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Alexa D’Alessandro

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Executive Director at Backpacks For Life
📍 Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

Alexa is the Founder and Executive Director of the nonprofit Backpacks For Life and recently concluded her role as Director of the NYU Tandon Veterans Future Lab. A University of Rhode Island graduate, she is dedicated to empowering veteran and military spouse entrepreneurs through mentorship and high-touch incubator programs.

As a military spouse, Alexas work is deeply personal. She was inspired to co-found her nonprofit after witnessing her husbands challenging transition from his deployment in Afghanistan. She is passionate about bridging the gap between at-risk veterans and the resources available to them.

Her nonprofit, Backpacks For Life, has distributed over 11, 000 backpacks filled with essentials to veterans across 35 states.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Executive Director
Job Level
Senior
Location
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
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Veteran Entrepreneurship
As Director of the NYU Veterans Future Lab, she directly supported and mentored hundreds of veteran and military spouse founders.
Nonprofit Leadership
She is the Founder and Executive Director of Backpacks For Life, a 501(c)(3) organization she has led to national impact since 2014.
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Career

Work history

2-2014
Executive Director
Backpacks For Life
10-2021 - 5-2025
Director
Veterans Future Lab
10-2019 - 10-2021
Lead Instructor
Veterans Future Lab
10-2019 - 11-2021
Fellow
Summit
11-2016 - 4-2018
Retail/Demand Planner
Sam Edelman
In the press

Media appearances

Backpacks For Life Co-Founders Sgt. Brett D'Alessandro and Alexa .... Featured in WBGO Journal
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Merrick Herald – Feature on Backpacks For Life and Executive Director Alexa D’Alessandro. Featured in Merrick Herald (Issuu)
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Education
Bachelor of Arts
University of Rhode Island
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