Facilitation Team

GTY is a project of The Philanthropic Collaborative for Education*. Meet our Facilitation Team:

*formerly National Public Education Support Fund

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Ayeola Kinlaw

Ayeola is the co-Director of Grantmakers for Thriving Youth, where she leads a network of foundations committed to dismantling the systems and structures that prevent young people from thriving. Ayeola has managed several philanthropic support organizations and provides strategic development and organizational improvement support to foundations interested in equitable grantmaking practices and trust-based philanthropy. Ayeola is a former Senior Program Officer at the Wallace Foundation focused on Educational Leadership and a founding member of Columbia University’s Center for Public Research and Leadership, where she focuses on improving the quality of leadership of school-support organizations, school districts, and state education agencies. Ayeola received her Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a BS from Duke University.

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Kathleen Traphagen

Kathleen is co-Director of Grantmakers for Thriving Youth and manages additional networks of philanthropies investing in education and youth development to build knowledge, launch collaborative initiatives, and increase their effectiveness and impact as grantmakers. Kathleen also authors working papers, strategic communications and other documents. She was formerly the Executive Director of Boston’s 2:00-to-6:00 After-School Initiative, where she led the effort to bring together the City of Boston, Boston Public Schools, the philanthropic and corporate sectors, and cultural and community-based organizations to expand and improve out-of-school time programming. Kathleen received her BA with Honors from Carnegie Mellon University and her MBA from Northeastern University.

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Fryda Faugier Ferreira

Fryda Faugier Ferreira is a strategic consultant, educator, and advocate dedicated to advancing equitable access and success for undocumented and immigrant students in higher education and workforce pathways. With a strong foundation in program development, operations, and student-centered strategy, Fryda specializes in designing systems, initiatives, and support frameworks that help institutions and organizations better serve historically marginalized communities.

She is the founder of Alate Consulting, which partners with schools, nonprofits, and mission-driven organizations to streamline operations and implement equity-focused solutions that remove barriers to post-secondary and career success. Her work bridges direct service with high-level strategy, combining program management, process improvement, and stakeholder engagement.

Fryda holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Denver, where she completed a triple major in International Studies, Sociolegal Studies, and Spanish. Combining lived experience with professional expertise, she brings a deeply informed and solutions-oriented approach to consulting and operations.

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