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Todaydream Foundation

Our mission is to empower the next generation by providing the largest community of diverse inspiring professionals ever assembled who we train to share their stories and lessons with youth.

We call these professionals DreAmbassadors®—and they share backgrounds with the students they reach.

Here’s what we do for students

Here’s what we do for professionals

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Our Supporters

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Testimonials

Female Student
Female StudentGrade 7
The experience was very engaging and eventful.
Marvin F.
Marvin F.Grade 11
Very engaging and inspiring
Karma S.
Karma S.Grade 11
I feel like this gave me motivation to find my purpose in this world and what I'm meant to do. It made me want to work toward all of my goals, not just my biggest one.
Jaelon
JaelonGrade 11
I very much enjoyed you speak. It really motivated me and encouraged me to keep going.
Female Student
Female StudentGrade 9
This impacted me by showing me that anything is possible.
Female Student
Female StudentGrade 7
The session showed me how I should pursue my dreams no matter what anyone thinks.
Madyson W.
Madyson W.Grade 8
This session impacted me by showing me you can come from anywhere doing anything and still can be the best possible version of yourself. Anything is possible no matter what.
Autumn S.
Autumn S.Grade 8
It was amazing to listen to you.
Courtni H.
Courtni H.Grade 8
It motivated me to do things I think I can’t do. I also learned that black people can get into colleges that most black people don't get into.
Ayden T.
Ayden T.Grade 8
It was a great experience. I would recommend it to a lot of my friends.
Destinee S.
Destinee S.Grade 8
This session motivated me to work harder at school.
Archie P.
Archie P.Grade 8
I loved it.
Ja’Riyah T.
Ja’Riyah T.Grade 8
This section impacted me because it showed me to know what I want before I do something.
Antoine G.
Antoine G.Grade 8
I believe the session impacted me positively. I say this because I feel more determined in what I want to pursue in life.
Ja’Marion M.
Ja’Marion M.Grade 8
The session taught me how to do what I want to do. It also taught me that I can only get good things if I put work into it.
Makiylah J.
Makiylah J.Grade 8
One way this has impacted me is because it made me look deeper inside of myself. Another way this has impacted me is by making me see the world in another way.
Isaiah B.
Isaiah B.Grade 8
This session made me think about what I need to dream about.
Tamiyah C.
Tamiyah C.Grade 8
This experience was very helpful and useful for life.
Davonte T.
Davonte T.Grade 8
I felt amused because he told a very good story about how he became the person he is today.

Dream Alliance packages

BRONZE

Impact Partner
  • Sponsor 1 school (up to 2 sessions per month) = up to 500 students reached per year
  • Recognition on the Todaydream Foundation website ―Supporters section
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SILVER

Dream Weaver
  • Sponsor 1 school (up to 4 sessions per month) = up to 1,000 students reached per year
  • Everything in BRONZE
  • Exclusive updates on program development & impact
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GOLD

Dream Champion
  • Sponsor 2 schools (up to 4 sessions per school per month) = up to 2,000 students reached per year
  • Everything in SILVER
  • Inclusion in marketing materials and events
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PLATINUM

Legacy Builder
  • Sponsor 4 schools (up to 4 sessions per school per month) = up to 4,000 students reached per year
  • Everything in GOLD
  • Seat on the Todaydream Advisory Board (if desired)
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Supporters

Chicago Public Schools

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Why Now?

