Our Staff

The Root 2 Rise team is made up of educators, advocates, and lifelong learners dedicated to equity in education. Together, we design and sustain programs that help students grow academically and personally through meaningful, cross-generational relationships and community-based learning.

  • A woman with long brown hair and glasses smiling outdoors with green foliage in the background.

    Kathryn Brayton, Development Director

  • A woman with shoulder-length blonde hair and blue eyes smiling, wearing a light gray sweater, against a blue wall with a leafy plant in the background.

    Maureen Geraghty, Program Manager

  • A woman with curly brown hair smiling, wearing a black blouse and a necklace with blue stones, sitting against a white background.

    Denise Hanson, Executive Director

  • A man with wavy brown hair smiling outdoors on a sunny day.

    Paul Krč, Operations Director

  • A smiling man with a beard and mustache, wearing a black shirt, sitting at a table in an indoor setting.

    Joseph R. Thigpen Jr., Program Manager

Board

Caty Abrajan

Maureen Geraghty

Denise Hanson

Michael Jones

Paul Krč

Donna Vukelich-Selva

Sandra Watkins

Advisory Board

Mary Burke

Chris Fortune

Dr. Edward Holmes