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Farrah Farnese Roma
Director
Farrah Farnese Roma is a director at JFF. She specializes in developing systems and programs that promote pathways to high-quality careers for youth and young adults.
Her expertise lies in:
- Creating accessible and equitable continuums of opportunities that allow youth and young adults to explore and experience the world of work and gain meaningful skills that support entry and advancement in a career track.
- She has a proven track record in developing a shared vision and collaboration across stakeholders to address common programmatic barriers to impact change.
- Over the past 15 years, she has developed, delivered, and evaluated quality work-based learning programs at scale.
Prior to joining JFF, Farrah was vice president for programs at the Philadelphia Youth Network. In that role, she oversaw an annual programmatic budget of $15M and a portfolio of over 100 diverse programs via 80+ sub-contracted provider organizations delivering school-year, summer, and year-round programming to over 8K youth and young adults in Philadelphia annually.
Farrah holds a bachelor’s degree in public relations from Pennsylvania State University.