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EXECUTIVE TEAM

OUR TEAM

Dr. Auset Maryam (Mama Auset)
Founder & Executive Director

Mama Auset is a board certicifed holistic health practitioner, from ALOP. With an emphasis on holistic and indigenous methods of psychology, her approach to every aspect of life is to purge, learn, heal, grow, and trust the process. She received her M.Ed. in Educational Leadership from High Tech High. She intends to receive a Juris Doctorate or another Doctorate from an HBCU.  

As a trusted community leader, Mama Auset is the Head Consultant of Healer Auset Maryam and has developed individual, couple, family, and whole community programs and curriculum that have graduated many successful leaders. She is also the CEO of Organizational Equity Solutions, a consulting firm committed to aiding education, businesses, organizations, and start-ups in being equitable to who they hire and who they serve.

VPAC SERVICE: Mama Auset is the visionary and leader of the VPAC vision, mission, principles, programming, and execution. As the leader of the Executive Team, she will assure as the VPAC network of independent schools expand, all executive expectations are met to implement. She answers directly to the Board of Directors.

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Mama Auset is a proud fellow/participant of:

Sacred Woman, 2005

Family Leadership Training Institute & Facilitator (FLTI) 2015-2016
Mental Health First Aid Adult 2016,

Mental Health First Aid Youth/Child 2016,
Moonshot 2017

4.0 Schools 2018

Camelback 2018

New School Venture 2018-2020

Emerge 2019

High Tech High New School Creation 2020

EEC African American Psychologist Association 2021
HTH GSE 2022

QBHA 2026

Course/Curriculum Designed:

Chakra Course/Instructor

HAART/Instructor 

VPAC Curriculum

STLM

Anti-Racist and Accomplice

 

Board Service:

Urban League of Metro Denver Board Chair

Aurora Cultural Affairs Commission 

  Women Foundation of Colorado- Women of Color Fund 2020-2023

RISE 5280 Founding Board President 2021-2024

Liberate Academy Charter School Founding Board Chair 2021-2023

drauset@vpac2020.org

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Dr. Thomas Bouknight (Baba B),
Associate Director

Baba Bouknight holds Juris Doctorate, from Texas Southern; a Master of Arts in Education for Curriculum and Instruction Design and a Master of Arts in Coaching and Athletic Administration, both from Concordia University; A Master of Arts in Education Technology; and a Bachelor of Arts in political science 
Certifications: Mid Management Administrator PreK-12; Elementary Self Contained 1-8;

Elementary History 1-8

Certification Programs: Graduate Studies/ Mid-Management
Elementary Education Certification (Texas Southern University)

drbouknight@vpac2020.org

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VPAC SERVICE: Baba Bouknight guides the alignment of VPAC operations. As an Executive Team Member, he will assure as the VPAC network of independent schools expand, all School Leaders are coached and lead in the VPAC Educational Model.

Mama OsunRemi 
The Village Projex
Program Director 

Learn More about Mama OsunRemi's VPAC VILLAGE here

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Big Brother
Diego Gonzales

Dance Program Coordinator

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Big Sister
Jyia Ridley

Education Program Coordinator

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Jalil Ridley
Healing Circle Coordinator

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TBD

Outreach Coordinator

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