Integrity: We strive to do the right thing at all times and in all circumstances, whether or not anyone is watching.
Commitment: We are dedicated to the program and to ensuring that each of us reaches our own unique, personal potential.
Perseverance: We don’t stop until we reach our goals - always putting forth our best effort, even when faced with difficulties or roadblocks along the path to success.
Inclusivity: We are a learning-centered organization that values the perspectives and contributions of everyone involved. We incorporate the needs, talents, and perspectives of the community we serve into the design and implementation of our program.
A National Movement: Since 1995, students from urban public schools across the country have benefited from longitudinal support in: Education, Health & Wellness, Community, and Career. Beginning with SquashBusters in Boston, then spreading to New York with StreetSquash and CitySquash, and subsequently as far away as India, there are now 22 member programs in operation.
Mile High Squash Comes To Denver: In 2008, Mile High Squash was launched with the support of Mayor Hickenlooper, The Anschutz Foundation, The Denver Athletic Club, The Hashim Khan Foundation, and a dedicated group of leaders.
Mile High Squash Becomes Mile High 360: In late 2014, Mile High Squash added cycling as a second anchor sport in order to expand the number of students served, resulting in a stronger organization with improved stability and sustainability for generations to come. With that pivot, Mile High Squash changed its name to Impact360 - now Mile High 360. This program expansion brought the cycling community’s passion to the aid of students who were ready to reach for the stars.
Mile High 360 Today: Mile High 360 runs on two campuses. The Denver Athletic Club campus holds up to 40 students across grades 9-12, and the West Leadership Academy campus - a local 6-12 school - holds up to 80 students in grades 6-12. Students at each campus receive instruction across the three core content areas of Academics, Health & Wellness, and Life Skills.
Mile High 360 Tomorrow: We envision a single, comprehensive services campus that’s able to engage 260 students and is co-lead by a professional staff alongside Mile High 360 students.
Eric Eiteljorg joined Mile High 360 as its Executive Director in 2011. Eric graduated from Amherst College with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and earned a dual Ph.D. in Cognitive Science and Education (Educational Psychology) in 2007, from the University of Colorado, Boulder. While he and his wife are from the east coast, they and their two children consider Denver to be home.
Kate Milman is the Mile High 360 Program Director and leads the strategic direction and overall management of the organization’s programming operations. Previous to this Kate has worked for Nonprofits in the Denver Metro area focused on food security and with Denver Metro Area school districts. As a member of the international hunger relief organization, Rise Against Hunger, she gained extensive experience with both volunteer and program management, leading large scale volunteer events in the National Capital region of the US as well as around the world. Kate is a graduate of Virginia Tech with a B.A. in Political Science and History. Kate is also a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer having served as a Community Health Extension Agent from 2009 until 2011 in Cameroon, West Central Africa.
Originally from Virginia, Natalie graduated from the University of North Carolina at Asheville with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. She volunteered four years of service through AmeriCorps City Year Seattle/King County and Peace Corps Peru. She started at Mile High 360 as the High School Academic Coordinator. With strong relationships and a passion for after high school advising, she is excited to continue with our students as they grow into adults.
Originally from Atlanta, GA, Carlos graduated from Georgia State University with a bachelor's in Political Science. Passionate about working with volunteers, he joined Mile High 360 as the Mentoring Program Coordinator. Prior to working with Mile High 360, Carlos worked as a Field Organizer in the 2020 elections and volunteered a year of service as a Team Leader with AmeriCorps NCCC. He is excited about connecting students with adults who are willing to not only promote a young person's passions, skills, and interests but share an authentic desire to help them achieve their goals.
Originally from Massachusetts, Hannah joined Mile High 360 in October 2021. She graduated from Tulane University in New Orleans with a BS in Neuroscience and Psychology. Previous to this, Hannah served as a City Year Americorps member in Denver and as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mozambique. Hannah loves working with students to empower them and to promote a healthy lifestyle.
