Roseville Native Making a Difference at College Possible

ROSEVILLE NATIVE MAKING A DIFFERENCE AT COLLEGE POSSIBLE

Erik Mayr joins College Possible Leadership Team as Development Associate

ST. PAUL, Minn. – College Possible Twin Cities is welcoming Roseville native Erik Mayr into his new role as Development Associate.  

Biography and Photo for Mayr is available here.

College Possible works to make college admission and success possible for low-income students in the Twin Cities by providing afterschool college access programming to 1,600 juniors and seniors at 19 public high schools. The organization also serves 3,500 high school program graduates  as they work to complete college degrees,  and 3,500 high school freshmen and sophomores through college planning workshops.

Mayr graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in communication studies and architecture. Upon graduation, Mayr completed development internships at Minnesota Youth Symphonies and St. David’s Center for Child and Family Development. He is excited to bring these experiences along with his relationship-building skills and passion for higher education to College Possible.

“I hope to aid in College Possible’s growth by helping the development team achieve their high-standing goals,” said Mayr. “The organization’s mission and connection to higher education are what initially attracted me to College Possible.” 

In his new position Mayr will oversee gift processing, assist in building strategic proposals for the organization, and support correspondence, tracking and internal reports.
“Thanks to the hard work of our development team, College Possible Twin Cities has been able to expand from serving 35 students in 2001 to 8,600 students this year,” said College Possible Twin Cities Executive Director Sara Dziuk. “We hope to reach more students in the future, and with Erik’s help we’re on the right track.”

About College Possible

College Possible™ is making college admission and success possible for low-income students through an intensive curriculum of coaching and support.  Launched in 2000, College Possible Twin Cities serves 8,600 low-income high school and college age students through its college access and completion programs. Nationwide, College Possible’s innovative and award-winning model serves nearly 12,000 Minnesota, Nebraska and Wisconsin students in 2012-13 with plans to reach 20,000 students annually in 10 locations across the country by 2020. According to a recent Harvard study, the program more than doubles a student’s chances of enrolling in college.  More information at www.CollegePossible.org