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Dr. James Kielsmeier 
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Board of Directors

Amy Cohen 
Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service, George Washington University

Anne Becker
General Counsel, Intermediate District 287

Kevin Days – Treasurer
Director of Community Relations, George Washington University

Katy Dolan
Student
Harvard University

Andrew Furco  – Vice Chair 
University of Minnesota

Greg Herder – Chair 
Mounds View Public Schools

Antwayn Hunter
Intermediate District 287

Beza Gebremariam
Student
Duke University

Lakshmi Meenakshi Immaneni
Student
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Amy Meuers
CEO
NYLC

Riley Quinlan
Student
University of Illinois Springfield

Ronnie Shaw
UPS Northern Plains District

Dr. Rob Shumer
University of Minnesota

Dr. Barbara Witteman
Concordia College

Shira Woolf-Cohen – Secretary
New Foundations Charter School

Laura Coates
NYLC Board Honorary Director
CNN Legal Analyst

Dr. James Kielsmeier
NYLC Board Honorary Director
Founder

Nontombi Naomi Tutu
NYLC Board Honorary Director
Race & Gender Justice Activist