Our Leadership
Founder & Executive Director
Grants For Stamps Inc. was founded by LaSara D. Carter (née Sara D. Brennenstuhl), who has always had an interest for exploring new countries and cultures as a Dual-Citizen and avid solo traveler herself.
LaSara obtained a B.A. in Public Administration and gained a greater understanding of nonprofit operations during her M.P.A. graduate studies. Her interest in cultural exchange led her to serve as a Local Coordinator for Academic Year in America, where she supervised German exchange students placed with host families in North Carolina. Along with her background in public service and passion for travel, LaSara recognized a critical need for more students from underserved communities and diverse backgrounds to access study abroad opportunities. This prompted her to establish Grants For Stamps Inc. in 2021 and create an annual passport scholarship for Greensville County High School seniors and college students nationwide.
LaSara's role as the organization's Executive Director is to expand scholarship opportunities and bring awareness to the educational benefits of learning beyond the classroom.
“Always travel with purpose” -LaSara D. Carter
Board Chair
Marissa Robinson has served as Grants For Stamps' Board Chair since the inception of the organization in 2021.
Exploring new terrains and making lifelong memories has been a passion of Marissa’s since her childhood. After taking her first flight at 12 years old, wanderlust settled on her heart and she knew from then that she wanted to be a citizen of the world. With a B.A in Foreign Affairs and Women, Gender, and Sexuality, and a M.P.A in Education Policy, Marissa has followed her passion of empowering and supporting learners of all ages to meet their academic and personal goals.
Marissa believes that we are all made better and more empathetic by increased exposure to experiences and different cultures. She finds travel to be one of the critical tools to meeting this level of enlightenment and is honored to support Grants for Stamps in meeting this need.