Marie Davis is an associate vice president in the Education practice at JFF. She provides insight and guidance on the development and execution of innovative programs and platforms that will enhance and elevate JFF’s role in offering educational initiatives for young adults.

Her skills and areas of expertise include:

• Workforce development
• Talent recruitment and retention
• Educational access
• Career pathways

Before joining JFF, she was executive director of the Hire Opportunity Coalition, where she directed an employer-led coalition of more than 50 national companies dedicated to providing employment opportunities to young people ages 16-24 who were not in school.

Educational background:

• Bachelor’s degrees in communications and broadcast journalism, University of Rhode Island