Adrienne Russman

Director of Collective Impact

As Director of Collective Impact, Adrienne oversees Uncharted’s cross-sector collaborative work, leading, facilitating, and moving programs and organizations with diverse backgrounds toward measurable results to solve some of society’s biggest problems. Prior to Uncharted, Adrienne was a Senior Policy Advisor to Governor John Hickenlooper. She worked in the Governor’s Office from 2011 to 2018, overseeing special initiatives, and advising on policy, legislative direction, and communication strategy.

Adrienne has also has worked on political campaigns from the local to national levels and served as a consultant to nonprofits working in the social impact space. Adrienne is a Denver native and a graduate of Wesleyan University. Away from the office, Adrienne is probably on her bike, in the mountains, or trying to perfect a loaf of sourdough bread.

What Inspires You?
Good people, good food, and good conversation—preferably all at the same time.

Fun-fact:
Adrienne once wrote a Hamilton-inspired rap about Colorado for the Governor, performed during a State of the State address.

Ash Dumford

Director of Marketing and Comms

As Director of Marketing at Uncharted, Ash highlights our new model of accelerating ventures towards problem-centric outcomes, and shares the impact of our entrepreneurs, ventures, and broader network. She holds a B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Communications—and has chased a variety of careers in the years since. While her experience is broad, Ash’s true passion lies in amplifying stories that invoke wonder and inspire empathy.

What Inspires You? 
Ordinary people who throw caution to the wind and salty food at the end of a trail.

Fun-fact:
Ash once ate a dozen blazin’ chicken wings in under three minutes.

Cydney Trapp

Executive Assistant

Cydney is Uncharted’s Executive Assistant (specifically to the CEO, but she likes helping everyone), and spends her days answering emails, researching whatever new thing needs investigating, and chasing the dogs around the office demanding cuddles. Before starting at Uncharted, Cydney graduated from University of Denver, worked as a TEFL teacher in the Czech Republic, was a professional chef, and spent the last 3 years as a finance professional. She then made the shift into nonprofits after spending a bit as a Lyft driver and helping run an AirBnb.

In her free time, Cydney works on building her skills as an aerialist (so many pull ups!), plays Dungeons and Dragons with her #girltribe, volunteers with a couple places around the city, and drinks any bourbon that isn’t Laws. When the weather is nice, you can probably find her in a pool, a creek, or in Cheseman Park with her dog-niece.

What inspires you?
Those people in my life who live life out loud for the betterment of others, who will not sit idly by when there is injustice being done, who love recklessly and share their resources with no concern for scarcity. The people who create spaces to be ourselves, together, to do community across traditional socioeconomic borders, who work out with their hands what they feel in their hearts—these people inspire me.

Fun fact:
I’m a circus freak! Aerial silks and tarot reading, specifically, and I love working circus gigs whenever I can get them.

Emily Scott

Program Director

Emily joined the team in July of 2015 and works as our Program Director. She is responsible for managing our Uncharted partnership programs, and previously our global expansion efforts. Since joining the team, Emily has supported 40 Lab Teams in implementing 5-day Labs and is continuing to lead our problem-focused Uncharted programs- an opportunity to work with everyone! She holds a B.S. from the University of Colorado in Aerospace Engineering, is a part-time astronaut, and is credited with giving Elon Musk the idea for interplanetary colonization.

What Inspires You?
I am inspired by the believers- the people who really think that a difference can be made if enough people get involved. The conviction and motivation of believers MAKES me a believer.

Fun-fact:
As an 18-year-old with 7 other women, Emily spent 45 days canoeing nearly 700 miles in Nunavut, Canada. They lost their maps… talk about Uncharted territory!

Gayle Karen Young

Board Member

Grace Kinda

Program Manager

By way of Nairobi and Philadelphia, Grace is a development professional with a long-winding road of global experience serving communities with the purpose of empowerment to meet social and economic justice goals. Grace is passionate about grassroots power and the belief that all communities have the capacity to effect sustainable positive development, designing programs and strategy to strengthen movements against mass incarceration and gender injustice, and advocating for and supporting community health initiatives. When not in the office, you will find Grace concocting organic body products / potions or curling up with a good book.

