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
Becky-Jo Samples
Marketing Director
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Program Manager
Justin Thibedeau
Program Manager
Coming Soon
Project Manager
Michelle Martin
Office Coordinator
Annie Dropek
Project Coordinator
Tracey Ward
Project Coordinator
Ryan Chamberlain
Industry Outreach Coordinator
KB Burwell
Project Coordinator
Olivia Goodheart
Resource Navigator
Sean Wilkinson
Resource Navigator
Meg Watson
Resource Navigator
Hailey Johnston
Resource Navigator
Adriana Santiago
Resource Navigator
Iliana Lang Lundgren
Development Coordinator
Jade Luther
Graphic Designer & Marketing Assistant
Eva Camacho
Communications Assistant
Krishna Patel
IT Specialist
Mónica Reynoso
Projects Assistant Lead
Shimea Jordan
Projects Assistant
Alex Davis
Projects Assistant
Gerardo Garcia Cruz
Projects Assistant
Kayley Salgado
Projects Assistant
Our Board of Directors
Our board of directors includes local school districts, institutions of higher education, the local workforce board, and industry representatives.
Andy Dey, 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
John Karl Scholz, President, University of Oregon
Jude Anderson, Community & Economic Development Manager, Lane County
Judy Newman, Co-Director, Early Childhood Cares
Kraig Sproles, Superintendent, Bethel School District
Laura Lee McIntyre, Interim Dean, University of Oregon College of Education
Matt Sayre, Executive Director, Collaborative EDO
Scott Yakovich, Superintendent, Lowell School District
Shelley Tinkham, Vice President, Academic and Student Affairs, Lane Community College
Skip Newberry, President, Tech. Assoc. of Oregon
Sue Wilson, Superintendent, Mapleton School District
Todd Hamilton, Superintendent, Springfield Public Schools
Tony Scurto, Superintendent, Lane Education Service District
Our Partners
We collaborate with local school districts, institutions of higher education, the local workforce board, and industry innovators.