The urgency of our mission stems from barriers to economic mobility unequal access to opportunity

Credit: New York Times

Some of our DreAmbassadors

HIV Epidemiologist with Mentorship and College Insight
Tiffany Lemon
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick=" var newWindow = window.open('', '_blank', 'width=800,height=600'); newWindow.document.write('<html><head><title>Tiffany Lemon</title>'); newWindow.document.write('<style>@media print { body { display: none; } }</style>'); newWindow.document.write('</head><body style=\'margin:0; padding:0; text-align:center;\' oncontextmenu=\'return false;\'>'); newWindow.document.write('<img src=\'https://todaydream.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Lemon_Tiffany.jpg\' style=\'max-width:100%; max-height:100%;\' oncontextmenu=\'return false;\'>'); newWindow.document.write('</body></html>'); newWindow.document.close(); return false; ">Tiffany Lemon</a>
Partner & Managing Director at Consulting Firm | Former Engineer
Juan Carlos Intriago Velez
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick=" var newWindow = window.open('', '_blank', 'width=800,height=600'); newWindow.document.write('<html><head><title>Juan Carlos Intriago Velez</title>'); newWindow.document.write('<style>@media print { body { display: none; } }</style>'); newWindow.document.write('</head><body style=\'margin:0; padding:0; text-align:center;\' oncontextmenu=\'return false;\'>'); newWindow.document.write('<img src=\'https://todaydream.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Intriago_Velez_Juan_Carlos.jpg\' style=\'max-width:100%; max-height:100%;\' oncontextmenu=\'return false;\'>'); newWindow.document.write('</body></html>'); newWindow.document.close(); return false; ">Juan Carlos Intriago Velez</a>
JD/PhD Candidate at Harvard University | U.S. Navy Officer
Elam Jones
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick=" var newWindow = window.open('', '_blank', 'width=800,height=600'); newWindow.document.write('<html><head><title>Elam Jones</title>'); newWindow.document.write('<style>@media print { body { display: none; } }</style>'); newWindow.document.write('</head><body style=\'margin:0; padding:0; text-align:center;\' oncontextmenu=\'return false;\'>'); newWindow.document.write('<img src=\'https://todaydream.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jones_Elam.jpg\' style=\'max-width:100%; max-height:100%;\' oncontextmenu=\'return false;\'>'); newWindow.document.write('</body></html>'); newWindow.document.close(); return false; ">Elam Jones</a>
Law Firm Partner with Courtroom Expertise | Nonprofit Board Member
Sabreena El-Amin
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick=" var newWindow = window.open('', '_blank', 'width=800,height=600'); newWindow.document.write('<html><head><title>Sabreena El-Amin</title>'); newWindow.document.write('<style>@media print { body { display: none; } }</style>'); newWindow.document.write('</head><body style=\'margin:0; padding:0; text-align:center;\' oncontextmenu=\'return false;\'>'); newWindow.document.write('<img src=\'https://todaydream.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/El-Amin_Sabreena.jpg\' style=\'max-width:100%; max-height:100%;\' oncontextmenu=\'return false;\'>'); newWindow.document.write('</body></html>'); newWindow.document.close(); return false; ">Sabreena El-Amin</a>
Harvard-Trained Orthopedic Hand Surgeon
Ogheneochuko Metitiri
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick=" var newWindow = window.open('', '_blank', 'width=800,height=600'); newWindow.document.write('<html><head><title>Ogheneochuko Metitiri</title>'); newWindow.document.write('<style>@media print { body { display: none; } }</style>'); newWindow.document.write('</head><body style=\'margin:0; padding:0; text-align:center;\' oncontextmenu=\'return false;\'>'); newWindow.document.write('<img src=\'https://todaydream.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Metitiri_Ogheneochuko.jpg\' style=\'max-width:100%; max-height:100%;\' oncontextmenu=\'return false;\'>'); newWindow.document.write('</body></html>'); newWindow.document.close(); return false; ">Ogheneochuko Metitiri</a>
3x Tech Entrepreneur and CEO
Geng Wang
