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“I Have A Dream” Foundation Names Otis Hackney as New President and CEO

Hackney Most Recently Served as Chief Education Officer for the City of Philadelphia in the Mayor’s Office of Education and Has Been an “I Have A Dream” Board Member Since 2019

PHILADELPHIA, PA (October 19, 2022) – Today, the “I Have A Dream” Foundation (IHDF) announced the appointment of Otis Hackney as President and CEO, effective November 7, 2022. Mr. Hackney will succeed Eugena Oh, who has served in these roles since October 2017 and will continue to serve the organization as a member of its Board following the leadership transition.

“I Have A Dream” Foundation Names New President & CEO

The “I Have A Dream” Foundation announced that Eugena Oh will be their new President and CEO. She has served as the […]

The ‘I Have A Dream’ Foundation Keeps Making Dreams Come True

When I attended the I Have A Dream Foundation’s annual Spirit of the Dream Gala last year, I was so […]

Closer Look: Atlanta Dreamers; Andy Griffith; And More

44:20: Vicky Jackson, program director for Atlanta’s I Have A Dream Foundation, and Martisia Jackson, a college student who participated […]

I Have A Dream Foundation Celebrates 35th Anniversary Gala

The I Have A Dream Foundation will celebrate its 35th anniversary on Thursday, June 9, with its annual Spirit of […]

Eugene Lang, Investor Who Made College Dreams a Reality, Dies at 98

“Eugene M. Lang, an investor whose spur-of-the-moment promise to an East Harlem sixth-grade graduating class that he would pay for […]

Pitfalls of promising free tuition

“While the promise of free college sounds like a winning proposition, advocates could learn from the experience of millionaire New […]

Eugene Lang, millionaire who financed college dreams, dies at 98

“When he rose to speak in 1981 to the graduating sixth-graders at his old Harlem elementary school, Eugene M. Lang […]

Former Student Remembers Life Of Education Donor Eugene Lang

“NPR’s Audie Cornish talks with Juan Martinez, one of the many thousands of students the philanthropist Eugene Lang helped send […]

Eugene Lang changed thousands of lives for the better

“Eugene Lang, who died Saturday at 98, was already a very successful man on the day in June 1981 when […]