Maria Dautruche is a vice president in the Partnerships and Advancement Office at the National Urban League where she fundraises for the historic civil rights organization. Over the course of her career, Maria has raised more than $40 million for a variety of causes and charities. Maria is a PURPOSE Productions Organizer and completed Yale SOM’s Facilitating Interpersonal & Group Dynamics Learning Lab. She was a 2017 92Y Women in Power Fellow and a Young Nonprofit Professionals Network national board member in 2010. In 2004, Maria co-founded New Voices for Reproductive Justice – a social justice organization headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA with offices in Philadelphia, PA and Cleveland, OH and a budget over $1 million. Maria earned her bachelor’s degree in Africana Studies and Communications from the University of Pittsburgh where she co-founded the Students of the Department of Africana Studies (S.O.D.A.S.). She earned her master’s degree from Pratt Institute. Maria and her spouse, Lopez-Joel, live in NY and are proud parents to a bold and bright toddler.
