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Jenise Terrell has dedicated her career to ensuring that all young people have the opportunity to realize their full potential. Since 2003, she has lived out that commitment through her exemplary service to Public Allies, where she has held a number of senior programmatic and development roles, including as Vice President, local advisory board member, Director of Federal Grants, and Senior Director of Strategy and Development.

Jenise has played a central role in developing two groundbreaking national programs set to launch this fall with funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service’s (CNCS’) VISTA Program: DREAMCorps, the first national service program to welcome DREAMers (undocumented young adults with deferred immigration status), and a collaborative, multi-city venture with the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance that will build career and education pathways for Men of Color. In both cases, Jenise’s expertise and vision have enabled Public Allies to quickly execute critical national partnerships and to move stakeholders from concept to product to upcoming program launch.

Jenise is a native Milwaukeean, proud Public Allies alumna, and a working mother of two beautiful children. She regularly volunteers grant-writing support to small Milwaukee community-based organizations. Jenise holds a Bachelor’s degree in business administration from Marquette University, and has published urban history research on Milwaukee’s African American community.