Marion Araque, M.Ed Email & Phone Number

ESO Ventures was born as a new model for economic development that places entrepreneurship at the center of wealth building. We believe that empowering people, especially Black and Brown working adults within local communities to build businesses results in job creation, closing of racial wealth gaps, civic engagement, and shared prosperity. We are committed to creating economic prosperity for business enterprises in traditionally underserved and underinvested communities. ESO’s big goal is to… Show more ESO Ventures was born as a new model for economic development that places entrepreneurship at the center of wealth building. We believe that empowering people, especially Black and Brown working adults within local communities to build businesses results in job creation, closing of racial wealth gaps, civic engagement, and shared prosperity. We are committed to creating economic prosperity for business enterprises in traditionally underserved and underinvested communities. ESO’s big goal is to establish a business every day for the next 10 years creating over $3B in revenue and 60,000 new jobs in underinvested communities. Show less

United States

Marion’s services include:- Strategic Planning - Program Development through a DEI lens - People Development & Management - New Manager Training - Building & Maintaining an Inclusive Culture - VC Platform Strategy - Digital Event Strategy - On demand coaching for ICs, founders & leaders

San Francisco Bay Area

FutureMap supports first generation college grads navigate their transition into the workforce. We are a peer led, tech enabled career coaching program driven by compassion to facilitate professional and personal relationships, provide emotional and practical support, and share life skills to enable first gen grads to build wealth for themselves and their communities.

Oakland, California, United States

At Kapor Capital, we invest in seed stage startups that close gaps of access, expand economic opportunity and make a positive impact in our society and the economy. Our entrepreneurs come from all backgrounds, with a special focus on people of color, women, and other historically underrepresented groups who are inspired by their lived experience to shape the future and inform the questions they ask and the problems they identify that give rise to profitable, tech-driven solutions.

We believe in a world where the tech industry is driven Our mission is to accelerate the success of female funders and founders. By improving the success of women in the venture-backed tech ecosystem, we will build a more accessible community that reflects the diversity of the world around us.

San Francisco Bay Area

Supported 500+ first generation college students, enabling college access and supporting them through college graduation. Led and scaled a team of 2 to 15 to support student programming and resources.

San Francisco Bay Area

Accelerate a global community of startup founders innovating to create global change.

We are a community dedicated to increasing the number of LatinX investors in investment leadership. LTX VC was created to bring together Latinx investors, to shared knowledge and experience, and to accelerate the success of Latinx funders. We learn together, share together, and we support on another's careers.

Oakland, California

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Brockton, Massachusetts

New Bedford, Ma

Taught ESL English classes to agricultural & fishing migratory emancipated youth under 21

Fall River Public School District

Selected as one of 5,200 out of 48,000 applicants to serve in national service corps committed to teaching in under- resourced communities and become life-long leaders to expand opportunities for all children.

Master Of Education (Med), Curriculum And Teaching

B.A, Major International Relations & Minor In Policy Studies

Activities and Societies: Student Association, SU Women's Club Waterpolo, Intramural Soccer, Triathlon Club, Cycling Club