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CO-FOUNDERS / DIRECTORS
Susie Hayes
Co-Founder, Director​
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Dartmouth College, BA
Kellogg School of Management, MBA
Yuri Shane
Co-Founder, Director​
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Columbia University, BA
Teachers College - Columbia University, MA
Smith College, MSW
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Susie Hayes
Co-Founder & Board Chair
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Dartmouth College, BA
Kellogg School of Management, MBA
Pam Jeffords
Co-Founder & Senior Partner
BE Labs
Louisiana State University, BS
Georgia State University, MBA
Manny Perez
Associate Category Manager
Johns Manville
Colorado State University, BBA
Access Opportunity Class of 2021
Tom Holman
Partner & West Region Industry Leader
PwC
Ohio Wesleyan University, BA
Georgia Montoya
Deputy Legal Counsel
Denver Public Schools
University of Hawaii, BBA
University of Colorado, JD
Kathy Schultz
Professor & Dean Emerita
University of Colorado Boulder
Yale University, BS
Lesley College, MEd
University of Pennsylvania, MSEd and PhD
Mark Hopkins
Managing Director
Rallyday Partners
Cornell University, BSME
Stanford University, MSMSE
Lisa Pauley
Retired Executive Vice President
Ball Corporation
University of Colorado Boulder, BS
University of Colorado Denver, MS
CAREER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Holden Ottolini
Co-Founder & VP, Client Services/Ops
Arc4
Binghamton University, BS
Kate Senecal
Program Manager, Early Career Dev.
Trimble Inc
University of Vermont, BS
Colorado State University, MS
Lauren Costa
Senior Manager
EY
Franklin & Marshall College, BA
University of Colorado Boulder, MBA
Mark Hopkins
Managing Director
Rallyday Partners
Cornell University, BSME
Stanford University, MSMSE
Nora Rex
International Marketing Director
Medtronic
Pomona College, BA
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, MBA
Sue Wyman
Director, Career Connections (Retired)
University of Colorado Denver Business School
Regis University, BS
University of Denver, MBA
Ivan Santos
Support Engineer
Overgrad
Colorado School of Mines, BS & MS
Access Opportunity Class of 2021
Kathy Barresi
President/Owner (Retired)
The Barresi Group
SUNY Buffalo, BA
SUNY Albany, MBA
Leah Peña Teeters
Outreach & Education Director
The Renée Crown Wellness Institute (CU Boulder)
University of Colorado Boulder, BA, MA, & PhD
Mike Kercheval
Private Investor/Executive (Retired)
Center for Real Estate (CU Boulder)
University of Colorado Boulder, BA
Columbia University, MA & PhD
Paula Burns
Vice President Operations
Ball Aerospace
University of Pennsylvania, BA
University of Denver, MBA
Tiffany Roan
Client Success Manager
The Dearfield Fund
University of Tennessee Knoxville, BS
University of Memphis, MPA
Jose Rosales
Managing Attorney
Rose Legal Services, LLC
University of Colorado Denver, BA
University of Denver, JD
Kathy Schultz
Professor & Dean Emerita
University of Colorado Boulder
Yale University, BS
Lesley College, MEd
University of Pennsylvania, MSEd and PhD
Liz Kah
Head of Innovation
Aidoc
New York University, BA
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, MD
Nima Aghili
Cardiologist/Heart Failure Specialist
Colorado Heart & Vascular
Johns Hopkins, MPH
Tehran University of Medical Science, MD
Sam Battan
Denver Executive Director
America's Promise Alliance
University of Colorado Boulder, BS
Vivian Nguyen
Aerospace System Engineer
ARES Corporation
University of Denver, BS
Access Opportunity Class of 2022