Janai Raphael

College Access | Philanthropy | Data Science 4 All (DS4A) Alum

About Me

I’m the strategy officer for participation for Lumina Foundation, an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis committed to making learning opportunities beyond high school available to all. I oversee a portfolio of work to increase enrollment and re-enrollment in bachelor’s degree programs.

Strategic leader with a passion for student success.

Results-oriented program manager with 7+ years of experience executing programs end-to-end to help organizations achieve their goals. Skilled in leading cross-functional teams, project management, operations, and data analysis to meet and exceed key performance indicators.

Expertise

  • Project Planning
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Data Reporting & Analysis
  • Strategic Planning
  • Process Improvement & Documentation
  • Salesforce
  • Project Management Software
  • Recruitment
  • Communications

Work Experience

2015 – present

Strategy Officer for Participation

October 2023 to present

Lumina Foundation

Senior Program Manager

August 2021 to September 2023

Achieve Atlanta

Program Coordinator

2015-2018​

District of Columbia Public Schools

Student Transition Specialist

October 2016 – April 2021

Achieve Atlanta

Graduate Research Assistant

February 2019 – April 2020

National College Attainment Network