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FALL <strong>2022</strong> | 29<br />
An agent for change<br />
Entrepreneur Samanda Morales is a Salem State University trustee<br />
BY ALLYSHA DUNNIGAN<br />
Samanda E. Morales has been<br />
appointed to the Salem State<br />
University Board of Trustees<br />
by Gov. Charlie Baker.<br />
As a Salem State University alumna,<br />
Morales brings more than 20 years of<br />
experience in the finance and accounting<br />
industry to this new role.<br />
Morales received her bachelor’s<br />
degree in business administration from<br />
SSU in 1998 and is currently finishing<br />
her master's in business administration<br />
at Northeastern University.<br />
Morales is the co-founder and CEO<br />
of Ahora Inc., a social enterprise nonprofit<br />
organization that teaches financial<br />
education, helps to guide money management,<br />
and builds self-reliance and<br />
financial confidence.<br />
“I am humbled to serve as a trustee at<br />
Salem University, the same organization<br />
which empowered me with an education<br />
that continues to advance opportunity<br />
and economic growth for thousands of<br />
students and alumni across the nation,”<br />
Morales said.<br />
Before co-founding Ahora Inc., Morales<br />
was a consultant at M.B.S. LLC,<br />
Management & Strategy Advisory. She<br />
also spent 18 years at Bank of New York<br />
Mellon, serving in various positions including<br />
the accounting group, the daily<br />
valuation and implementation group,<br />
and as project manager of accounting<br />
services. Morales began her career in<br />
finance at State Street Bank & Trust<br />
Company.<br />
SSU Board of Trustees Chair Rob<br />
Lutts said Morales’ significant achievements<br />
and success in the financial<br />
industry, along with her commitment<br />
to serving the community, make her an<br />
exceptional addition to the board.<br />
"I know that Trustee Morales’s talent,<br />
skill, and dedication will go far in our<br />
efforts to ensure that Salem State continues<br />
to thrive as a place of opportunity<br />
in the region for generations to come,"<br />
Lutts said.<br />
Morales also serves on the Finance<br />
and Facilities Committee and the<br />
Advancement Committee at SSU, and<br />
on the boards of the Bethany Congregational<br />
Church in Lynn. She is a member<br />
of the North Shore Chamber’s Thrive<br />
Advisory Council, and the co-founder<br />
and past CEO and president of The<br />
Jolgorio de Mass Inc., a nonprofit that<br />
advances leadership among Latino youth<br />
by supporting and funding educational<br />
programs in Boston. 40<br />
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