Margery Donohue
MargeryDonohueGovernment Relations & Policy ManagerEmail: margery.donohue@marylandcan.orgStaffMargie was born in Chicago, raised in Ohio and ultimately drawn to New York City, which she believed at...
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DaciaTollCo-CEO & President, Achievement FirstBoardWhy I’m on the board?: I joined the 50CAN board because we still haven’t made good on our country’s promise of equal opportunity for all children....
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RuchiHazaray50CAN U ManagerEmail: ruchi.hazaray@50can.org@RuchiHazPhone: 646 710 4179StaffRuchi was born in Mumbai, India and lived there until she was a teenager. Since then, she has lived in Indiana,...
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DanielSellersExecutive DirectorEmail: daniel.sellers@minncan.orgdsellers22StaffDaniel has lived in Minnesota almost his entire life. After graduating from Gustavus Adolphus College with a degree in...
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Lisa GibesExecutive Assistant to the PresidentEmail: lisa.gibes@50can.org@lisagibesStaffLisa was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan (yep, there really is an 8 Mile). After graduating from Michigan...
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ElizabethWuCommunications AssociateEmail: elizabeth.wu@50can.org@elsiwuStaffElizabeth grew up in Rockville, Maryland, just outside of Washington, D.C., where she developed an undying love for history,...
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TimLeeDevelopment AssociateEmail: tim.lee@50can.orgPhone: 651 964 2494StaffTim was born and raised in Eugene, Oregon, blissfully unaware of the challenges and plights that faced our country.In 2008,...
View ArticleChristine Lopes
ChristineLopesExecutive DirectorEmail: christine.lopes@ri-can.orgStaffChristine’s first foray into education policymaking dates back to high school, when she was elected to serve on the state...
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Finance and Operations AssociateNow hiringStaff50CAN: The 50-State Campaign for Achievement Now is a nonprofit advocacy organization that recruits and supports local leaders who build citizen movements...
View ArticleJanellen Duffy
JanellenDuffyExecutive DirectorEmail: janellen.duffy@jerseycan.orgJanellenDuffyStaffJanellen is a native Jersey girl who hails from the Shore (to clarify: the kind of Jersey girl who doesn’t pump her...
View ArticleErin Randall
ErinRandallCommunications AssociateEmail: erin.randall@minncan.orgPhone: 651 398 7949Staff There may just be something in the water of Le Sueur, Minn., because several female residents there (Erin’s...
View ArticleSarah Trites
SarahTritesFinance and Operations Associate Email: sarah.trites@50can.orgPhone: 706 498 5356StaffSarah was born and raised in a small North Carolina town, and she augmented her southern heritage while...
View ArticleMargery Donohue
MargeryDonohueActing Executive DirectorEmail: margery.donohue@marylandcan.orgStaffMargie was born in Chicago, raised in Ohio and ultimately drawn to New York City, which she believed at the time to be...
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Julie KowalExecutive DirectorEmail: julie.kowal@carolincan.orgStaffBorn and raised in the Tar Heel State, Julie Kowal is a national education policy expert on charter schools, school turnarounds, and...
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MarleySchneierStates AssociateEmail: marley.schneier@50can.org50CAN_MarleyPhone: 508 314 2840StaffA Bostonian through and through, Marley is a journalist-turned-school reform advocate who earned dual...
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JasonBotel Executive DirectorEmail: jason.botel@marylandcan.org@JasonBotelPhone: 410 336 9439StaffFormerly a founding member of MarylandCAN’s advisory board, Jason became the campaign’s executive...
View ArticleChristy VanOverbeke
ChristyVanOverbekePolicy & Research ManagerEmail: christina.vanoverbeke@50can.orgStaffA native of the North Star State, Christy earned her bachelor’s degree in child psychology and her master’s...
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DanielSellersExecutive DirectorEmail: daniel.sellers@minncan.orgdsellers22StaffDaniel has lived in Minnesota almost his entire life. After graduating from Gustavus Adolphus College with a degree in...
View ArticleJanelle Hoffman
JanelleHoffmanPublic Affairs AssociateEmail: janelle.hoffman@jerseycan.orgPhone: 610 468 8988StaffOriginally from Fleetwood, Pa., Janelle found her way to the Garden State to study political science...
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Development AssociateStaffThose who insist that we cannot solve America’s education problems without first solving poverty have it exactly backwards: we will never solve poverty until we guarantee a...
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