Thalia Washington

Thalia Theodore Washington is the Senior Manager of Development at NewSchools Venture Fund, where she leads institutional donor strategy, relationships, and engagement.

Before joining NewSchools, Thalia was Executive Director of External Affairs at Higher Achievement, an out-of-school-time academic enrichment and mentoring program working to close the opportunity gap for middle school students of color in the Washington, D.C. metro region. There, she led fundraising and partnerships and successfully expanded the organization’s programming into Prince George’s County Public Schools in Maryland.