About ms. francois

Anne Francois, 2025

Born in Brooklyn, NY, Anne is an innovative communications strategist and storyteller with more than a decade of experience working within nonprofit organizations. Her career has spanned national advocacy groups, grassroots nonprofits, philanthropic foundations, and large public institutions—always with a focus on aligning communications with a deeper purpose.

She has held communications roles at the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, where she helped amplify arts, education, and community initiatives across New Jersey; at Planned Parenthood of Northern, Central and Southern New Jersey, amplifying reproductive health and rights messaging for a broad and diverse audience; at the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office, uplifting global human rights and climate justice stories; and at the New York City Department of Education, supporting communications for the department’s initiative NYC Men Teach. These experiences have allowed her to hone her ability to craft narratives which resonate across sectors and communities. She currently resides with her family in Philadelphia.

Anne Francois, 2025.