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STAFF

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Natalee Benzing

Executive Director

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Jasmine

Jasmine Johnson

Social-Emotional Learning Counselor

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(she/her)

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Brian Lightfoot

Program Director

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Lynda

Lynda McGee

College Counselor

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(she/her)

Olivia

Olivia Sutphen

Program Manager

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CO-FOUNDERS / DIRECTORS

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Susie Hayes

Co-Founder, Director​

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Dartmouth College, BA

Kellogg School of Management, MBA

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Yuri Shane

Co-Founder, Director​

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Columbia University, BA

Teachers College - Columbia University, MA

Smith College, MSW

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Susie Hayes

Co-Founder & Board Chair

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Dartmouth College, BA

Kellogg School of Management, MBA

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Pam Jeffords

Co-Founder & Senior Partner

BE Labs
Louisiana State University, BS

Georgia State University, MBA

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Manny Perez

Associate Category Manager

Johns Manville
Colorado State University, BBA

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Tom Holman

Partner & West Region Industry Leader

PwC
Ohio Wesleyan University, BA

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Georgia Montoya

Deputy Legal Counsel

Denver Public Schools
University of Hawaii, BBA

University of Colorado, JD

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Kathy Schultz

Professor & Dean Emerita

University of Colorado Boulder

Yale University, BS 
Lesley College, MEd
University of Pennsylvania, MSEd and PhD 

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Mark Hopkins

Managing Director

Rallyday Partners

Cornell University, BSME
Stanford University, MSMSE

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Lisa Pauley

Retired Executive Vice President

Ball Corporation
University of Colorado Boulder, BS

University of Colorado Denver, MS

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