Arianna is the Program Manager at MFEI. Since 2012 she has spearheaded the organization’s major initiatives and its use of continuous improvement in local, regional and statewide engagements to systemically shift conditions and opportunities for students of color in education. Her management of the East Bay College Access Network from 2012-2016 resulted in an over 40% increase in public financial aid application completion rates in the Oakland Unified School District. She also serves on the advisory board of the Oakland-based Girls and Women of Color Collaborative, and was a 2018-19 Local Policy Fellow with the Women’s Foundation of California’s Women’s Policy Institute. Arianna earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies from Vassar College and Master of Arts from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education.