Our Team
Elaine Menardi
Executive Director
Elaine is a learning design expert and STEM education specialist. She believes in the power of a growth mindset and knows that the best learning happens when teachers and students see themselves as partners who explore questions and discover new ideas together.
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Riane Morrison
Communications Director
Riane is a writer, creative strategist, and communications professional with more than a decade of experience helping organizations tell meaningful stories. She leads brand strategy and storytelling for Qollider.
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Jennifer Brown
Strategy Director
Jennifer Brown is an entrepreneur, writer, and systems strategist dedicated to shaping a more conscious future through creativity and quantum innovation. As the chief strategist for Qollider, she combines technology, storytelling, and design thinking to inspire innovative models of learning and leadership.
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Amanda Novack
Executive Director
Amanda Novak is certified change practitioner and her varied background always intersects in one place: people, relationships, systems and how they work together to help people thrive.
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Kwame Spearman
Finance Director
Kwame is a proud Denver Public Schools graduate and Colorado native. He holds degrees from Columbia University (with honors), Yale Law School, and Harvard Business School. Kwame began his career as a management consultant and became an owner and served as CEO of Tattered Cover Bookstores.
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Nathan Gardner
Finance Director
Nathan is a Certified Management Accountant financial expert. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance, with an emphasis in Corporate Finance, at Western Kentucky University. He is still an avid fan of his alma mater’s basketball and football teams.
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