John Chang
Executive Director
Born in Portland into an immigrant family, John personally understands the generational impact that families experience through education. For the…
Fabian Barba
Development and Operations Coordinator
Fabian moved from Arizona to Oregon to attend the University of Portland and graduated in May 2024 with a bachelor’s…
Deysi Cisneros Maciel
College Program Manager
Deysi joined College Possible in 2018 after serving a year of service as an AmeriCorps member at Willamette Academy, a…
Sarah Copley
Navigate Program Coordinator
Sarah graduated from the University of Idaho with a B.S. in Sociology and Economics. She began working at the College…
Phil DeVries
Navigate Program Manager
Phil is a recent Portland transplant originally from New York. Although he has lived in many cities across the United…
Ayala Edouard
Ayala is originally from Brooklyn, NY, has lived all around the U.S., and now calls Portland, OR home! They earned…
Cassy Esparza
Senior Access Program Manager
Cassy is a graduate of the University of Portland, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in psychology with a…
Yulissa Flores-Lopez
High School Program Coordinator
Yulissa comes from a first-generation, low-income background. Her parents are immigrants who came to Oregon in the '90s to start…
Dr. Lisa Hahn
Senior Manager of College Success
Lisa has a passion and commitment to creating and maintaining student-centric learning environments that holistically advance the civic and economic…
Annie Hess
Program Events Manager
Annie brings natural enthusiasm to events. She loves welcoming people into spaces of belonging and offers vision and hope for…
Nicole Mays
Senior Director, Development
Nicole is a first-generation college graduate who earned her bachelor’s degree at Western Washington University. She joined College Possible in…
Maddie Michaelis
High School Program Coordinator
Maddie is a perceptive and enthusiastic professional with a dual degree from Kent State University, and a background in education,…