What inspires you?
A blank wall and canvas. They represent opportunity—to build upon, reflect, adapt, and transform.

Fun Fact:
In high school, I was runner up in a nationally televised Kenyan trivia game show competition “Who’s Smarter Now”.

Joe Santini

Program Manager

As the Program Manager, Joe lays the groundwork to ensure our accelerators do what they are suppose to – change the world! This means becoming a programming know-it-all from recruitment to execution to post-program support. Prior to Uncharted, Joe worked as a glorified beach bum helping local businesses in Sri Lanka for over a year. He is a Colorado native and holds an honors B.S. from Colorado State University in Business Management. Additionally, he holds the world record for individual Goldfish cracker consumption (we assume).

What Inspires You?
Joe imagines his threshold for inspiration as this flimsy piece of plastic wrap punctured by anyone with a dream or passion. He is inspired by the inspired.

Fun-Fact:
Joe’s Uncharted application was written directly to our office dog, Gus. Despite our better judgment, Gus insisted we give him a chance.

Marie Hathaway

Operations Manager

Marie is in charge of hiring, benefits, systems, and a slew of other internal necessities at Uncharted. Previously, Marie organized the program logistics for two Uncharted accelerators, and even though she’s no longer on the program team she absolutely loves program weeks and getting to know the incredible entrepreneurs. Marie graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a major in Applied Math and a minor in Minesweeper, and her two biggest passions in life are drinking water and the Chicago Cubs.

What Inspires You?
Fresh air, positivity, and people who cling tight to their values and work hard.

Fun-fact:
Marie wrote an original Christmas song when she was 16.

Megan Barry

Events Coordinator

After graduating from the University of Denver with a degree in international studies, Megan began working in Eastern South Africa with rural communities in health care and development. She returned to the U.S. and completed her Master’s of Science in Global Health at University of California at San Francisco. Since then she has lived in New York, Berkley, and Boston until recently returning home to Colorado Springs. Her favorite thing to do in her free time is plan vacations.

What Inspires You?
When people live authentically by the South African idea of Ubuntu, “I am, because you are.”

Fun Fact:
I might be the only person in the world, but I love United Airlines.

Molly Ganley

Recruitment Specialist

As Recruitment Specialist, Molly helps to identify and reach out to people who could benefit from Uncharted programs. Molly also works with early-stage, impact-driven entrepreneurs on strategy and operations, and is particularly interested in organizations that strengthen ecosystems for impact. She serves as a Board Member and Adjunct Partner for Social Venture Partners Boulder County, is a Boulder Global Shaper and a StartingBloc Fellow, holds a B.A. in Global Studies from the University of Minnesota, and is always looking to learn more about organizations that bring good business practices to good causes.

What Inspires You?
I’m inspired by other people’s inspiration. I love seeing people light up, whether their passion is for something as big as regenerative agriculture or as small as stretchy shoelaces.

Fun Fact:
Molly can wiggle her ears.

Moriah Scott

Event Coordinator

As the event coordinator for the Chipotle Aluminaries Project boot camp, Moriah’s job is to plan all the logistics and make sure that the boot camp goes smoothly so that all of our venture can concentrate solely on growing. With a Bachelors of Arts degree in music from Colorado Christian University, Moriah plans to pursue avenues in the entertainment world. However, while she is waiting, she actively plans a variety of events, from weddings to woman conferences.

What inspires me: 
I am inspired by the mountains and the one who created them, music and it’s ability to take us to new places and the laughter of children for it’s the sound of true freedom.

Fun Fact: 
I wish my life was narrated every day by epic movie soundtracks.

Nick Fellers

Board Member

Nick is the co-founder of For Impact and president of The Suddes Group. In the last 10 years, he’s raised over $125 Million for causes in 30 countries and trained leaders from over 1000 organizations in how to use a sales process to maximize funding opportunities.

An entrepreneur, Nick started his first business while a student at the University of Notre Dame. Studying biology and philosophy, Nick would leave the labs early to make sales calls for his business – the first-of-its-kind student social network (and a precursor to Facebook). Upon graduation, Nick and his business partners sold their business to focus on ‘scaled impact in the social sector.’

