Kate is a rising junior at the University of Colorado Boulder studying Business Administration with emphases in Marketing, Real Estate, and Management, along with a minor in Leadership and a certificate in Global Business. She is a Boettcher Scholar, United States Presidential Scholar, and a member of the Presidents Leadership Class and Leeds Scholars.
On campus, Kate serves as New Member Educator for Chi Omega, Deep Dive Coordinator for the Presidents Leadership Class, and previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff in CU Student Government. She will also serve as Assistant Chair of Spirit for the 2025 Homecoming Coalition. Kate is excited to bring her passion for equity-driven leadership, education access, and systems-level thinking to the Mission Spark Fellowship.
Svetlana Mikhaylova is a Lead HR Project Manager at Lumen Technologies, where she leads HR transformation initiatives that strengthen organizational effectiveness and inclusivity.
Drawing on her experience as an immigrant raised by a single mother entrepreneur, Svetlana is committed to expanding access to opportunity and resources for underrepresented communities. She serves on the board of the Rocky Mountain MicroFinance Institute, coaching underserved entrepreneurs to grow their businesses, and volunteers with the Justice & Mercy Legal Aid Clinic, guiding immigrants through the citizenship process.
Svetlana holds an M.S. in Organizational Leadership from the University of Denver and a B.S. in Management, graduating Magna Cum Laude.
Caroline is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Analytics at Georgia Tech. Before joining the Mission Spark team as a Senior Fellow, she worked as a software engineer at Capital One and most recently served as the Technology Innovation Manager at ReMade in Cambodia. Based in Phnom Penh as a Christianson Fellow, she helped ReMade measure and track its social impact. Caroline is excited to bring her technical expertise and passion for mission-driven work to the Mission Spark fellowship. Caroline graduated from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.
Kenna is pursuing a Master of Arts in International Development at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies and is passionate about the capacity of the social sector to promote development at every level. Being born and raised in Colorado, and having completed her B.A. in Geography & International studies at the University of Denver, she is eager to gain social impact experience that promotes the development of her own Colorado community.