Alesha Washington

Alesha Washington is the 2007-09 Fellow for The George Gund Foundation and is a 24-year old Black woman. Prior to joining the Foundation she worked as a development associate for The Cleveland Orchestra, helping to raise funds for the Orchestra’s education programs from foundations in Northeast Ohio and government agencies. She has also worked for the YWCA of Greater Cleveland, as a part of The Cleveland Foundation’s Summer Internship Program, researching opportunities for the YW to create racial justice programs for Cleveland and assisting with grassroots marketing for its early childcare programs.

Alesha received her Bachelor’s of Arts and Sciences from Oberlin College in May of 2005 where she majored in Sociology. She earned a Masters in Nonprofit Management from the Mandel Center for Non-Profit Organizations at Case Western Reserve University in May of 2007.