Experienced scholarship evaluator Amy Kennelly Viellieu holds a degree from the Purdue University Krannert School of Management and a credential from the Academy for College Admission Counseling. Amy Kennelly Viellieu has been involved with Posse Foundation since 2014 as both an employee and volunteer. For more than 30 years, the Posse Foundation has connected thousands of promising scholars with partner universities across the United States. The organization provides academic training and scholarships to eligible students. In 2021, the Posse Foundation started a program for art students in collaboration with the California Institute of the Arts, Bard College, and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. The initiative was spearheaded by Hamilton writer Lin-Manuel Miranda and former First Lady Michelle Obama. Starting in the fall of 2021, Posse began accepting students from Puerto Rico into its arts program cohorts. Over the next few years, the Posse Arts program will recruit 300 students from the island every year and collaborate with three more arts colleges.
