Our Team
We Work Together to Make a Difference
Our staff, board of directors, and partners all work collaboratively to create opportunities and prepare youth for their lives beyond high school. Learn about our dedicated staff, board members, and committed partners below.
Our team is full of passionate individuals who bring various lived experiences, expertise, and skills.
Our board includes local school district leaders, higher education officials, and local industry representatives.
We collaborate with local school districts, institutions of higher education, the local workforce board, and industry innovators.
Our Dedicated Staff Members
Our team is full of passionate individuals who bring various lived experiences, expertise, and skills.
Heidi Larwick
Executive Director
Justin Thibedeau
Associate Director & Program Manager
Becky-Jo Samples
Marketing Director
Lizzie Brown
Operations Manager
David Ross
Program Manager
Iliana Lang Lundgren
Development Manager
Samm Cobiskey
Project Coordinator, Excelerators
Annie Dropek
Program Lead, Navigate
KB Burwell
Program Lead, Spark
Michelle Martin
Office and HR Specialist
Shannon Pocan
Development Coordinator
Mary Bell
Finance and Payroll Specialist
Shimea Jordan
Youth Outreach Coordinator
Ryan Chamberlain
Industry Outreach Coordinator
Jade Luther
Graphic Designer & Marketing Assistant
Eva Camacho
Communications Assistant
Izzy Davies
Facilities Coordinator
Mónica Reynoso
Community Outreach Coordinator
Olivia Goodheart
Resource Navigator
Hailey Johnston
Resource Navigator
Adriana Santiago
Resource Navigator
Meg Watson
Project Coordinator
Desireé Marquez-Pacheco
Resource Navigator
Kayley Salgado
Resource Navigator
Grace Rathbun
Projects Assistant
April Schultz
Resource Navigator
Yazzie Chee
Projects Assistant
Parker Bracy
Projects Assistant
Coming Soon
Projects Assistant
Amber Kotvis
Program Assistant
Our Board of Directors
Our board of directors includes local school districts, institutions of higher education, the local workforce board, and industry representatives.
Colt Gill, Interim Superintendent, Eugene School District 4J
Ashley Espinoza, Executive Director, Lane Workforce Partnership
Dianna Carrizales-Engelmann, Assistant Dean for Administration, Director for Equity and Inclusion, University of Oregon College of Education
Grant Matthews, Associate VP for CTE & Workforce Development, Lane Community College
Jenna Cusimano, Interim Manager, Community & Economic Development, Lane County
Judy Newman, Co-Director, Early Childhood Cares
Heidi Brown, Superintendent, Crow-Applegate-Lorane School District
Kraig Sproles, Superintendent, Bethel School District
Laura Lee McIntyre, Interim Dean, University of Oregon College of Education
Matt Sayre, Executive Director, Collaborative EDO
Skip Newberry, President, Tech. Assoc. of Oregon
Todd Hamilton, Superintendent, Springfield Public Schools
Tony Scurto, Superintendent, Lane Education Service District
Renee Francis, Manager of Career Development and Retention, PeaceHealth
Carmen Xiomara Urbina, Eugene School District 4J
Our Partners
We collaborate with local school districts, institutions of higher education, the local workforce board, and industry innovators.