What was your first job, and what did it teach you about yourself?

My first job as a team member at Sonic taught me about leadership, teamwork, self-advocacy, and service. I learned that every role on a team is important, so the satisfaction of every person is important. Additionally, I learned that leadership often starts at the top but doesn’t exclusively live there. Most importantly, I was reminded that skating is a skill that shouldn’t be taken for granted.

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Alexia Crawley serves as the Senior Manager, Summer Funding Collaborative, at Baltimore’s Promise. Her greatest hope for humanity is that every young person gets to experience joy and can dream along their journey to adulthood. She gets out of bed every day hoping to help at least one person feel seen.

Prior to joining the Baltimore’s Promise team in October 2024, Alexia’s career prioritized the growth and development of youth and young people specifically from marginalized backgrounds. Her previous roles included spending several years in higher education focused on student development and, most recently, serving as the Youth Engagement Manager in the Mayor’s Office of Children and Family Success.

As a Baltimore native, Alexia is a proud graduate of the national treasure, Morgan State University. She is currently enrolled in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leadership master’s program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

In her spare time, Alexia is guaranteed to be at a concert, spending time with loved ones, or happily napping on her couch with a marathon of Insecure or Living Single watching her.