Our Team

Cynthia is responsible for the One Percent for America (OPA) digital marketing program and digital platform. The OPA digital platform empowers every American, current and future, either as a supporter, investor or borrower to remove the financial barriers to citizenship.

Cynthia is a product management and digital marketing professional with over 25 years of experience. Throughout her career her work has been anchored in performance metrics and value creation. Her experience with organizations ranges from start-ups to well-established. Most recently, as an Agency Managing Director, she oversaw the inbound and content marketing digital consulting services for some of the most well-known world-class brands.

Natalie is part of the OPA Digital team and is responsible for website page creation, quality assurance, and development, including implementing new functionality and redesigns. She helps ensure that OPA applies best practices and that the user experience for each visit and transaction on the platform meets or exceeds expectations.
Natalie is a seasoned marketing professional who is passionate about making a positive impact on the community. Since 2020, she has owned a video production business that collaborates with nonprofit organizations to share their work and mission. Prior to that, she was Digital Communications Manager at BAMSI, a large human service nonprofit in Massachusetts.
Natalie holds a BA in advertising from Southern New Hampshire University.

 Saralyn is responsible for advancing One Percent America’s (OPA) growth and engagement goals through managing and developing digital content and campaigns. She plays a key role in attracting, engaging and converting both prospective borrowers for OPA’s 1% interest loan and individual donors.

Saralyn has more than a decade of digital marketing experience at diverse organizations. Most recently, she led paid media campaigns in Latin America for Philips, as well as their brand initiatives.

Saralyn is a graduate of Babson College where she studied community engagement and entrepreneurship in both South Africa and Ghana, learning first-hand how diverse, evolving communities push society forward.
 

Santiago is responsible for facilitating the lending process and managing client-facing interactions. He works with internal and external entities to build partnerships that address community needs and further impact. Originally from Colombia, Santiago also serves as an in-house resource for insight on the immigration process and the positive impact citizenship can provide.

Santiago comes to One Percent for America from BlueHub’s foreclosure relief program, where he led a lending team in processing mortgages.

Santiago holds a BS in Business Administration with minors in Economics and Finance from American International College. Although he immigrated from Colombia around the age of five, he considers himself proud to be a naturalized son of the United States of America.

Ashley leads strategic partnerships and place-based workforce development initiatives for One Percent for America (OPA). Drawing on two decades of experience in corporate social impact, fundraising and international development, Ashley works across sectors to foster sustainable growth and expand opportunities for OPA.

Before joining OPA, Ashley spearheaded strategic growth for Best Buy’s social impact programs, developing an innovative co-investment approach that brought together hundreds of businesses and nonprofits to drive meaningful community and workforce development. Earlier in her career, she lived and worked across Latin America, Africa, and Asia, experiences that deeply shaped her curiosity, compassion, and humility—values that continue to guide her work today.

Ashley holds a Master of Public Policy from the University of Minnesota and a BA from Smith College.
 

Nicole leads philanthropic fundraising efforts for One Percent for America (OPA). She is responsible for building a robust pipeline of corporate and foundation partners interested in supporting accessible pathways to US citizenship.

Nicole is an experienced leader in the field of nonprofit development. Before OPA, she served as Director of Advancement at Lowell Catholic where she oversaw all fundraising, marketing, and alumni relations for the school. Prior to that, Nicole spent a decade in fundraising at several large nonprofit organizations in New York City, including University Settlement and the Boys & Girls Club. Nicole is a graduate of Dartmouth College.  Having witnessed the struggle her immigrant parents faced, Nicole is inspired by OPA's mission to remove barriers to US citizenship.
 

Elyse Cherry is the finance entrepreneur behind One Percent for America. One Percent for America was designed to address one of the biggest problems immigrants face—finding money to pay the application fees to become US citizens. Read more from Elyse on the origin of the idea and why investing in America and immigration is one of the smartest things you can do. 

Elyse has served as the CEO of BlueHub Capital since 1997. Under her leadership, BlueHub has invested over $2.4 billion, and leveraged an additional $12 billion, to help build healthy communities across the US. One Percent for America is BlueHub’s newest nonprofit initiative. She is an active civic and business leader and a member of several boards. Read Elyse's Full Bio