorBrianne McDonough is a director in Solutions Design & Delivery at JFF. She focuses on the intersection of higher education and workforce development, providing technical assistance and coaching and developing tools to assist postsecondary institutions…
Karishma Merchant
Associate Vice PresidentKarishma Merchant is associate vice president of Policy & Advocacy at JFF. She leads nonpartisan engagement with federal and state policymakers to craft education and workforce policies that drive equitable economic advancement for all. Before…
Max Milder
DirectorMax Milder is a director in the Insights practice at JFFLabs. He oversees the research and design of JFF’s market scans and supports research efforts across the organization. His skills and areas of expertise include:…
Daniel Minty
ManagerDaniel Minty is a manager in Solutions Design & Delivery at JFF. He focuses on dual enrollment innovation and workforce training, helping to coordinate JFF’s dual enrollment work with the U.S. Department of Education’s Education…