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Melody Lipford

Virtual Access Team Advising Specialist

Melody has been an Advising Specialist on the Virtual Access Team since October. She is originally from Virginia and relocated…

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Kara Maurer-Myatt

Virtual Access Team Program Manager

Kara is a Program Manager with the Virtual Access Team. She has worked at College Possible since 2019 when she…

Erika Mince

Erika Mince, originally from Round Rock, Texas, is a former student of College Forward and currently serves as a College…

Angel Pittman

Development Director

Angel Pittman is the Development Director at College Possible Texas, bringing over 25 years of expertise in nonprofit leadership and…

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Carol McDonald

Carol McDonald served as president and principal lobbyist for Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas, Inc. (ICUT) from the 68th…

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Todd Penner

Todd Penner is Portfolio Director for the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation’s College Preparation & Completion portfolio, which empowers more…

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Daniel Riegel

Daniel Riegel is a Partner at Richards, Rodriguez & Skeith, an Austin-based law firm dedicated to serving residents, businesses, and…

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Dafne Rojas

Success Senior Program Manager

Dafne Rojas is an Senior Program Manager for Success. She was a first generation student in the program throughout high…

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Nirav Shah

Nirav Shah is the Chief of Staff at Commissioner Ann Howard. Previously, Nirav was the Director on the Social Investment…

Mandy Thaner

College Success Program Manager

Mandy Thaner is the Program Manager that oversees the Texas State programming.  She obtained her Bachelors in Social Work with…

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Stephanie Verdugo

Stephanie is currently the Market President at First United Bank. Prior, Stephanie served as the Vice President and Senior Commercial…

Benjie Wayne

College Access Program Manager

Benjie serves as the College Access Program Manager for our AISD partnerships. He is originally from Abilene, Texas, and graduated…

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