Dan grew up in Littleton, Colorado and earned his bachelor’s degree in Psychology at the University of Colorado in Boulder. After undergrad Dan went on to get his master’s degree in Sport Psychology from John F. Kennedy University in California. Before joining the team at Mile High 360 Dan worked in a variety of positions working with youth, ranging from High School track coach to junior golf instructor and mental skills consultant. He was most recently the Director of Coaching at a youth soccer company. Dan is passionate about building character and teaching life skills through fun and engaging activities with young people.
A lifelong athlete and student, Scotty joined Mile High 360 as part of her clinical psychology training in the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of Denver. She graduated from Amherst College with a B.A. focused on psychology and history, and she completed her master’s at the University of Denver in Sport and Performance Psychology. Scotty brings her love of learning and enthusiasm to the Mile High 360 team. She is thrilled to work with Michelle Friedman, LSCW, in developing mental health programming at MH360
Michelle Friedman graduated from University of Denver’s Social work program in 1989, with a Masters in Social Work ( MSW), and is Licensed by the state of Colorado( LCSW) to practice. She worked in Mental health for many years with children, adolescents and families in community, hospital and private practice settings. In the mid 2000s she joined a small family business as their Director of Human Resources and Employee Assistance Program Director. When the business sold in 2017 Michelle returned to her first love of providing direct care mental health care. She and Her husband David are Denver natives. They have 2 sons and love all that Colorado has to offer.
Erin is excited to join Mile High 360 after spending several years teaching Middle School Language Arts in Denver Public Schools. Prior to her time in DPS, Erin spent five years teaching English as a Foreign Language in Spain. That experience led to her deciding to complete BAs in both Education and Psychology followed by an MA in Culturally Linguistically Diverse Education through the University of Colorado - Denver. Erin is passionate about strengthening the academic foundations students have in place in order to empower them to discover and pursue their passions so that they see the positive impact they may have on their communities and society as a whole.
Debbie joined Mile High 360 as its Finance Manager in 2020. She has a Bachelor’s of Science degree in marketing from the University of Colorado. Prior to working with MH360, Debbie worked part-time as a realtor assistant (i.e., bookkeeping) while also working full-time as a mom of two boys. Throughout her career, Debbie has volunteered in community organizations including Community Food Share, Food Bank of the Rockies, “Totes of Hope,” Boulder County’s Circles as well as marketing and auction committees for her children’s school. Debbie also serves on the board of directors for Community Food Share. Her hobbies include travel, hiking, quilting and reading.
Originally from Venezuela, Lilian graduated from the Universidad Nacional Abierta of Venezuela with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration. She worked at the National Electric Services Company in Venezuela for 25 years in the strategic planning department. Lilian has lived in Colorado since 2014, and she has worked within the Cherry Creek Schools, Servicios de la Raza and DCIS Montbello schools – part of the Denver Public School system. In September 2020, Lilian started at Mile High 360 as the family liaison, a newly created position. Lilian is a master at building relationships with families, students. and the community, and she is so happy to be part of the excellent team at Mile High 360. Lilian, her husband and her mom live in the southern part of metro-Denver.
The 360 Leadership Teams is the cornerstone to Mile High 360’s commitment to co-leadership and is comprised of Jesus Baez, Jessica Gamez, and Alan Martinez. A core value at Mile High 360, Inclusion - incorporating the needs, perspectives, and talents of the community we serve into the design and implementation of the program - is not a final achievement. For Mile High 360, Inclusion is a stepping stone to co-leadership, an intentionally collaborative decision making approach (students and staff) to a dynamic organization that is constantly learning - fine tuning itself - because it is responsive to the needs of the students it serves and the ever shifting educational landscape. In 2019 Mile High 360 launched the 360 Executive Team, which works with the Executive Director, charting the course for Mile High 360. Prepare for pictures and bios to arrive in late July, 2020.
The design of Mile High 360's curriculum is spearheaded by staff and students. Fino, Marissa, and Ana work with Mile High 360's Program Director to ensure that programming is responsive to the evolving and dynamic needs of Mile High 360 students. In 2019 Mile High 360 launched the 360 Program Team as part of an organizational overhaul to ensure that student voices became part of the organizational DNA. Look for pictures and bios in early August, 2020.
