At one time a teacher in public and private schools, executive director and founder Carol Peeples became interested in mass incarceration after teaching in a prison and developing the first two editions of Getting On After Getting Out: A Reentry Guide for Colorado. Both experiences inspired the passion Carol has for the field of re-entry from jail and prison, specifically in fostering success and creating connections to the community. Carol serves on the CU College-in-Prison Advisory Board and most recently served for five years as a commissioner on Denver's Crime Prevention and Control Commission. Carol has undergraduate degrees in Archaeology and English and master’s level graduate degrees in English from Middlebury College’s Bread Loaf School of English and University of Colorado Denver’s School of Public Affairs.