Kiara Jackson, Co-Executive Director
Kiara is a third-year law student at USC. She grew up in the midwest and earned an undergraduate degree in Digital Marketing and Journalism at the University of Missouri before earning a Master's degree in Education. She later founded an elementary school in South Los Angeles. As an educator, she learned about the many wage and opportunity gaps in under-resourced communities, which sparked her interests in ethical real estate development and financial literacy. She loves hiking, eating ice cream, and binge-watching reality TV shows.
Dawson Sanders, Co-Executive Director
Raised in Alaska, Dawson grew up on activities characteristic of the rural arctic: skiing down Business Boulevard, tracking caribou under the northern lights, and tanning by the lake when the never-setting sun was merciful enough to push the midday temperature above sixty-five. After obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in economics, Dawson worked as a financial analyst for a Fortune 500 company in Chicago. He then moved to Los Angeles to attend law school at the University of Southern California, where he participated in the Hale Moot Court Honors Program, published articles in Business Law Digest, and served as Vice Justice of Finance for the school’s law fraternity. At PTP, Dawson strives to utilize his financial and legal knowledge to promote a better public understanding of tax policy and create a more equitable economic system.
Benjamin Morain, Contributing Editor
Benjamin joined PTP as a rising 2L. He grew up in the Chicago suburbs and studied Political Science at USC during his undergrad After graduating in 2019, Benjamin joined USC Gould. As someone with little personal finance exposure growing up, Benjamin recognizes the vital importance of financial literacy in education and is striving to increase accessibility of this information, particularly to young people, while at PTP. In his free time, Benjamin enjoys chess, tennis, and iced coffee.
Sheila Wang, Graphic Designer
Sheila is a sophomore student at USC studying Art, Technology, and the Business of Innovation in the Lovine Young Academy. She grew up in Beijing, moved to Vancouver in grade seven, and moved to Los Angeles for university. She loves creating art through various media and is always eager to learn something new. She has also worked with different nonprofits and small businesses to promote their missions and create brand images that can be remembered. In her free time, she likes to dance, bake sweets, and explore new places and food with friends.
Sabrina McCaffery
Member Emeritus
Rae Williams
Executive Director Emeritus
Anna Pan
Member Emeritus
Vivian Liu
Executive Director Emeritus
Ao Zhu
Member Emeritus
David Sorenson
Executive Director Emeritus
Michael Greenwade
Executive Director Emeritus
Phil Bliss
Member Emeritus
Annie Yang
Member Emeritus
Adam Poisner
Member Emeritus
Madeleine Rodriguez
Art Director Emeritus
Maurice Osei
Communications Director Emeritus
Aerin Wu
Member Emeritus
Allie Gersdorf
Member Emeritus
Jon Linton
Member Emeritus