In preparation for the upcoming year’s SIC, six dedicated Support Team Members recently took on new roles as Challenge Leads. We look forward to their leadership next fall as they guide the organizing team in putting on a phenomenal program for our 13th Cohort of Social Innovators. We would love to give a warm welcome to Ava, Kavya, Rishika, Casey and Adhi!
Read MoreWe are so excited to introduce you all to Kamryn Attanasio, our new Graduate Wellness Intern to learn more about why she joined the OptiFam!
Read MoreWith the SIC underway, our Peer Mentors work to provide support to participants with a unique perspective of having undertaken the challenge themselves. They are a great resource and staff member to lean on with any question that comes to mind and we are so proud of all they have accomplished with their respective projects!
Read MoreWe are so excited to introduce you all to Aja Gore, our new Associate Director to learn more about her journey to the University of Michigan and why she joined the opti-team.
Read MoreWe are so excited to introduce you all to Candace Curtis-Cavazos, our new Mentorship & External Engagement Manager to learn more about her journey at the University of Michigan, vision for mentorship at optiMize, and why she joined the opti-team.
Read MoreWe are so excited to introduce you all to Dallas McGhee-Henry, our new Marketing and Communications Manager to learn more about his journey at the University of Michigan, vision for the Creative Team, and why he joined the opti-team.
Read MoreIn preparation for the upcoming year’s SIC, five dedicated Support Team Members recently took on new roles as Challenge Leads. We look forward to their leadership next fall as they guide the organizing team in putting on a phenomenal program for our 11th Cohort of Social Innovators. We would love to give a warm welcome to Adele, George, Jonathan, Mara, and Connor!
Read MorePaige joined optiMize’s full-time staff in October as the new Community Partnerships manager. We had Paige answer a few questions about her background, vision for Community Partnerships, and inspiration for joining the optiMize.
Read MoreLast month, six students joined the optiMize Leadership Group as Social Innovation Challenge Leads. These students were selected from our support team to lead the organizing team in putting on the Social Innovation Challenge next fall. We are excited to introduce Tanvi, Tobin, Sahil, Sam, Linda, and Angela!
Read MoreWe welcomed Jeni to the optiMize full time staff this past August. In her first week, we sat down with Jeni to talk about her background, motivation, and hopes for her new position. Introducing our new Associate Director, Jeni Onley.
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