College Possible
Grace Befort is a seasoned professional in program management and community health promotion, currently serving as Program Events Manager at College Possible since July 2021, where Grace previously held roles as Senior Events Coordinator and Student Events Coordinator. Grace has experience as a Graduate Consultant at Girls on the Run Twin Cities, where contributions included drafting the 2020 annual report and implementing youth initiatives. As a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, responsibilities involved managing a graduate-level course for 36 students. Earlier roles include Graduate Intern at Girls on the Run Twin Cities, where grant applications were developed, and College Advisor at College Advising Corps, achieving a 30% increase in college applications among high school students. Grace holds a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy Studies from Duke University and a Master of Public Health from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, with additional educational pursuits at the University of Otago.
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College Possible
At College Possible, we envision a day when a student’s future is determined solely by their talent, motivation and effort. As one of the largest and most successful college access and success programs in the country, since 2000 College Possible has helped more than 80,000 students from under-represented communities get into and through college through an intensive curriculum of coaching and support. Our pioneering model matches students with a near-peer coach and an evidence-based curriculum designed to help students overcome the most common barriers to getting into college and completing their degree – all at no cost to students or their families. Nationwide, College Possible students are three times more likely to earn a bachelor’s degree within six years than their peers from similar backgrounds. Headquartered in Saint Paul, MN, College Possible operates: regional sites in Chicago, IL; Milwaukee, WI; Omaha, NE; Philadelphia, PA; Portland, OR; and Seattle, WA; College Forward in Austin, TX; and Catalyze partnerships in California, Iowa, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, and Tennessee. Learn more at CollegePossible.org.