First Graduate
Maanasi Shyno is a dedicated education and community development professional with extensive experience in program coordination, leadership, and strategic planning. Currently serving as the Middle School Program Coordinator at First Graduate, Maanasi develops educational access curricula and organizes programming for over 35 students at two San Francisco middle schools. Previously, as Community Development Manager at Spare Rib, Maanasi fostered member engagement and inclusion initiatives, while also mentoring new leadership. Additional roles include managing educational access programs at Dartmouth Center for Social Impact and contributing to community projects at Safe-Hub Philadelphia and ABK City Advisors. Maanasi holds a Bachelor's degree in Sociology and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from Dartmouth College and has a background in managing outreach efforts for the 2020 Census.
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First Graduate
First Graduate is a San Francisco-based college success program that helps students finish high school and become the first in their families to graduate from college ready to pursue meaningful careers. We equip first-generation students with the tools, resources, opportunities and networks necessary to be successful in college and beyond. We make a 10-year commitment to each student, starting the summer after sixth grade through college graduation. Our students receive year-round academic instruction, tutoring and support; high school and college counseling; mentoring; family engagement activities; career exploration activities; and access to college scholarships. To-date, 100 percent of our high school seniors have graduated from high school and enrolled in college. First Graduate college students are currently attending schools across the nation such as Barnard College, Harvard, Middlebury College, The University of San Francisco, Tufts University, University of California, Los Angeles and more. Our work creates a ripple effect that will transform families, neighborhoods, communities and San Francisco.