On October 27, NDB held its annual Fund a Future Scholarship Benefit, organized by Director of Advancement Celine Curran, to raise funds for NDB’s tuition assistance program. This program gives low-income students the opportunity to attend school at NDB.
“The Fund a Future Scholarship Event is super important to me because I benefit from this scholarship,” said sophomore Francesca Arbelaez about her attendance at the fundraiser. “My mom and I decided to go and donated money to give back to the cause.”

At the event, NDB welcomed two keynote speakers who are also NDB alumni: Marie Laxague Rosecrans, the Go-To-Market SVP for Salesforce, and Taj Alavi, the Global Head of Marketing for Spotify.
Rosecrans has held positions at Oracle, Peoplesoft, Evolve and Primavera. She currently leads the industry solutions, product marketing, enablement and customer marketing teams for Salesforce. Her organization delivers and promotes purpose-built solutions for nonprofits, educational institutions and philanthropies.
Alavi has experience building and leading global marketing programs with brands like Instagram, Uber, Intuit and Chime. She joined Spotify in June of 2021 where she leads the communications, product marketing, customer lifecycle management and brand media teams.
NDB’s annual Fund a Future Scholarship Benefit was greatly appreciated by the whole NDB community as it helps students get an education without worrying about the financial aspect of enrollment.