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    Carmita Semaan

    Founder & CEO, Surge Institute on the Alliance Community’s multiplier effect

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    Steve Colón

    CEO, Bottom Line, on overcoming competition to support student outcomes

  • Jaclyn Piñero

    CEO, uAspire on coming together as a team

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    Dr. Siva Kumari

    CEO, College Possible on the Alliance’s unique vantage point as a convener of 150+ orgs

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    Ricardo Neal

    CEO, We Will All Rise on giving and receiving support

  • Kalani Leifer

    Founder & CEO, COOP Careers on creating a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts

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    Dr. Eve Shapiro

    Chief Knowledge Officer, Beyond 12 on how structured collaboration leads to impact

  • Angela Glymph

    CEO, Peer Health Exchange on finding community and affirmation as a first-time CEO

  • Josh Hoen

    Interim CEO, One Million Degrees on role-specific support as an Interim CEO

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    Binta Vann

    Chief Marketing Officer, NPower on building community in the Alliance

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    Lena Eberhart

    CEO, Let's Get Ready on tackling structural and systemic barriers

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    Marvin Vilma

    Managing Director of Development, Let's Get Ready on tackling big questions together

  • Josh Hoen

    Interim CEO, One Million Degrees on vulnerability and candor among peers

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    Steve Colón

    CEO, Bottom Line on thinking broadly in service of improving student outcomes

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    Marc Lesser

    VP of Research & Technology, NAF on the power of “open sourcing” solutions

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    Dr. Eve Shapiro

    Chief Knowledge Officer, Beyond 12 on shared resources and responsive support

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    Benjamin Houltberg

    President & CEO, Search Institute on changing the narrative about young people

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    Jessica Bynoe

    President, Pencil on building toward sustained, systemic impact

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    Dr. Eve Shapiro

    Chief Knowledge Officer, Beyond 12 on breaking out of silos to center the needs of students

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    Tiffany Erickson

    Former EVP, Strategic Communications, Forum for Youth Investment on finding safety, encouragement, and candor in Leadership Cohorts

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    Jodi Mastronardi

    New Classrooms on how APA is sustaining collaboration among orgs

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    Gregg Betheil

    CEO, PENCIL on seeing individual leaders evolve into new roles

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    Kimberly Howard Robinson

    EVP, The Forum for Youth Investment on creating a “for us, by us” community