Rana Abdelhamid is an American political candidate and activist based in Queens, New York. Abdelhamid is also the founder of Hijabis of New York and the Women's Initiative for Self Empowerment.

The Posse Foundation is a nonprofit organization that partners with select colleges and universities in the United States to provide student scholarships and leadership training. The organization is centered on a cohort-based model that admits students to attend college as part of a "Posse" of 10 peers.