ALEXANDRA E. MCFADDEN
BIO
Alexandra E. McFadden has worked as a capacity builder for nonprofits and government agencies in Philadelphia, Cleveland, and New York, raising more than $250 million in competitive grant funding, and designing numerous projects to improve access to education, health care, and resources for families. Born and raised in East Parkside, she returned from work as chief of staff of the Cleveland Foundation in February 2018, when she began actively volunteering at the Centennial Parkside Community Development Corporation, where she was elected secretary to the Board of Trustees in May 2018 and president in October 2019. Alexandra has also worked at the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone in New York as a National Urban Fellow, and as a grant writer for the School District of Philadelphia and various nonprofits throughout the city of Philadelphia.
In addition to her community work, Alexandra is an avid musician who performs with the Mendelssohn Club Chorus of Philadelphia. She has a master’s degree in public administration from Baruch College and a bachelor of arts in English from the University of Pennsylvania.
MY EXPERIENCE
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CHIEF OF STAFF, CLEVELAND FOUNDATION
Jan 2017 - Jan 2018
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SPECIAL ASSISTANT/NATIONAL URBAN FELLOW, UPPER MANHATTAN EMPOWERMENT ZONE
May 2015 - July 2016
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GRANT WRITER, SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA
Jan 2011 - May 2015
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GRANT WRITER, CONGRESO DE LATINOS UNIDOS, INC.
Jun 2009 - Jan 2011
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CONTRIBUTING EDITOR/DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT
Jul 2006 - Jun 2009
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EDUCATION
What I’ve Learned
CUNY - BERNARD BARUCH COLLEGE
Master of Public Administration
Pi Alpha Alpha Global Honors Society
National Urban Fellow
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Bachelor of Arts in English
Concentration: Creative Writing
"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style."
