Our Team
We are a team of former teachers, coaches, principals, and deans with a proven track record of improving equity in academic outcomes for youth. We believe in the power of education to change lives and the right of every student to get equal access and opportunity to thrive academically, professionally, and personally.
Full Time Staff & Contractors
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Gina Angelini
Area Manager, Community and Career Connected Learning
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Nate Levin-Aspenson
Director of Development
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Erin Coker
Senior Area Director, Leadership, Talent, and Academic Improvement
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Wendy Loloff Cooper
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Audrey Gutierrez
Area Manager, Community & Career Connected Learning
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Michaela Hauenstein
Senior Project Manager
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Amanda Burns-Hawley
Senior Career Implementation Specialist — Special Populations, Community & Career Connected Learning
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Zac Hess
Vice President, Health, Wellness, and Prevention
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Anna Hogberg
Area Director, Health, Wellness, and Prevention
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Alison Lauge
Vice President of Development & Partnerships
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Stacy Smith Ledford
Area Manager, Health, Wellness, and Prevention
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Eric Lucas
Vice President of Finance & Operations
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Steve Martinez
Area Manager, Health, Wellness, and Prevention
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Danielle Mason
Youth Violence Prevention Program Manager
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Brad Mitchell, PhD
Strategic Advisor
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Riley Pinto
Senior Grants Writer
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Claudia Trujillo
Senior Education Specialist
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Donna Trujillo-Reed
Vice President of Tiered Services & Special Populations
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Bitsy Salisbury
Interim Director, Empowering Education
Board of Directors
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Antonio Apodaca - Treasurer
Vice President, Relationship Officer at UMB Bank
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Cameron DeTello - Board Chair
Rocky Mountain Engagement Manager at Young Invincibles
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Dr. Angelina Duran
Educational Leader, Advocate, Restorative Justice Consultant, Bilingual School Psychologist, UX Designer
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Claire Hellweg - Vice Chair
Associate Attorney at Polsinelli Law Firm
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Rich Resendez
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Holly Shattuck - Secretary
Boost Consultant at Epic Systems Corporation
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Christopher Shires
Director of Strategic Partnerships at Peer Forward
Advisory Board
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Tony Arias
Corporate Counsel, BillGO, Inc.
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Jodi Cooper
Solutions Architect, Jack Henry & Associates Colorado
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Rosanne Fulton, PhD
Director, Center for Urban Education, University of Northern Colorado
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Kayon Morgan, PhD
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership in Higher Education, University of Hartford
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Jonathan Piper II
National Youth Board Representative
Other Contractors and Consultants
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Erinn Campton
Support Services
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Brette Garner
Mathematics Consultant
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Helen LaFata
Translator
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Lee Morgan, PhD
Education, Data & Research
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Diego Pons
Spanish Language Copy Editor
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Linda Ruiz
Senior Education Specialist
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Talma Shultz
Senior Education Specialist
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