Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation
Alissa Weisman is an accomplished event management professional with extensive experience in orchestrating fundraising and community engagement activities within various non-profit organizations. Currently serving as the Senior Event Manager at the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation since August 2021, Alissa has successfully facilitated event coordination while collaborating with staff, volunteers, and stakeholders. Prior roles include Event & Orchestra Manager at Symphony Orchestra NOVA, where innovative virtual concerts were developed, and Event & Marketing Manager at Warriors Ethos, focusing on creative fundraising during the COVID-19 pandemic. Alissa’s background also encompasses event coordination at the corporate level, including positions at ClubCorp and Hornblower Cruises and Events, where revenue growth and logistical management were prioritized. Alissa holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre/Theatre Arts Management from Shenandoah University.
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Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation
The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation is the Nation's oldest and largest provider of need-based scholarships to military children. The Scholarship Foundation provides funding for post-high school education to all qualified children of Marines and Navy Corpsmen in need. Scholarship recipients are children of honorably discharged, retired, and active-duty Marines, and particular attention is given to those whose parent has been wounded or killed in action. Since its inception in 1962, the Scholarship Foundation has awarded more than 50,000 scholarships, worth upwards of $185,000,000, to the children of Marines and Navy Corpsmen. In the current academic year, the Scholarship Foundation awarded $10,000,000 to 2,600 children of Marines and Navy Corpsmen.