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Meet the LifeRamp Team

Michael Huckaby
Founder & CEO
Michael founded LifeRamp to accelerate student success through on-demand life coaching. He has spent the last 16 years working with international higher education and edtech companies.

Kate Buchanan-Jack MCIM, DipM, MA
Strategic Marketing & Communications
Kate Buchanan-Jack is a senior consultant and lecturer in international marketing, with almost two decades of leadership experience in marketing and enrollment for the education sector.

John Beed
Chief Partnership Officer
John Beed is the chief partnership officer for LifeRamp, managing our partnership development with universities and employers. A former senior U.S. diplomat who led innovative global…

Dr. James Vineburgh
Chief Marketing Officer
James is leading the development and marketing of the coaching platform for LifeRamp. Having worked with various types of organizations, from colleges and universities to financial

Joseph Kuefler
Chief Product Officer
Joseph Kuefler is a hybrid designer, strategist, and creative who thrives in the spaces where brand, technology, and the human experience collide. He has deep experience in brand…

Anees Muzzafer Shah
Eonyx Infotech, Engineering Partner
Anees is the co-founder of Eonyx Infotech – the company leading the engineering and technical aspects of LifeRamp. Having worked previously as the COO of Alpha Magnus Studios, Anees

Sue Abuelsamid
Coach Network Lead
Sue Abuelsamid is a specialist in cultivating leaders with a focus on using curiosity as a tool for engagement in authentic dialogue and designed relationship that brings about sustainable…

Beatriz Winn
Operations Manager
Industry Advisors

Christopher “Chip” Paucek
Co-founder and CEO of 2U, Inc.
2U (Nasdaq: TWOU), described by Forbes Magazine as the “nation’s leading provider of software for universities” delivering digital higher education at scale. Chip is a leading voice and…

David Graves
Principal and Partner, Tuscany Strategy Consulting
David currently is Principal and Partner at Tuscany Strategy Consulting, a specialized firm for the education sector encompassing early childhood, K-12, and higher education. He has worked

Don Smithmier
CEO The Big Know
Don is an accomplished entrepreneur and innovator, Don has devoted his career to bringing new thinking to old categories. Don Smithmier applies innovation and technology to create a

Dr. Stephanie Furlough-Morris
Industry Advisor

Beth Chesterton
Coaching Advisor
Beth spent decades consulting and developing leaders within Fortune 100 and 500 companies, organizations and schools. Through her work in the field of optimizing performance in world…

Bill Durden
President Emeritus, Dickinson College