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Our People

We celebrate the dignity of all work and the dignity of every worker—especially those with overlooked skills.

Our people are passionate and driven, with experience, skills, and life journeys as unique as the STARs we serve. We’re looking for individuals who believe in building a labor market that’s more inclusive of STARs and want to stretch their professional skills in a collaborative, diverse, and dynamic environment.

Diversity in our team:

67%

of our staff is BIPOC:
Our team represents the diversity and skills of the national workforce.

33%

are STARs:
We don’t just tell other employers how valuable STARs can be—we demonstrate it by including them at all levels of our organization.

70%

are Women:
Gender diversity is a fundamental part of our success and our mission.
All Staff
Operating Team
Executive Office
Market Development & Customer Success
Marketing & Communications
People & Culture
STARsInnovation
STARsInsights
Strategic Alliances
Technology
Board of Directors
STARs Advisory Council

Byron Auguste (Bio)

CEO & Co-Founder
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Shad Ahmed (Bio)

Chief Operating Officer
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Papia Debroy (Bio)

Senior Vice President, Insights
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Angela Briggs-Paige (Bio)

Vice President, People & Culture
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Georgia Gillette (Bio)

Vice President, Strategic Alliances
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Bridgette Gray (Bio)

Chief Customer Officer
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Yscaira Jimenez (Bio)

Chief Innovation Officer
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Kelcey Reed (Bio)

Chief Technology Officer
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Will Villota (Bio)

Vice President, Marketing & Communications
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Byron Auguste (Bio)

CEO & Co-Founder
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Shad Ahmed (Bio)

Chief Operating Officer
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Sonia Aguilar

Associate, Legal Operations
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Georgette Braxton

Senior Executive Assistant
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Staci Bruce

Senior Executive Assistant
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Gisela Caguiat

Staff Accountant
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Casey Carper

Executive Assistant
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Rebecca De La Garza

Director, Ecosystem & Enterprise Integration
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Shawnise Durham

Associate, Office Administration
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Kurt C. Griggs-Swanson

Executive Assistant
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Scott Gullick

Director, Platform Partnership
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Courtney Haynes

Executive-in-Residence
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Nalin Liyanamana

Director, Finance & Administration
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Michelle Lundberg

Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives
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Cheston McGuire

Director, Media & Public Affairs
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René Ralston

Senior Manager, Executive Administration & Events
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Nancy Tita

Special Assistant to the CEO
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Monique Way

Executive Assistant
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Da’Von Yates

Associate, Business Operations
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Bridgette Gray (Bio)

Chief Customer Officer
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Kate Boyer

Vice President, Market Growth & Market Operations
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Henry Bartholomay

Senior Manager, Market Development
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Bethany Bosso

Senior Director, Customer Experience
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Staci Bruce

Senior Executive Assistant

Nicole Daniels

Senior Manager, Talent Engagement
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Catherine “CiCi” Flanagan

Senior Manager, Market Expansion
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Rose Francois

Manager, Customer Success
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Andrea Garcia-Fernandez

Senior Manager, Market Operations
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Charmagne Gomes

Senior Manager, Customer Success
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Dae Griffin

Senior Associate, Customer Success
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Darius Harris

Manager, STARs Success Coach
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Kati Landucci

Customer Support Manager Zendesk
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Jennifer Lehman

Senior Manager, Market Development
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Busola Oladele

Customer Success Associate

Rauly Ramirez

Senior Manager, Market Development
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Ivan Santillan

Senior Associate, Customer Success
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Viodolorosa “Vio” Stanley

Senior Associate, Customer Success
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Delia Troy

Director, Demand Pathways
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Angela Wesley

Senior Manager, Market Development
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Kelsey Wu

Director, Market Development, West Region
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Yscaira Jimenez (Bio)

Chief Innovation Officer
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Victor Aguirre

Project Manager
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Dau’ne Baraka

Project Coordinator
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Casey Carper

Executive Assistant
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Gaby Martinez Chio

Associate, Innovation Engine
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Jasmine Davis-Randolph

Senior Manager, Design Research
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Matt Fortier

Director, Innovation Engine
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Natalia Lara

Senior Manager, Product Lead
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Kaitlyn Mason

Project Manager, Innovation
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Nicholas Olmo

Director, STARs Innovation Lab
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Papia Debroy (Bio)

Senior Vice President, Insights
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Audrey Mickahail

Vice President, Insights Services
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Staci Bruce

Senior Executive Assistant

Blair Corcoran de Castillo

Senior Director, STARs Policy Project
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Ashley Edwards

Director, Data Services
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Natalie Foley

Director, Advisory Products and Services
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Justin Heck

Senior Manager, Research
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Radhika Krishnaswamy

