Staff & Board Members

By Empowering Our Youth

Meet the Team

Michelyn Johnson

Michelyn Johnson

RISE 5280 Executive Director and Co-Founder

Tiffany Animashaun

Tiffany Animashaun

RISE 5280 Higher Education Experience Director and Co-Founder

Aledria Buckley

Aledria Buckley

RISE 5280 Executive Assistant

Auset Maryam

Dr. Auset Maryam

Board President 

Founder Executive Director of VPAC

Shawn McWilliams

Shawn McWilliams

Vice President of Operations

Technical Support Analyst, RTD

Samie Burnett

Samie Burnett

Board Secretary

Supervisor at 2-10 Home Buyer’s Warranty

Michael Sapp

Michael D. Sapp

Treasurer

Manager of State Government Affairs with Xcel Energy, PSCo

Candie Disher

Candie Disher

Vice President of Community Relations

Supply Chain Management Purchasing Analyst for the US Postal Office

Niko Delarosa Wright

Niko Delarosa Wright

Supervisor for Mountainview Youth Services

Dane Washington

Dane Washington

Executive Director of Kids Above Everything

Tinelle Louis

Tinelle Louis

Communications Manager

Owner of Pretty Pages, LLC