Francesca Jean Baptiste is a Senior Associate with the Annie E. Casey Foundation. In this role she oversees the Family Stability and Assets portfolio, which focuses on strategies to build youth financial well-being and alleviate burdensome debt as a way to address racial wealth gaps primarily in the South and Southwest. Prior to joining the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Francesca was the Director of Tax Partnerships at the CASH Campaign of Maryland where she led a coalition of partner organizations that provided free tax preparation and asset building programs through the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.
Francesca holds a J.D. from Washington and Lee School of Law and a Bachelor of Science degree in Legal Studies from New York City College of Technology. She is currently pursuing an LLM in Taxation from the University of Baltimore.