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Rebecca Reed has worked at various levels in the non-profit space, volunteered in grassroots political campaigns, and has been an outspoken advocate for state and federal adult education, ESOL, and legislative change in Albany and Washington, DC.

She is passionate about helping nonprofits build capacity and strengthen infrastructure for a sustainable future. Rebecca currently works as the COO at the Central American Refugee Center - CARECEN (NY). She holds an M.A. in TESOL from The New School for Public Engagement, a Graduate Certificate in Sociology from Appalachian State University, will complete a Master's of Public Administration in Nonprofit Management from the College of Charleston in Spring 2023, and hopes to pursue a PhD in Organizational Leadership in the near future.

Rebecca has led outreach initiatives of 5 to 100 volunteers, launched community education programs, and worked on every day nonprofit needs including development and fundraising, event planning, communications and website management, program coordination, project management, and most recently, operations. She has participated in the Advocacy Institute Educator Pipeline, She Should Run Political Pipeline, served as Vice President of Outreach for the New York State TESOL (NYS TESOL) Executive Board, and joined Felt's Board of Directors in 2022.