Our mission is to connect our divided country.
Toxic polarization has moved into our daily lives, corroding our faith in one another and our democracy, shaping the choices we make, the people we associate with, and the places we call home. As a consequence, our kids are growing up isolated in bubbles that burden their mental health and limit their development as young adults and young citizens.
Welcoming the stranger, hometown pride, a deep love of our children, and a reverence for the character building journey—these are deeply American ideals. AEP harnesses them, along with the energy and curiosity of young people, to create a solution: a free domestic youth exchange program.
We’re stitching our country together, one student, one high school, one hometown at a time.
The Team
David McCullough III
CO-FOUNDER + CEO
Michael Wilonsky
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
Christopher Cooper
CHIEF Of STAFF
Aislinn Moore
PROGRAM DIRECTOR, WEST
Wallace Wyatt III
PROGRAM DIRECTOR, CENTRAL
Molly Rabinovitz
PROGRAM DIRECTOR, EAST
Arianne Brown
TECHNOLOGY MANAGER
Lacey Buck
DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Jessica Golden
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS
Claire Jeantheau
MARKETING MANAGER
Vicky Eaglebear
OPERATIONS MANAGER
Michael Brown
SENIOR ADVISOR
Adar Cohen
EXPERIENCE DESIGN & TRAINING
Charlotte Kadifa
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CEO
Julia Minson
SENIOR IMPACT EVALUATION ADVISOR
Anne Marie Green
IMPACT COORDINATOR
Board of Directors
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David Adams
CEO, THE URBAN ASSEMBLY
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Akhil Amar
STERLING PROFESSOR OF LAW, YALE UNIVERSITY
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Jonathan Fanton
FORMER PRESIDENT, THE MACARTHUR FOUNDATION
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Sarah Gerstein
MAJOR IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY
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Richard Gibson
PASTOR, ELIZABETH BAPTIST CHURCH OF CLEVELAND
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Arlie Hochschild
PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF SOCIOLOGY, UC BERKELEY
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David McCullough III
AEP CO-FOUNDER + CEO
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Paul Solman
AEP CO-FOUNDER
PBS NEWSHOUR’S ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT -
Glenn Young
PASTOR, FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF KILGORE
Exchange Managers
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Chelsea Baldree
Freedom High Magnet School
Albuquerque, New Mexico -
Monika Monje
Siembra Leadership High School
Albuquerque, New Mexico -
Peter Glahn
American Fork High School
American Fork, Utah -
Temperance Tinker Kays
West High School
Anchorage, Alaska -
Barbara Taylor
Pomona High School
Arvada, Colorado -
Shira Bland
Thread
Baltimore, Maryland -
Sally Stolly
Benjamin Logan High School
Bellefontaine, Ohio -
Brenda Millmann
Blue Earth Area Senior High School
Blue Earth, Minnesota -
Jodie Bell
East Ridge High School
Clermont, Florida -
Bekah Lejarde
John Marshall High School
Cleveland, Ohio -
Alissa Russell
Life School Oak Cliff
Dallas, Texas -
Luke Cribbs
W.T. White High School
Dallas, Texas -
Camay Hunter
Denver Center for International Studies
Denver, Colorado -
Taylor De La Torre
Dodge City High School
Dodge City, Kansas -
Jamie Diehl
Ennis High School
Ennis, Montana -
Tessa Hughes
Northwest Rankin High School
Flowood, Mississippi -
Kristen Bechtel
Gettysburg Area High School
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania -
Matt Anderson
Gloucester High School
Gloucester, Massachusetts -
Ben Cimmino
Hingham High School
Hingham, Massachusetts -
Laura LaChapelle
Jackson High School
Jackson, Georgia -
Nicole Clotiaux
Jasper Public Schools Foundation
Jasper, Texas -
Stephen Joseph
Bonnabel Magnet Academy
Kenner, Louisiana -
Kimberly Rein
Key West High School
Key West, Florida -
Nikki Offerding
Kilgore High School
Kilgore, Texas -
Val Love
Dobyns-Bennett High School
Kingsport, Tennessee -
Renee Bailey
Sam Houston High School
Lake Charles, Louisiana -
Ben Nguyen
Sunrise Mountain High School
Las Vegas, Nevada -
Sonja Czarnecki
Bishop Seabury Academy
Lawrence, Kansas -
Nathan Bassett
Lincoln Lutheran High School
Lincoln, Nebraska -
Deidra Brown
Little Rock Central High School
Little Rock, Arkansas -
Lynda McGee
Downtown Magnets High School
Los Angeles, California -
Greg Collins
Pine Tree High School
Longview, Texas -
Pete Kinnaman
Meridian Medical Arts Charter
Meridian, Idaho -
Kyra Jones Swift
Muskogee High School
Muskogee, Oklahoma -
Sheila Oxx
Grace Place
Naples, Florida -
Amanda Smithfield
Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet High School
Nashville, Tennessee -
Jacoba VandenBerg
Town of Webb High School
Old Forge, New York -
Stephanie Chesnut
Rivendell Academy
Orford, New Hampshire -
Cait Drewes
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California -
Becky Wilkins
Paris High School
Paris, Texas -
William Kibler
Cesar Chavez High School
Phoenix, Arizona -
Kevin Murray
Casco Bay High School
Portland, Maine -
L'Quette Taylor
Community Matters 2, Inc.
Poughkeepsie, New York -
Liz Galli
Salmon River High School
Riggins, Idaho -
Vanessa Babinecz
The Agnes Irwin School
Rosemont, Pennsylvania -
Michael Frounfelker
Scranton High School
Scranton, Pennsylvania -
Gretchen McCafferty
Sheridan High School
Sheridan, Wyoming -
Toby Kane
Sioux Falls School District
Sioux Falls, South Dakota -
Sara Keast
St. Ignatius High School
St. Ignatius, Montana -
Charlene Wallace
Toms River South High School
Toms River, New Jersey -
Christine Girtain
Toms River North High School
Toms River, New Jersey -
Leonardo De Andrade
The Holland Hall School
Tulsa, Oklahoma -
Sarah Powell
Vashon High School
Vashon Island, Washington -
Emily Glazewski
Verona Area High School
Verona, Wisconsin -
Teresa Akagi
Mountain Heights Academy
West Jordan, Utah -
Julianna Bergh
Willmar Senior High School
Willmar, Minnesota -
Meredith Hooper
Odyssey Charter School
Wilmington, Delaware
