Vanessa Fuentes is the President and CEO of Transcending Leadership Center.

In this capacity, she oversees all aspects of the organization. She is also responsible for fundraising, strategic planning, and for ensuring that the organization meets its stated goals.

Vanessa has decades of experience in academia, government, and in the non-profit fields. She has a B.A. in political science from Hunter College and is completing her graduate studies at the CUNY Graduate Center.