Board of Directors
Sheri Ranger
Founding Member; Chair, Board of Directors
Sheri was born and raised on the West Coast of British Columbia, Canada. She was a single mother of two daughters for over fifteen years while working full time with no financial support. She understands the struggles, challenges and frustrations that come with being a single mom. Sheri’s own mother raised her children alone for a number of years and struggled to make ends meet without the affordances a college degree could provide.
George Pierson
Founding Member; Board of Directors
George recognizes the impact that a university degree can have on achieving success. The son of a single father construction worker whose mother suddenly passed when he was young, George was the first of his extended family to obtain a college degree. He went on to instill the need for education in his own children, resulting in his son receiving a graduate degree from Columbia University.
Samantha Short
Board of Directors; Chair, Scholarship Committee
Samantha is the daughter of a single mother and is a first generation college student. As a result of her mothers hard work and emphasis on the power of higher education, Samantha was able to complete her Bachelors in Psychology from the University of Denver, her MS.Ed in Mental Health and School Counselling from the University of Pennsylvania, and her M.A., in Clinical Psychology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Aunnika Short
Board of Directors; Director of Finance
Aunnika was born and raised by a single mother in Vancouver, Canada. Though the responsibilities of being a single parent prevented her mother from pursuing higher education, it was through her mother’s sacrifices that Aunnika forged her own path in university. Aunnika completed her B.A. in Psychology and Social Behaviour at the University of California, Irvine and her M.Ed in Child Studies. She is now pursuing her Doctorate of Philosophy in Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford where she researches neurodevelopmental disabilities.