For Immediate Release: November 19, 2009 Contact: Nick Lorenzen 781-348-4239
Danielle Shuckra Joins the Nellie Mae Education Foundation
Quincy, MA – The Nellie Mae Education Foundation, the largest philanthropy in New England devoted exclusively to education, is pleased to announce that Danielle Shuckra has been hired as a Communications Associate.
“We are excited to have Danielle on board as part of our Communications team,” said Nicholas C. Donohue, President and CEO, Nellie Mae Education Foundation. “We know look forward to her contributions as the Foundation continues to increase public awareness of the need to transform public education in service of our mission.”
Ms. Shuckra has over eight years of communications, marketing, and research experience working for both nonprofit and for-profit organizations. She previously held the position of Communications and Project Manager with the University of Massachusetts Boston, College of Science and Mathematics (CSM). Ms. Shuckra was responsible for the development and implementation of marketing and communication strategies for CSM.
Prior to CSM, Ms. Shuckra worked on the Solutions for Our Future initiative at the American Council on Education (ACE) in Washington, D.C. During her time at ACE, she researched, managed, and implemented communications and marketing efforts for the national initiative to raise public awareness of the importance and societal benefits of higher education.
Ms. Shuckra earned a B.A. in English Literature from Boston College, a Master’s in Modern English Literature from Queen’s University in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and a Master’s in Public Administration from George Washington University. Ms. Shuckra also volunteers as a Team Leader for Habitat for Humanity’s Global Village projects. In this role, she organizes, manages, and leads project teams to participate in two week service experiences. Recent trips include builds in the Argentina, Thailand, New Zealand and the United States.
The Nellie Mae Education Foundation is the largest philanthropy in New England that focuses exclusively on education. Since it was established in 1998, the Foundation has distributed nearly $98 million in grants. The Foundation provides support to education programs and intermediary organizations in order to stimulate the transformative change in public education systems and ensure all students—especially those underserved—obtain the skills, knowledge and supports necessary to become civically-engaged, economically self-sufficient, life-long learners.
