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


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