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick=" var newWindow = window.open('', '_blank', 'width=800,height=600'); newWindow.document.write('<html><head><title>Geng Wang</title>'); newWindow.document.write('<style>@media print { body { display: none; } }</style>'); newWindow.document.write('</head><body style=\'margin:0; padding:0; text-align:center;\' oncontextmenu=\'return false;\'>'); newWindow.document.write('<img src=\'https://todaydream.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Wang_Geng.jpg\' style=\'max-width:100%; max-height:100%;\' oncontextmenu=\'return false;\'>'); newWindow.document.write('</body></html>'); newWindow.document.close(); return false; ">Geng Wang</a>
Stanford PhD Engineer Making Tools for Health & Sustainability
Darrell Omo-Lamai
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick=" var newWindow = window.open('', '_blank', 'width=800,height=600'); newWindow.document.write('<html><head><title>Darrell Omo-Lamai</title>'); newWindow.document.write('<style>@media print { body { display: none; } }</style>'); newWindow.document.write('</head><body style=\'margin:0; padding:0; text-align:center;\' oncontextmenu=\'return false;\'>'); newWindow.document.write('<img src=\'https://todaydream.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Omo-Lamai_Darrell.jpg\' style=\'max-width:100%; max-height:100%;\' oncontextmenu=\'return false;\'>'); newWindow.document.write('</body></html>'); newWindow.document.close(); return false; ">Darrell Omo-Lamai</a>
Harvard Education PhD | Former Consultant, Educator
Julia Jeffries
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick=" var newWindow = window.open('', '_blank', 'width=800,height=600'); newWindow.document.write('<html><head><title>Julia Jeffries</title>'); newWindow.document.write('<style>@media print { body { display: none; } }</style>'); newWindow.document.write('</head><body style=\'margin:0; padding:0; text-align:center;\' oncontextmenu=\'return false;\'>'); newWindow.document.write('<img src=\'https://todaydream.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jeffries_Julia.jpg\' style=\'max-width:100%; max-height:100%;\' oncontextmenu=\'return false;\'>'); newWindow.document.write('</body></html>'); newWindow.document.close(); return false; ">Julia Jeffries</a>
Former Business Consultant and Current Harvard Law Student
Segun Omole
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick=" var newWindow = window.open('', '_blank', 'width=800,height=600'); newWindow.document.write('<html><head><title>Segun Omole</title>'); newWindow.document.write('<style>@media print { body { display: none; } }</style>'); newWindow.document.write('</head><body style=\'margin:0; padding:0; text-align:center;\' oncontextmenu=\'return false;\'>'); newWindow.document.write('<img src=\https://todaydream.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Omole_Segun.jpg\' style=\'max-width:100%; max-height:100%;\' oncontextmenu=\'return false;\'>'); newWindow.document.write('</body></html>'); newWindow.document.close(); return false; ">Segun Omole</a>
Stanford JD/MBA & Former White House Staffer
Machmud Makhmudov
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick=" var newWindow = window.open('', '_blank', 'width=800,height=600'); newWindow.document.write('<html><head><title>Machmud Makhmudov</title>'); newWindow.document.write('<style>@media print { body { display: none; } }</style>'); newWindow.document.write('</head><body style=\'margin:0; padding:0; text-align:center;\' oncontextmenu=\'return false;\'>'); newWindow.document.write('<img src=\'https://todaydream.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Makhmudov_Machmud.jpg\' style=\'max-width:100%; max-height:100%;\' oncontextmenu=\'return false;\'>'); newWindow.document.write('</body></html>'); newWindow.document.close(); return false; ">Machmud Makhmudov</a>
Educator, Lifelong Learner, and Entrepreneur
Amma Ababio
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick=" var newWindow = window.open('', '_blank', 'width=800,height=600'); newWindow.document.write('<html><head><title>Amma Ababio</title>'); newWindow.document.write('<style>@media print { body { display: none; } }</style>'); newWindow.document.write('</head><body style=\'margin:0; padding:0; text-align:center;\' oncontextmenu=\'return false;\'>'); newWindow.document.write('<img src=\'https://todaydream.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Ababio_Amma.jpg\' style=\'max-width:100%; max-height:100%;\' oncontextmenu=\'return false;\'>'); newWindow.document.write('</body></html>'); newWindow.document.close(); return false; ">Amma Ababio</a>
