Amaad Rivera is a contributing blogger to the Movement Vision Lab (www.movementvisionlab.org) and the director of the Racial Wealth Divide Program at United for a Fair Economy (UFE) (www.faireconomy.org). Amaad’s primary roles at UFE include conducting workshops and presentations, writing for and speaking to the media, doing curriculum development, and developing and overseeing demonstration projects throughout the country.

Amaad brings to UFE a wealth of experience in education, curriculum development, group facilitation, community organizing, community empowerment, diversity and inclusion issues, and public policy. From founding the KidsVote Initiative in Holyoke, MA to participating in a delegation to Puerto Rico of academics and community leaders in exploring contemporary and historical barriers to economic mobility of Puerto Ricans in Holyoke, Amaad has been deeply involved in the community. He has created and participated in coalitions of citizens, corporations, and community organizations that improved the lives of young people and people of color.

Before coming to United for a Fair Economy, Amaad served as AmeriCorps Program Officer, co-managing their grants process and portfolio at the Massachusetts Service Alliance.

Amaad serves on several boards, including GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Educators Network). He has bachelor's degrees in Marketing, Psychology and Information Technology from Bentley College, and is currently pursuing his masters' degree in Education, with a concentration in Social Justice, at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

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