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Who We Are.

Since 1990, 9,039 high school sophomores reflecting the San Francisco Bay Area, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Seattle have chosen to become Summer Searchers.

Summer Searchers explore identities, lead through collaboration, and build community.

Supported by their full-time, professional Mentors, Summer Searchers stay ready and fly with 1:1 and group mentoring, experiential learning, and legit CONNECTs throughout life’s waypoints.

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Today, we are an organization of Individuals, Partners, and Contributors who collaborate for and with Summer Searchers towards NO CEILINGS, systemic or within.

Together, we are Summer Search.

Our Community Agreements

Ready. FLY!  2023

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Our financials.

View Our Financial Statements

Our People…

…collaborate, create, and show up for Summer Searchers, their families, and our communities.

If you are interested in joining our organization as staff, click here to explore our available job opportunities.

For Board seat inquiries, please email readyfly@summersearch.org with your name, location, and your answer to “Why Summer Search?”

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Carolina Cashaw

Alumni Board Member

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Suzanne Eberhard

Board Member

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Eduardo Fernandez

Alumni Board Member

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Charlotte Feng Ford

Board Member

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Joe Munayer

Board Finance Committee Lead

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Leona Cheng

Co-Chair

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Kioka Abbott

Career Navigator & Internship Manager | NYC

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Anna May Abbott

Board Member

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Mohamed Abdi

Seattle Alumni Board

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Shabazz Abdulkadir

Seattle Alumni Board

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Tigist Abebe

Seattle Alumni Board

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Nathaly Abreu

Alumni Board Member

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Enrique Abreu-Ramos

Program Associate | NYC

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Alex Constantin

Board Member

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Justice Kamille Alford

Board Member

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Regina Allen

Talent Manager | National

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Elizabeth Allen

Program Associate | NYC

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Danya Allswang

Senior Program Operations Coordinator | NYC

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Antoine Andrews

Board Member

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Marie Angeles

Board Member

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Samir Arora

Board Member

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Harvey Ashman

Board Member

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Muhammad S. Bah
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Jason Baker

Lead Mentor | Bay Area

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Julia Barbano

Program Coordinator | Bay Area

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Jane Barker

Board Member

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Graciela Barrett

Grants Manager | National

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Thomas C. Barry

Board Member

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Alexandra Bartz

Director of Program Implementation | National

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Alfonso Beale

Regional Manager of Recruitment & Outreach | NYC

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Abdelhak Belatreche

Alumni Board Member

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Cynthia Bengier

National Trustees Emeriti

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Sonemani Bitna

Senior Program Associate | Bay Area

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Michael Blumstein

Board Member

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Kelly Bonacci

Senior Project Manager | National

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Scott Bower

Board Member

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Shawn Bradley

Career Navigator & Internship Manager | Philadelphia

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Chakira Branch

Foundations and Corporate Relations Manager | NYC

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John Brennan

Board Member

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Maverick Breton

Program Associate | NYC

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Neil Bretvick

Board Member

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Sherri Brooks

Director of Learning, Evaluation, and Engagement | National

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Allison Brooks

Institutional Partnerships Manager | NYC

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Larry Brotzge

Board Member

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Mysonne Brown

Seattle Alumni Board

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Lakiya Byers

Post Secondary Program Manager | NYC

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Christine Capacillo

Regional Director of Alumni Engagement and Development | National

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Liz Carey

Senior Program Associate | Bay Area

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Jeannine Carter

Bay Area Board Chair

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Dominic Cathey

Regional Program Director | NYC

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Lorraine Cawili

Co-Chair

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Lillian Chang

Board Member

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Johnny Chen

Alumni Board Member

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Amanda Cho

Summer Programs Manager | Bay Area

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Joey Christiano

Board Member

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Erick C. Christoffersen

Board Member

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Eric Trinh Chu

Development Operations Associate

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Joe Clark

Board Member

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Sharonda Clay

Project Manager, Summer On-Call | National

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Borah Coburn

High School Program Director | NYC

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Thomas J. Cole, JR

Board Member

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Bryan Colket

Board Member

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Tim Connors

Board Member

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Cesar Cortorreal

Board Member

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Ian Courtnage

Board Member

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Madison Crosby

Post Secondary Program Coordinator | Boston

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Andre M. Cuerington

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Ty Curry

Board Member

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Deirdre Curry

Board Member

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Courtney Damji

Board Member

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Michael Davis

Senior Program Associate, Black and Indigenous Student Achievement | Seattle

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Kenyon DeVault

Executive Director | Bay Area

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Romit Dey

Board Member

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Diana S. Strandberg

Board Member

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Tashi Diaz

Senior Summer Program Manager | NYC

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Bao-Chao Do

Interim Seattle Alumni Board Chair

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Jeff Dorigan

Board Member

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Ron Duncan

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Eunice Dunham

Chief of Talent

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Janemarie Eichhorn

Board Member

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Dominique Ellis

High School Program Manager | Boston

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Seth James Ellis

Director Alumni Relations & Development | National

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Dana M. Emery

Board Member

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Erica Erle

Talent Manager | National

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Frances J. Erskine, CPA

Board Member

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Lori Espe

Board Member

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Adriana Espinal

Director of Programs | Boston

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Anceline Eustache

Program Manager | Bay Area

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Ellen Fair
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Joel Falcon

