Who We Are

Our work is built and led by educational experts and delivered by a community of dedicated professionals who align with our mission and reflect the multi-dimensional identities of the students we support.

Our Staff

Sara Elaqad

Executive Director

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Sarah Hyde-Pinner

Program Director

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Margot Frazier

Program Associate

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Brooke Perkins

Development Assistant

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Board of Directors

BOARD CHAIR

Danielle Best

Senior UX Researcher,

Allergan Data Labs

Michael Calabro


Operations Director,

Swagelok

Chrishawna Cunningham

Diversity and Inclusion Officer,

Union Home Mortgage

Mary Janis

Enterprise Director,

Parker Hannifin

Nick Lopick

Partner,

Ernest & Young

Jeffrey Losch

Vice President & Business Manager,

Milliken & Company

Tony Love

Senior Vice President,

Bellwether Enterprise

Jonas Ng

Chief Operations Officer,

Laurel Road at KeyBank

Brent Shelley

General Counsel,

De Nora Tech

Julian Steinberg


Retired,

Specialty Chemicals Companies

Jacob Stoller


Vice President,

The Riverside Company

Kathleen Szczesniak

Senior Vice President Global Planning & Logistics,

The Sherwin-Williams Company

Volunteer Leaders

Meghan Dailey

Junior Program Lead

DaLisa Delk Cann

Director of Student Recruitment

Rich Freeman

Sophomore Program Lead


Francis Fungsang

ACT Instructor

Christina Herrick

Social Media Designer


Gabriella Valentine 

Co-Director of College Advising

Schryse Williams

Co-Director of College Advising

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Our Partners

Our partners-including many of Cleveland’s leading companies and foundations-help make our program possible.

Learn how you can help us achieve our mission 

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Together: Creating limitless futures.