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Sonnia Shields

As the Managing Director of the Council of Urban Professionals Leadership Institute, Sonnia is responsible for building and implementing a multi-faceted professional development platform focused on preparing the next generation of leaders for the C-Suite. CUP’s Leadership Institute aims to increase the number of diverse professionals in executive level positions by providing innovative programming, thoughtread more
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Ijeoma Obilo

Ijeoma Obilo is responsible for managing CUP’s membership, communications, the Board & Senior Management Diversity Programs as well as the Distinguished Leadership Series. Prior to joining CUP, Ijeoma was the Director of Volunteer Programs at Jersey Cares (an affiliate of New York Cares), a non-profit dedicated to encouraging civic engagement  by providing individuals, families, andread more
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Gabrielle Glore

Gabrielle Glore is a Principal in The Glore Group, LLC (TGG), founded in 2002, which delivers innovative branding, marketing, production, and programming solutions that heighten consumer brand affinity for corporate clients.  Ms. Glore leads strategic marketing and event management initiatives that target and leverage the entertainment industry.  Media and entertainment clients historically and presently includeread more
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Samantha Erskine

As the Director of Development of The Council of Urban Professionals, Samantha is responsible for creating and implementing fundraising strategies to both maximize and diversify CUP’s revenues. Prior to joining CUP, Samantha was the Manager of Development at the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, where she helped build the Development Department’s infrastructure, grew andread more
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Elisa Espiritu

Elisa Espiritu is responsible for identifying diverse avenues for minority and women owned businesses to obtain access to capital at the city, state, and federal levels.  She also oversees CUP’s fundraising initiatives and the CUP Fellows Program, a leadership pipeline development program that trains and develops minority civic leaders and those interested in becoming civic representatives.read more
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Chloe Drew

As the Executive Director of the Council of Urban Professionals, Chloe Drew administers a multi-million dollar portfolio of results-oriented initiatives that advance leadership development, diversity across the public, private and nonprofit sectors and access to capital and opportunity for the next generation of civic and business leaders. Chloe formerly served as Campaign Director for U.S.read more
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