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
Sarah Hyde-Pinner
Program Director
Margot Koenig
Program Associate
Brooke Perkins
Development Assistant
Michaela Lavelle
Volunteer Engagement Associate
Board of Directors
BOARD CHAIR
Danielle Best
Senior UX Researcher,
Allergan Data Labs
Michael Calabro
Operations Director,
Swagelok
Luis A. Carthery, Jr.
Senior Business Director - Americas,
The Lubrizol Corporation
Matthew Gherlein
Financial Markets Partner,
Jones Day
Jake Hart
Partner,
McKinsey & Company
Mary Janis
Enterprise Director,
Parker Hannifin
Jeffrey Losch
Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Polymer Solutions,
Milliken & Company
Tony Love
Senior Vice President,
Bellwether Enterprise
Maurio Powell
Senior Manager - Program Operations,
Dealer Tire
Ayako Russell
Senior Attorney,
Squire Patton Boggs
Brent Shelley
General Counsel,
De Nora Tech
Julian Steinberg
Retired,
Specialty Chemicals Companies
Jacob Stoller
Partner,
The Riverside Company
Kathleen Szczesniak
Senior Vice President Global Planning & Logistics,
The Sherwin-Williams Company
Volunteer Leaders
Andrew Aisen
Senior Mentor Lead
Arnav Barkataki
Tutoring Lead
Meghan Dailey
Senior Mentor Lead
DaLisa Delk Cann
Director of Student Recruitment
Rich Freeman
Junior Mentor Lead
Faraaz Hussain
Sophomore Mentor Lead
David Miller
Writing Council Director
Sidharth Rao
Tutoring lead
Gabriella Valentine
Co-Director of College Advising
Schryse Williams
Co-Director of College Advising
Who we are
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
Board of Directors
BOARD CHAIR
Volunteer Leaders
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Our Partners
Our partners-including many of Cleveland’s leading companies and foundations-help make our program possible.
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Our Partners
Our partners—including many of Cleveland's leading companies and foundations—help make our program possible.