Nick is passionate about family, social entrepreneurship, running, and all things web. An avid runner, Nick is currently working on running marathons in all 50 states. He and his wife, Anna, live in Columbus, Ohio, with their children, Will, Molly, and Rosie.

Nicole Dill

Director of Operations

Before joining Uncharted, Nicole helped build TEDxMileHigh as their COO, worked for the White House during the Obama administration, and consulted for businesses, non-profits and faith communities in the Denver area. She is married to her favorite person on the planet and they can be found embracing every moment for laughter, travel, and delicious brunch with their two daughters, Vera and Rosalie.

What inspires you?
People with big ideas, who can inspire others to get behind their vision to make dreams come to reality! (And good smoky scotch!)

Fun Fact: 
I couldn’t blow my nose until I was in my late 20s.

Noha Kikhia

Recruitment and Selection Specialist

As Recruitment and Selection Specialist, Noha supports Uncharted in finding people to join the team and participate in our programs. She currently lives in Mexico City starting the nonprofit arm of an innovation consultancy focused on equipping small businesses and the workforce with technology to create inclusive economic growth.

Prior, she worked in research at a startup R&D lab in New York and with Good to Great author Jim Collins. Noha graduated from the University of Colorado with degrees in Business Administration and Spanish.

What Inspires You?

Those who raise their voices and persist in the face of adversity.

Fun fact:

Noha has visited all of the petrified waterfalls in the world.

Sara Rodriguez

COO

Sara is originally from Spain and joined the Uncharted team in November 2014. As the COO, Sara ensures the day-to-day operations of Uncharted align with the organization’s strategic goals. Additionally, she makes sure the team has all the financial metrics, projections, and scenarios needed to make solid management decisions.

Prior to Uncharted, Sara was the Associate Director at Rockies Venture Club.

What Inspires You?
The brave people who takes chances and do not live in the “what if” world.

Fun-fact:
Sara was at a party for three hours before realizing it was a funeral.

Teju Ravilochan

Co-Founder, Board Member

Teju is co-founder of Uncharted (formerly Unreasonable Institute), which he started immediately after college with Tyler Hartung and Daniel Epstein. Before Uncharted, he spent nearly a year as executive assistant to Paul Polak, founder of iDE, which has impacted over 20 million people. He conducted university-funded research (via the University of Colorado) to learn about the effectiveness of NGOs in tackling rural poverty, which deeply inspired his passion for Unreasonable’s mission. He is a Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur, an Inc. 30 under 30 entrepreneur, and a TEDx speaker. His family hails from India. And he was born in Cleveland. So we like to joke that he’s a Cleveland Indian.

What Inspires You?
People’s courage to move forward when the chances of success seem so low inspires me.

Fun-fact:
I try to keep a running list of 15-20 bad dad jokes memorized, for deployment at any moment.

Will Seamans

Former Chief of Staff, Teach for America

Will grew up in a low-income family in rural Colorado, and became the first in his family to attend college. While in college, Will was fortunate enough to discover his two life passions: entrepreneurship and education. During his senior year he founded a start-up aimed at making college more affordable for students like himself, and led that organization as CEO for the next 5 years, growing the company from 3 to 15 employees, and revenues 2.4x each year on average. He then joined the staff of Teach For America, where he held a number of leadership roles as the organization grew from impacting 80,000 students nationwide to over 500,000 students nationwide during his tenure. While at Teach For America Will solidified his belief that solving socio-economic disparity is the root solution to a majority of the problems in our society. He also discovered a unique strength in helping others reach their full potential, and has been coaching and mentoring management teams and CEOs to create the conditions for success in their organizations ever since.

Zach Strom

Venture Funding Director

As the Venture Funding Director, Zach leads Uncharted’s Capital Partner network with 500+ investors, foundations, funds and family offices, in addition to helping ventures get ready to take on investments. Prior to Uncharted, Zach worked with a variety of early and growth stage startups in partner-focused roles. Zach also launched a food truck, which he learned was much harder than expected. He holds a BSBA degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a lifelong Tar Heel fan.

What Inspires You: People that live with a sense of wonder and curiosity.

Fun Fact: I injured myself on my first Colorado ski trip after falling in the parking lot.

Gus

VP of People Operations

Snoop

Assistant to the VP of People Ops