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The QuestBridge Staff draws upon years of experience in working with high-achieving, low-income students to change the face of higher education.
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Heidi, a native of Canton, New York, has made her home in several different regions of both the US and Canada. Graduating from Mt. Alison University in Canada, she has lived and worked in areas around Toronto, Tampa, Boston, and Orlando. Heidi brings twelve years of experience working in a variety of accounting and administrative positions, as well as working with teens as a coach and mentor. She has helped develop swimmers and runners while coaching at St. Lawrence University and Potsdam (NY), Canton (NY), Saratoga (CA), and Notre Dame Belmont (CA) High Schools. In addition, Heidi's main professional interest for the past six years has been raising her son. She also now serves as Treasurer for the Louise Van Meter Home and School Club.
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Tim spent eight years at Yahoo! Inc. during which time he held several positions, the last of which was as the company's Chief Product Officer. As Yahoo!'s third employee, Tim played a key role in successfully managing all marketing, operation and business development to launch Yahoo! commercially, and to help make Yahoo! into one of the most recognized brands and successful businesses on the Internet. Prior to Yahoo!, Tim spent three years with Motorola in Tokyo. He holds an M.B.A. from Harvard University and a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University.
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Before joining QuestBridge, John worked for seven years as a consultant for international and nonprofit organizations. His consulting practice focused on results-based management, information technology, and fundraising. His clients have included the United Nations Secretariat, the UN Development Program, the Ford Foundation, and the San Francisco Education Fund. John was Vice President for Operations and Systems Development at US Medical Network, an online application service provider for the healthcare sector, from 1999 to 2000. His nonprofit involvement has included serving as the chair of the board of directors of the Adaptive Design Association, a nonprofit that designs equipment for children with disabilities, from 2001 to 2004. John received an MBA and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University, and a BA from Swarthmore College.
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Nancy traded in sub-zero temperatures in Minnesota (working with international and TRIO students at Carleton College’s Academic Support Center) to join QuestBridge. Her passion for sociocultural anthropology, writing, and design came together while studying medical anthropology in graduate school at Brown University. She was a consultant at Brown’s Northeast and Islands Educational Laboratory, Harriet Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning, and Royce Fellowship Program at the Swearer Center for Public Service. After graduating from Amherst College, Nancy was a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar to Egypt and Fulbright Scholar to Pakistan. She lives in Palo Alto with her husband, Shahzad Bashir, and their son, Zakriya.
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Ana co-founded the Quest Scholars Program with Michael McCullough while an undergraduate at Stanford. For this, she received the Dinkelspiel Award for outstanding contributions to education at Stanford. Ana worked for five years as a consulting scientist to the Environmental Defense Fund, a national non-profit environmental organization, and served as a research associate for Stanford President Emeritus Donald Kennedy. She holds a J.D. degree from Stanford Law School where she focused on environmental law. Ana, together with her husband Michael, serves as Co-Founder and Co-President of the Quest Scholars Program, and QuestBridge.
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Michael co-founded the Quest Scholars Program with Ana Rowena McCullough following his successful co-founding, direction and institutionalization of the Stanford Medical Youth Science Program from 1987-1989.After attending medical school at the University of California San Francisco, Michael trained in emergency medicine at the Stanford University Hospital. In his early years, Michael became the first undergraduate to teach at the Stanford Medical School. Michael attended Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, served as the student advisor to the Oregon State Board of Education, and has successfully founded several local, regional and overseas health related public service projects. Michael, together with his wife Ana, serves as Co-Founder and Co-President of the Quest Scholars Program, and QuestBridge.
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Jeanette first began working for Quest as a freshman at Stanford in 2001 and has worked for the organization in numerous capacities since then. After volunteering for QuestLeadership during the year, served as a summer counselor then Associate Director. During her sophomore year, Jeanette also took off a quarter to work as a student founder of QuestBridge. Once QB got off the ground, she continued to work part-time, and is now happy to return full-time as Development Director. Outside of Quest, Jeanette loves to spend her time with friends and family, on hikes, learning history and languages, or making travel plans. She recently graduated from Stanford with an M.A. in Psychology and a B.A. degree in Human Biology.
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Cristal graduated from Pomona College in 2007 with a dual degree in Sociology and Gender & Women’s Studies. As a first generation college graduate, Cristal is dedicated to the mission of QuestBridge and is enthusiastic about helping underserved students gain access to education. While at Pomona, she worked at the Intercollegiate Women’s Studies Office helping to coordinate events for the Department. She also worked as a volunteer caseworker for Pomona Valley Low-Income Services, a student run non-profit organization that provides case management and referrals to low-income and unhoused adults and families in southern California. While in college she played soccer as often as possible, breaking her toe just days before graduation. She is planning on pursuing a graduate degree and career in social welfare or education.
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Originally from Novato, California, Karen graduated from Yale University in 2003 with a B.S. in astronomy and physics. She continued to study astronomy in graduate school at UCLA, focusing on the X-ray properties of active galactic nuclei. In the end, however, a burning desire to “help people here on Earth” drew Karen away from research and toward the world of non-profits. After a brief stint as a high school chemistry teacher, Karen was excited to join the team at QuestBridge. Having grown up in a family full of educators, Karen learned early on to place a high value on education, and now she enjoys helping students to achieve their academic goals through QuestBridge’s programs.
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Teresa Sesera grew up on the rural island of Isle LaMotte, VT. Much of her free time while in Isle LaMotte is spent with her family, as well as exploring and enjoying nature. Teresa is a student at Stanford University and is interested in a variety of subjects including environmental science. She was participant in the Quest Scholars Program, and returned as a staff member during the summers of 2002 and 2003. Teresa is taking a leave of absence from Stanford from July 2003 through September 2005 to work full-time on QuestBridge. She is the student founder of QuestBridge. Teresa oversaw and was fundamental to the growth of all aspects of the organization for the first two years of QuestBridge's history.
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Jacob was born in Bangor, ME, but lived in various places along the East Coast, eventually finishing up high school in Decatur, GA. For college, he moved across the country to Southern California where he majored in Cognitive Science at Pomona College. During his spring semester junior year, he studied in 10 different countries around the world with the Semester at Sea program. This wonderful experience piqued his interest in international development. After graduating, he traveled to Mongolia to serve in the Peace Corps, where he taught English in a small town in the Gobi desert and worked with aid organizations helping to spread awareness of human trafficking and domestic violence issues. Upon returning from Mongolia, Jacob began working with QuestBridge. He learned about the organization during his senior year at Pomona, serving as a member of the Admissions and Financial Aid committee. This experience provided useful insight into the admissions process and helped him realize his passion for education, namely improving accessibility and effectiveness of higher education systems.
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