ASTEP is made possible through the dedicated efforts of our board and staff members, and our network of committed volunteers who enable ASTEP to function in its global mission.

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Board of Directors

Mary-Mitchell Campbell
Founder, Chief Visionary Officer

Michelle Miller
Vice Chair

Jessica Walling Stokes
Secretary

Queen Nworisara-Quinn
Treasurer

Mark Canavera
Pascale Van Kipnis
Deb Lapidus
Anne L. Nathan
Timothy Thomas
Susan Vargo

Honorary Board Members

Kristin Chenoweth
Gavin Creel
John Doyle
Raul Esparza
Cyndi Lauper



ASTEP Staff

Beth Konopka
Chief Operations Officer

Mauricio Salgado
Chief Program Officer

Lead Volunteer Staff

Heather Weiss
Development Associate

Abby Gerdts
Program Facilitator - South Africa

Jamario Stills
Program Facilitator - NYC

Maxwell DePaula, Alejandro Rodriguez,
Christina Moore, Cindy Salgado
Program Facilitators - Homestead

Volunteer Administrative Team

Rebecca Versacci
Michael Markham
Maria Coder
Dorfman Abrams Music LLC

ASTEP College Campaign Development Team

Emily Edgerton
Roberta Emerson

Volunteer Documentary Team

David Turner
Aaron Weiss