Veronica Palmer

Co-founder of RISE Colorado Veronica Palmer (PolSci’05) is committed to educating, engaging and empowering low-income families and families of color in Colorado’s public schools. Her nonprofit also works with families in Aurora to help fill gaps in education. RISE Colorado was named winner of the 2014 Teach for America Social Innovation Award and was awarded $80,000 and 10 hours of consulting support from Teach for America.