Communications Advisory Committee
2024 - 2026
Emily Hammond,  Assistant Director of
Communications & Outreach
West Virginia GEAR UP
Jessica Lilly, Communications Manager
GEAR UP Southern West Virginia
Kaara Koplowitz, Program Director - GU Meriden Middlesex
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, CT Board of Regents for Higher Education
Kayla Hopkins, Communications Coordinator
GEAR UP Maine Rise
Lizeth Cuellar Olivarez, Education Specialist
Choosing College, Changing Lives!
Missy Brownson Ross, Associate Director,
Communications & Outreach
GEAR UP Kentucky
2025 - 2027
Beth Kelly, Assistant Director, College Access and Support
Washington State GEAR UP
Bobbee Russell-Verhoef, Marketer II
Utah State University Stars GEAR UP
Cassie Montgomery, Communications and Marketing Specialist
GEAR UP Achieve
Jael Chac, GEAR UP Media Consultant
Region 10 GEAR UP Beyond Boundaries
Jeremy Bull, Professional Development Coordinator
Arkansas Tech University GEAR UP
Megan Mossman Oberman, Family Academic Outreach Coach
Reset and Reimagine University of Texas Austin GEAR UP
