Spotlight
Volunteer Satra Sampson-Arokium
Meet Satra Sampson-Arokium, celebrating her 10th year as a PeerForward volunteer, currently serving as a Writing Coach Coordinator in the Connecticut Region. Her motto is: “Don’t give up. Continue to […]
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Student Stories
Meet Sophia: PeerForward Has Been Family To Me
PeerForward alumni have followed many career paths and found much success. Here, Sophia Flemming shares her journey. When did you become a part of PeerForward? Please share about your summer workshop experience? […]
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Volunteer Robert Scholl
Meet Robert Scholl, West Virginia native and retired college admissions professional who is celebrating 11 years as a volunteer for PeerForward! He currently serves as a Director of College Coaching. […]
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Volunteer Julia Brown
Meet Julia Brown, high school chorus teacher in Columbia, SC who started as a Chaperone, turned into a Writing Coach, Writing Coach Coordinator, and then watched her own son become […]
In The News
Educator and College Access Expert Keith Frome Named CEO
Keith Frome, an educator and innovator, has joined PeerForward as the organization’s CEO. PeerForward is one of the nation’s largest non-profits dedicated to college access, increasing the likelihood that low-income […]
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Keith Frome, Co-founder
Keith is a graduate of Harvard Divinity School (M.T.S., religion and education), and Columbia University (Ed.D., philosophy and education). In 1993, while teaching writing at Harvard College, he helped J.B. Schramm create and run a weekend college admissions workshop that became the noteworthy College...
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Jo Smith, President and Chief Operating Officer
As President and COO, Jo is leading the transformation of PeerForward operations to ensure long term sustainability and scalability. Since joining PeerForward in 2005, she has created an IT infrastructure […]
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Sean Murray, Vice President of Partnerships and Marketing
Sean Murray oversees PeerForward’s efforts to expand school and district partnerships and the branding and messaging necessary to communicate the unique value of the program. Sean began working with PeerForward […]
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Derek Canty, Co-founder
As a co-founder of PeerForward, Derek co-developed the in-school youth development tools and created the “Rap” motivational component of the organization’s summer workshop. He also helped spearhead the launch to […]
