Engaging Pennsylvanians
to Empower Communities
New PA Project Education Fund

Our Mission
The New PA Project Education Fund is dedicated to empowering Pennsylvania’s underrepresented and underserved communities of color, immigrant communities and the youth through civic education and year round engagement to ensure full participation in the democratic process.



About The New PA Project Education Fund
The New PA Project Education Fund (NPPEF) is a 501(c)(3) nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering Pennsylvania’s underrepresented and underserved communities of color, immigrant communities, and the youth by providing civic education and year round engagement to ensure full participation in the democratic process.
Year Round Engagement & Civic Education
The New PA Project Education Fund believes in empowering everyday Pennsylvanians by providing the resources and tools necessary for participatory civic engagement. In order to build power in communities, it is vital that we help give a voice to the underserved and underrepresented. Through town halls, community events, and voter registration efforts, we will help our communities have their voices heard.
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Meet Our Team

Kadida Kenner
Chief Executive Officer

James Latta
Chief Operating Officer

Stephanie Frank
Chief of Staff

Nancy Lopez Sosa
Deputy Director of Organizing

Katy Personette
Director of Development and Policy

Dyneco Gibson
Community Engagement Associate for Chester County
Dyneco Gibson is the community engagement associate for Chester County. Her passion for community activism began in Rochester, NY where she mentored youth and volunteered as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for children in foster care, worked in the disaster services department for the American Red Cross, and the Mobile Crisis Team where she assisted people who were having a mental health crisis.
Now a resident of Coatesville, Dyneco believes this work is important to her because she wants her teenage daughter to know that as a minority woman, her voice is important. And, for her to remember that African Americans and women did not always have the right to vote.
Dyneco is a lifetime member of the NAACP. She received her Associate’s degree from Monroe Community College in Human Services.
Board Members
Marlene Katz, Chair
Dr. Micaiah Smith-Morris, Treasurer
Jodi Hirsh, Secretary
Jan Jarrett
John Ukenye
John Neurohr
Professor Lara Putnam
Viktor Kagan
Shannon Mooney
Board Members
Marlene Katz, Chair
John Neurohr, Vice Chair
Dwayne Heisler, Treasurer
Jennifer Rafanan Kennedy, Secretary
House Democratic Leader Joanna McClinton
State Representative Patty Kim
State Representative Summer Lee

Volunteer with us!
An educated constituency is an empowered constituency. Make a difference in your community. Learn more about how you can become a volunteer.


Get in touch!
For general inquiries, please contact: info@newpaprojecteducationfund.org
717-847-1073
P.O. Box 453, West Chester, PA 19381

Donate to the New Pennsylvania Project Education Fund
This critical work depends on the support of our community.
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