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College Possible Minnesota seeks to expand the advisory board

The College Possible Minnesota Advisory Board supports College Possible’s work in the community by providing mission-based leadership and guidance and serve as mission ambassadors who champion College Possible Minnesota’s work in the community. These dedicated individuals create and ensure the…

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Pétra Noble

  • Rebecca Merrill

Pétra Noble currently serves as the Senior Vice President of HR Analytics, Workforce Planning and Data Governance at USBank. She joined USBank after working for Ecolab in various leadership roles which included leading strategic growth programs, operational excellence, and advanced…

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Jorge Ochoa

  • Rebecca Merrill

Jorge has spent the last decade leading and transforming postsecondary pathway access and career development programs across the US through an equity driven and culturally responsive lens, development, and strategic and data-driven planning and management at organizations like KIPP Massachusetts…

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Holly Amaya

  • Rebecca Merrill

Holly Amaya is a strategic and inclusive leader with 20+ years of experience in K-12 education. Holly is currently the Managing Director at CharterSource, a nonprofit that provides scaffolded support and development in governance, leadership, and operations for school improvement…

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Dave Anderson

  • Allie Benzshawel

Dave Anderson currently serves as the senior vice president of portfolio management at Medtronic, delivering high-quality, evidence based, innovative solutions that improve patient lives. As president of the Neuromodulation Operating Unit at Medtronic, he led a $2 billion business treating…

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BG Tucker

  • Allie Benzshawel

BG Tucker is the Executive Director of College Possible Minnesota, a role she began after serving as the senior director of program operations. Originally from Virginia, BG earned a Bachelor of Arts in Latin American studies from Carleton College and…

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James Bryan

James Bryan

  • Rebecca Merrill

James is the owner and founder of the Hyland Lake Group in Edina, a personal financial planning and wealth management services firm. He is a Certified Financial Planner® Practitioner and has served clients for over 20 years. He is honored…

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Isabella Cook

  • Rebecca Merrill

Isabella Cook is a proud 2nd generation Trinidadian-American who has always advocated for the powers of education and the necessity of equity work. Growing up in a multi-racial household and family, Isabella hoped to see her different identities and cultures…

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Coraima

  • Rebecca Merrill

Coraima is a recent Minnesotan originally from Chicago, Illinois. She has a BA in Sociology and Social and Criminal Justice from Coe College. As a College Possible student alumnus, she decided to enroll in a term of service as an…

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