Director, Advisory Products and Services
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Amy Mortimer

Senior Director, Insights
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Gina Rosen

Senior Manager, Insights
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Will Villota (Bio)

Vice President, Marketing & Communications
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Chris Francica

Director, Product Marketing & Communications
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Jennifer Gmerek

Senior Manager, Customer Engagement
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Leslie Heilbrunn

Senior Director, Marketing
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Tari Linda Lau

Senior Manager, Digital Communications
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Marsay McKinney

Associate, Product Marketing
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Travis Moon

Senior Marketing Manager, Innovation Engine, Content & Website
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Mariaelena Morales

Senior Marketing Campaign Manager
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Ciara Pattugalan

Web Content Manager
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Kelly Powers

Associate, Social Media
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Monique Way

Executive Assistant
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Angela Briggs-Paige (Bio)

Vice President, People & Culture
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Toccara Cunningham

Director, People Operations
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Kurt C. Griggs-Swanson

Executive Assistant
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Izaba Paras

Manager, DEIB & People Experience
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Rasha Saad

Manager, Talent Acquisition
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Georgia Gillette (Bio)

Vice President, Strategic Alliances
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Kaysey Clayton

Campaign Partner Experience Manager
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Jessica Clingerman

Manager, Operations
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Rebecca Gerber

Manager, Resource Mobilization
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Danielle Guadeloupe-Rojas

Director, Strategic Corporate Partnerships
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Kristy LaFollette

Director, Partner and Community Development
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Jeanne Long

Senior Manager, Resource Mobilization
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Jessica MacDonald

Director, Strategic Corporate Partnerships
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Rachel Providence

Director, Resource Mobilization
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Cristian Sirera

Director, Corporate Partnerships
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Monique Way

Executive Assistant
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Kelcey Reed (Bio)

Chief Technology Officer
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Sarah Sears

Vice President, Product
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Cory Adams

Software Engineer
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Casey Carper

Executive Assistant
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Junius Cassady

Director, Information Technology
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Kathy Coulton

Release Train Engineer
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Eduardo Ferraz

Principal Software Engineer
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Sopisa Gorospe

Senior QA Automation Engineer
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Kendall Kitt

Senior Engineer, Software
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Chris Lee

Systems/Solution Architect
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Debbie Loerke

Senior Manager, Business Operations
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Maurice McKinney

UX/UI Architect
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Alicia Ogilvie

Director of Product
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Emmeca Strother

IT Systems Administrator
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Lydia Talabi

Senior Manager, Product
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Rhonda Veit

Senior Data Engineer
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Malinda Venable

Manager, Product
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James Wallace

Junior QA Engineer
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Kevin Werts

Enterprise Systems & Tools Manager
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Crystal Zilliox

Senior Manager, Product
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Reid Hoffman (Bio)

LinkedIn Co-Founder; Partner at Greylock
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Byron Auguste (Bio)

CEO & Co-Founder
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Anne-Marie Slaughter (Bio)

President & CEO of New America
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Karan Chopra (Bio)

Opportunity@Work Co-Founder; COO at Cervest
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Rhonda Morris (Bio)

Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer at Chevron
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Cory Adams

Software Engineer
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Sonia Aguilar

Associate, Legal Operations
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Victor Aguirre

Project Manager
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Shad Ahmed (Bio)

Chief Operating Officer
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Byron Auguste (Bio)

CEO & Co-Founder
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Dau’ne Baraka

Project Coordinator
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Henry Bartholomay

Senior Manager, Market Development
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Bethany Bosso

Senior Director, Customer Experience
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Kate Boyer

Vice President, Market Growth & Market Operations
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Georgette Braxton

Senior Executive Assistant
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Angela Briggs-Paige (Bio)

Vice President, People & Culture
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Staci Bruce

Senior Executive Assistant
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Gisela Caguiat

Staff Accountant
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Casey Carper

Executive Assistant
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Junius Cassady

Director, Information Technology
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Kaysey Clayton

Campaign Partner Experience Manager
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Jessica Clingerman

Manager, Operations
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Blair Corcoran de Castillo

Senior Director, STARs Policy Project
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Kathy Coulton

Release Train Engineer
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Toccara Cunningham

Director, People Operations
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Nicole Daniels

Senior Manager, Talent Engagement
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Jasmine Davis-Randolph

Senior Manager, Design Research
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Papia Debroy (Bio)

Senior Vice President, Insights
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Rebecca De La Garza

Director, Ecosystem & Enterprise Integration
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Shawnise Durham

Associate, Office Administration

Ashley Edwards

Director, Data Services
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Eduardo Ferraz

Principal Software Engineer
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Catherine “CiCi” Flanagan