Alumni Board Member

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Maria Farias

Summer Experiences Senior Manager | Boston

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Catherine Feldman

Board Member

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Mira Fielding

Senior Development Coordinator | Bay Area

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Elissa Fink

Board Member

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Tanya Freeman-Wisdom

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Elizabeth Galvan

Seattle Alumni Board

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Cynthia Garcia

High School Program Coordinator | NYC

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Yesenia Garcia-Fortuna

Executive Director | NYC

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Adam Gelaw

Co-Chair

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Amelia George

Alumni Board Member

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Ronald Germán

Board Member

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Anika Gillespie-Jones

Senior Program Associate | Bay Area

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Darian Ginsberg

Summer Programs Associate | NYC

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Laili Gohartaj

Associate Director of Institutional Partnerships | Bay Area

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Carrie Gonzalez

Co-Chair

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LeTia Green

Alumni Board Member

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Ben Greenfeld

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Logan Groh

Program Manager | Seattle

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Amelia Hadi McKibben

Board Member

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Sally Hambrecht

National Trustees Emeriti

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John B. Harris

Board Member

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Maya Hawkins

High School Program Coordinator | NYC

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Brendan Hill

Former Marketing and Communications Manager | National

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Daria Hirsch

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Chris Hoehn-Saric

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Jessica Hogan

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Bekah Holt

Evaluation and Data Systems Manager | National

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Christopher Hooper

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Howard Scott

Board Member

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Kelly Huang

Alumni Board Member

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Ashley Hudson

Program Associate | Boston

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Nick Hutchinson

COO & CFO

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Tony Huynh

Board Member

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Lariona Jacobs

Post-Secondary Program Manager | Boston

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Michele Janes

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Jenni Humes

Board Member

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Allyson Johnson

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Andy Johnson

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Duron Jones

Senior Program Director | Seattle

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De’Andre Jones

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Andrew Kaplan

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Teke Kelley

National Board Chair

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James Kennedy

Board Member

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Samuel Kibirige

Alumni Board Member

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Brian Kinney

Boston Board Chair

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Ruby Kirby

Interim Director of Career Services

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Kiyan Ng

Alumni Board Member

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Lakesha Knatt

Executive Director | Seattle

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Pooja Kohl

Board Member

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Komal Lahiri

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Christine Komola

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Chuck Kurz

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Jillian Lacey

Program Associate | Philadelphia

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Sam Larkan

Senior Donor Relations Manager | Boston

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Elizabeth Laughlin

Board Member

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Wayne Lee

Programming Committee Chair

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Jean Lee

Board Member

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Pamela Lehrer

Philadelphia Board Chair

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Bibiana Leite

Board Member

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Shelby Lemons

Grants Manager | Bay Area

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Kara Leslie

Director of Institutional Partnerships | National

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Shelby Lewis

Manager of Development Data Systems | National

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Austin Lim

Post-Secondary Program Coordinator | Bay Area

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Hilary Lindemann

Board Member

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Nikos Liodakis

Board Member

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Kristie Loftus

Managing Director of Development | National

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Becks Loo

Development Coordinator | Boston

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Pascal Louis

Co-Chair

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David Lucchino

Board Member

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Melanie Lyons

Learning & Development Partner, Talent Team | National

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Tom Lyons

Board Member

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Christina MacDonald

Board Member

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Libby Magalhaes

Associate Director, Program Operations | Boston

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Christina Manng

Associate Director Of Development | National

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Beth Maury

Board Member

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Pam McCormick

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Alex McMullin

Board Member

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Melany Cortes Mederos

Post-Secondary Program Coordinator | Bay Area

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Brian Mertens

Regional Program Director | Bay Area

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Dr. Gretchen Mielke

Post-Secondary Director | Philadelphia

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Jim Milligan

National Trustees Emeriti

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Regina Flores Mir

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Emmie Monsein

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Amanda Moretz

Associate Director of Development | NYC

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Mike Morgan

Board Member

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Linda Mornell

Founder

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Janique Morrison

Post-Secondary Program Coordinator | NYC

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Tracy Motley

Board Member

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Haren Nayagan

Board Member

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David Nguyen

Post-Secondary Program Coordinator | Seattle

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Van Nguyen

Seattle Alumni Board

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Joceline Nieves

Senior Program Associate | NYC

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Melissa Nop

Alumni Board Member

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Destynee Oakley

Program Associate | NYC

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Hilary Ogden

Event and Donor Relations Manager | NYC

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Robert Okun

Board Member

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Charles Oliva

Board Member

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John Osterweis

National Trustees Emeriti

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Maria Jose Padilla

