Meet Nitiya

Nitiya is passionate about solving the college affordability issue through educational and economic empowerment for women of color. As the Executive Director and Founder of Seeds of Fortune Inc., a unique organization combining girl power, financial literacy, career development, and higher education pipeline to put opportunity and financial power back into the hands of young women of color. 

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The program helps minority teen girls become financially empowered by helping them learn about money through the college and scholarship higher education process. She created the program in her Senior year of college inside her dorm room. Nitiya was inspired to share the skills of obtaining scholarships, she learned in highschool that allowed her to win a Full tuition, Posse Leadership Scholarship to Babson College, Girl Scout Future Women of Distinction Scholarship, and more. She believed it was her duty to help ease the financial burdens of those in her generation since she was able to graduate debt free.

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She was recently selected as One Young World Deloitte Scholar and Forbes 30 Under 30. She has also worked on the Girls Scouts of Greater NY Future Woman of Distinction Scholarship Committee, Speech Coach for the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated teen program, and has spoken at The Girl United Nations, The Opportunity Network, Viacom Careers, and Barnard STEP program. Nitiya is the Former, Head of Millenial Committee with the National Association of Minorities in Communications. She hosts a blog and financial coaching company, Walker Finance and Media, highlighting financial tips for Gen Z and Millenials.