Senior Manager, Market Expansion
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Natalie Foley

Director, Advisory Products and Services
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Matt Fortier

Director, Innovation Engine
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Chris Francica

Director, Product Marketing & Communications
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Rose Francois

Manager, Customer Success
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Andrea Garcia-Fernandez

Senior Manager, Market Operations
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Rebecca Gerber

Manager, Resource Mobilization
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Georgia Gillette (Bio)

Vice President, Strategic Alliances
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Jennifer Gmerek

Senior Manager, Customer Engagement
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Charmagne Gomes

Senior Manager, Customer Success
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Sopisa Gorospe

Senior QA Automation Engineer

Bridgette Gray (Bio)

Chief Customer Officer
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Dae Griffin

Senior Associate, Customer Success
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Kurt C. Griggs-Swanson

Executive Assistant
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Danielle Guadeloupe-Rojas

Director, Strategic Corporate Partnerships
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Scott Gullick

Director, Platform Partnership
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Darius Harris

Manager, STARs Success Coach
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Courtney Haynes

Executive-in-Residence
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Justin Heck

Senior Manager, Research
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Leslie Heilbrunn

Senior Director, Marketing
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Yscaira Jimenez (Bio)

Chief Innovation Officer
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Kendall Kitt

Senior Engineer, Software
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Radhika Krishnaswamy

Director, Advisory Products and Services
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Kristy LaFollette

Director, Partner and Community Development
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Kati Landucci

Customer Support Manager Zendesk
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Natalia Lara

Senior Manager, Product Lead
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Tari Linda Lau

Senior Manager, Digital Communications
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Chris Lee

Systems/Solution Architect
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Jennifer Lehman

Senior Manager, Market Development
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Nalin Liyanamana

Director, Finance & Administration
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Debbie Loerke

Senior Manager, Business Operations
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Jeanne Long

Senior Manager, Resource Mobilization
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Michelle Lundberg

Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives
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Jessica MacDonald

Director, Strategic Corporate Partnerships
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Gaby Martinez Chio

Associate, Innovation Engine
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Kaitlyn Mason

Project Manager, Innovation
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Cheston McGuire

Director, Media & Public Affairs
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Marsay McKinney

Associate, Product Marketing
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Maurice McKinney

UX/UI Architect
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Audrey Mickahail

Vice President, Insights Services
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Travis Moon

Senior Marketing Manager, Innovation Engine, Content & Website
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Mariaelena Morales

Senior Marketing Campaign Manager
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Amy Mortimer

Senior Director, Insights
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Alicia Ogilvie

Director of Product
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Busola Oladele

Customer Success Associate
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Nicholas Olmo

Director, STARs Innovation Lab
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Izaba Paras

Manager, DEIB & People Experience
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Ciara Pattugalan

Web Content Manager
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Kelly Powers

Associate, Social Media
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Rachel Providence

Director, Resource Mobilization
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René Ralston

Senior Manager, Executive Administration & Events
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Rauly Ramirez

Senior Manager, Market Development
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Kelcey Reed (Bio)

Chief Technology Officer
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Gina Rosen

Senior Manager, Insights
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Rasha Saad

Manager, Talent Acquisition
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Ivan Santillan

Senior Associate, Customer Success
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Sarah Sears

Vice President, Product
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Cristian Sirera

Director, Corporate Partnerships
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Viodolorosa “Vio” Stanley

Senior Associate, Customer Success
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Emmeca Strother

IT Systems Administrator
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Lydia Talabi

Senior Manager, Product
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Nancy Tita

Special Assistant to the CEO

Delia Troy

Director, Demand Pathways
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Rhonda Veit

Senior Data Engineer
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Malinda Venable

Manager, Product
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Will Villota (Bio)

Vice President, Marketing & Communications
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James Wallace

Junior QA Engineer
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Monique Way

Executive Assistant
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Kevin Werts

Enterprise Systems & Tools Manager
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Angela Wesley

Senior Manager, Market Development
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Kelsey Wu

Director, Market Development, West Region
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Da’Von Yates

Associate, Business Operations
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Crystal Zilliox

Senior Manager, Product
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LaShana Lewis (Bio)

Chair of STARs Advisory Council; CEO/Founder of L. M. Lewis Consulting
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Mike Bradshaw (Bio)

Head of Talent at Pinpoint
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Kenny Nguyen (Bio)

CEO/Co-Founder of ThreeSixtyEight
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Wilkin Sanchez (Bio)

Founder of the Rhode Island Group for Hispanic Technology (RIGHT)
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Rae Steward (Bio)

COO at Investing in Us
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Sandy Thistle (Bio)

Carpentry Instructor at Madison College
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