Board of Directors
Gerardo Aguirre (he/him)
Incoming Student, George Fox University
Dillon Bernard (he/him)
Cultural Organizer, Team DB
Naduah Laker (they/them)
Hivemind Manager, Apiary for Practical Support
Steph Ng (she/her)
Director of Programs, TED-Ed
Kayla Ruano-Lumpris (she/her)
Senior, Brooklyn Technical High School
Christiaan Vorkink (he/him)
VP and Director, trueventures.org
Rico Gomez (he/him)
School Leader Resident, Career Education Center Early College
Founder, META Academy
Kareem Sayegh (he/him)
National Student Success Manager, Network for College Success
Nikki Williams-Rucker (she/her)
Director of Professional Learning and Partnerships, Mikva Challenge
Advisory Board
Marjorie Blen (she/her)
Human Resources Operations Specialist, Legal Assistance to the Elderly, Inc.
Neal Chhabra (he/him)
Director of Corporate Finance, Devoted Health
Deven Comen (she/her)
Senior Strategy Officer for Postsecondary, Gates Foundation
Ida Girma (she/her)
Investor, The Chernin Group
Marissa Gutierrez-Vicario (she/her)
Founding Executive Director, Art and Resistance Through Education
Brigitte Hackler (she/her)
Independent Finance Consultant
Selah Hampton (she/her)
VP Operations, Kquika Inc.
Rebecca Lee (she/her)
Youth Leadership Coordinator, BCFS Health and Human Services
Alexa Llibre (she/her)
Director of Organizational Operations, Democracy Works
Taylor Martin (he/him)
Senior Consultant of Education, Public Consulting Group
Clare McLaughlin (she/her)
Sustainability Program Administrator, City of Aspen
Peter Novak (he/him)
CEO and Founder, Strictly Speaking Group
Nikita Ramanujam (she/her)
Associate, McKinsey & Company
Trevor Smith (he/him)
Director of Narrative Change, Liberation Ventures
Marcus Strother (he/him)
President & CEO, MENTOR California
Mike Swigert (he/him)
Senior Program Manager, Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions
Carolyn Yang (she/her)
Corporate Practice Manager, TechEquity Collaborative