Board Member

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Jean-Marie Painvin

Board Member

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Imani Palmer

Program Associate | Philadelphia

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Jessica Par

Seattle Alumni Board

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Jayjay Pastores

Seattle Alumni Board

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Liebe Patterson

National Trustees Emeriti

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Trisha Paulino

Program Associate | Seattle

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Denise Peguero

Co-Chair

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Julian Perez

Senior Post Secondary Program Coordinator | NYC

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Sheakira Perry-West

Senior Program Manager | NYC

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Chris Philpot

Development Operations Associate | National

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Skaina Pierre

Program Associate | Boston

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Rachelle Pierre

Alumni Board Member

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Marie Pierre

Board Member

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Samantha Pimentel

School and Community Engagement Coordinator | NYC

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Valerie Polanco

Senior Director of Development | NYC

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NANCY POLIO

Director of Regional Operations | Bay Area

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Ernie Lopez Ponce

Alumni Board Member

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John Poole

Program Manager | Bay Area

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Steve Poole

Board Member

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Jaylin Prescott

School & Community Engagement Coordinator | Seattle

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Jonathan Pruzan

National Trustees Emeriti

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Ursulina Ramirez

CEO

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Leeyan Redwood

School & Community Engagement Manager | Boston

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Joseph Reed

Alumni Board Member

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Stephany Rodriguez

Career Navigator and Internship Manager | NYC

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Andrew Sagor

Board Member

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Gee Salas

Post-Secondary Program Manager | Bay Area

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Sydney Salley

Program Manager | Philadelphia

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Adriana Salse

Post-Secondary Program Coordinator | Boston

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Dani Sanchez

Post-Secondary Program Coordinator | Bay Area

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Jocelyn Sanchez

Senior Post-Secondary Success Coordinator | Bay Area

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Yareni Sanchez

Board Member

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Lupita Sanchez

Alumni Board Member

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Amanda Sayre

Associate VP Of Development | National

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Marie Schwartz

Board Member

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Lynda Schweitzer Wood

Board Member

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Jonathan Sears

Board Member

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Ellen Segal

Board Member

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Christina Selby

Board Member

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Fernando Serrato

Career Navigator & Internship Manager | Bay Area

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Jeff Shames

Board Member

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Saad Siddiqui

Board Member

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Sonika Singal

Board Member

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Jordan Singleton

Board Member

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Gabby Slome

Board Member

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Catherine Smith

Program Associate | NYC

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Lily Smith

Career & Internship Coordinator | Boston

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Zavi Smith

Senior Program Manager | Bay Area

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Matthew Smith

Board Member

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Gavin Smith

Board Member

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Carly Solberg

Program Coordinator | Bay Area

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Jamey Spencer

Board Member

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Sylvia Starks

Accounts Payable Specialist | National

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Julia Staron

Program Associate | Boston

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Fredericka (Fredi) Stevenson

Founding Board Chair, Summer Search Boston

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Jordan Summers

High School Program Manager

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Megan Sussman

Chief Advancement Officer

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Stephanie Tafur

Interim Executive Director | Boston

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Rachel Tausend

Board Member

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Kiana Taylor

Program Associate | NYC

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Jeff Teschke

Board Member

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Josue Theosmy

Program Associate & Alumni Board Member | Boston

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Viche’ Thomas

Regional Director of Recruitment & Outreach | Seattle

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Scott Thomas

Board Member

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Stacey Thompson

Director Of Learning And Development | National

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Graves Tompkins

NYC Board Chair

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Muffy Torres

Senior Program Associate | Philadelphia

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Gretel Tortolani

Board Member

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Erik Toth

Seattle Board Chair

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Joanna Travis

Board Member

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Jen Tribbet

Senior Program Associate | Bay Area

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Nicci Trovinger

Board Member

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Jenny Tu

Board Member

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Jacob Urena

Program Associate | Boston

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Ryan Utsumi

Board Member

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Darlyne Vasquez

Post-Secondary Program Coordinator | NYC

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Hermese Velasquez

Chief Impact Officer | National

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Alisa Vitello

Board Member

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Sharhea O. Wade

Board Member

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Philip Watkins

Institutional Partnerships and Communications Manager | Seattle

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Cynthia Weldon

Board Member

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Mike Whalen

Board Member

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Thomas Wheeler

Board Member

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John White

Board Member

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Ted Williams

National Trustees Emeriti

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Amber Williams
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Lauren Woody

Senior Manager of Institutional Partnerships | Boston

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Lisa Wright

Board Member

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Orneno Wright-Threats

Program Associate | Philadelphia

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Dennis Xie

Co-Chair

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Nina Yadava

Board Member

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Curtis Yancy

Board Member

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Melen Yemane

Seattle Alumni Board Vice Chair

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