Economics PhD and JD Student at Stanford University
Hector Reyes
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick=" var newWindow = window.open('', '_blank', 'width=800,height=600'); newWindow.document.write('<html><head><title> Hector Reyes </title>'); newWindow.document.write('<style>@media print { body { display: none; } }</style>'); newWindow.document.write('</head><body style=\'margin:0; padding:0; text-align:center;\' oncontextmenu=\'return false;\'>'); newWindow.document.write('<img src=\'https://todaydream.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Reyes_Hector.jpg\' style=\'max-width:100%; max-height:100%;\' oncontextmenu=\'return false;\'>'); newWindow.document.write('</body></html>'); newWindow.document.close(); return false; ">Hector Reyes</a>
WashU Medical Student and Rare Disease Patient Advocate
AudreyStephannie Maghiro
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick=" var newWindow = window.open('', '_blank', 'width=800,height=600'); newWindow.document.write('<html><head><title>AudreyStephannie Maghiro</title>'); newWindow.document.write('<style>@media print { body { display: none; } }</style>'); newWindow.document.write('</head><body style=\'margin:0; padding:0; text-align:center;\' oncontextmenu=\'return false;\'>'); newWindow.document.write('<img src=\'https://todaydream.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Maghiro_AudreyStephannie.jpg\' style=\'max-width:100%; max-height:100%;\' oncontextmenu=\'return false;\'>'); newWindow.document.write('</body></html>'); newWindow.document.close(); return false; ">AudreyStephannie Maghiro</a>
Stanford and NYU Grad working in Technology
Dontae Rayford
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick=" var newWindow = window.open('', '_blank', 'width=800,height=600'); newWindow.document.write('<html><head><title>Dontae Rayford</title>'); newWindow.document.write('<style>@media print { body { display: none; } }</style>'); newWindow.document.write('</head><body style=\'margin:0; padding:0; text-align:center;\' oncontextmenu=\'return false;\'>'); newWindow.document.write('<img src=\'https://todaydream.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Rayford_Dontae.jpg\' style=\'max-width:100%; max-height:100%;\' oncontextmenu=\'return false;\'>'); newWindow.document.write('</body></html>'); newWindow.document.close(); return false; ">Dontae Rayford</a>
First-Generation Low-Income in Tech Industry (Harvard Graduate)
Yingzi Sakura Huang
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick=" var newWindow = window.open('', '_blank', 'width=800,height=600'); newWindow.document.write('<html><head><title>Yingzi Sakura Huang</title>'); newWindow.document.write('<style>@media print { body { display: none; } }</style>'); newWindow.document.write('</head><body style=\'margin:0; padding:0; text-align:center;\' oncontextmenu=\'return false;\'>'); newWindow.document.write('<img src=\https://todaydream.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Huang_Yingzi_Sakura.jpg\' style=\'max-width:100%; max-height:100%;\' oncontextmenu=\'return false;\'>'); newWindow.document.write('</body></html>'); newWindow.document.close(); return false; ">Yingzi Sakura Huang</a>

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About

My name is Chika Okafor and I’m the Founder and CEO of Todaydream. Too many students still don’t see enough examples of people who look like them in professions they want to be—with lives they want to have. At Todaydream, our mission is to empower these students by providing schools the largest community of diverse inspiring professionals who we train to share their stories and lessons with youth. My own story shows the importance of our work. I’m a graduate of Stanford for college, Yale for law school, and Harvard for my PhD.

I’m also a proud alum of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) system for elementary, middle, and high school, and after college, I worked twice as an employee of that same school system.

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Todaydream is a Delaware public benefit corporation operating as Todaydream Foundation, a project of Players Philanthropy Fund, Inc., a Texas nonprofit corporation recognized by IRS as a tax-exempt public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (Federal Tax ID: 27-6601178, ppf.org/pp). Contributions to Todaydream Foundation qualify as tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.