Refer a coach

Do you know someone who would make a wonderful OMD Coach–or is that person you?

 

Fill out our coach referral form to let us know who to reach out to, or to provide us with your contact information to learn more about OMD Coaching!

 

When you do, you’ll be entered into our exciting raffle for a chance to win amazing prizes! The raffle opens on August 2, 2024 and closes on September 6, 2024, so don’t miss out!

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One Million Degrees Volunteer Referral Form


Thank you for your interest in becoming a One Million Degrees Volunteer!  Please fill out the following information to refer a coach for the One Million Degrees program. Once you complete the referral, we will email your contact to apply for the program and enter you into the raffle. 
Your Contact Information





Prospective Volunteer Information









Coach Referral Information 

Who would you like to refer to OMD Coaching? Please provide their name and email address and we will get in touch with them with more information. 




Employer Referral Information 
OMD regularly hosts employer volunteer interest sessions (lunch & learns and happy hours) for organizations and teams!

Would you like to share the OMD Coaching opportunity with an organization or employer partner to collaboratively plan an activation? Please provide the name and email address and we will get in touch with more information. 



David Scherer

David Scherer, Treasurer

One Million Degrees Co-founder 

David is principal of Origin, co-chairs the Investment Committee, and oversees investment analysis, acquisition and asset management. He has more than 20 years of experience in real estate investing, finance, and asset management. In 2006, he co-founded One Million Degrees, which has raised $20 million to help low-income community college students graduate and successfully enter the workforce. David has served as the organization’s Board Chair for the past 12 years, as the organization has grown from 30 to 1,000 students served per year. He also serves as the President of the Harvard Club of Chicago and is on the Advisory Board of Invest for Kids.  

Rose Lizarraga

Rose Lizarraga

OMD CO-Founder & President & CEO, Lysa LLC

An award-winning documentary filmmaker and freelance writer, Rose’s career also includes 10 years spent developing new product and brand strategies as well as marketing and advertising campaigns at Leo Burnett, Foote, Cone & Belding, M&M/Mars and other small businesses.  More recently, she worked as a writer/editor for Modern Luxury Inc., publishers of magazines such as CS and Angeleno.  Rose graduated from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor with dual degrees in English and Political Science.  She is a founding member of the Daniel M. Kerrane, Jr. Foundation, former Board Vice President of the Fairy Godmother Foundation, and currently serves on the Chicago committee for Human Rights Watch.

Michael B Golden

Michael B. Golden

One Million Degrees Co-Founder 

A former national award-winning broadcast journalist, Michael Golden has also served as a political campaign manager and communications strategist for U.S. Presidential, Senate and Congressional races. Michael is a fellow at the British-American Project and the Open Society Institute. In 1999, Michael’s investigative and public affairs reporting for NBC earned him honors from the Society of Professional Journalists, the AP, and the Edward R. Murrow Awards. In 2011, Michael co-founded Newsbound, Inc., a media and software company based in San Francisco, CA. He is also a co-founder of the Complete the Degree back-to-college initiative in Chicago, Illinois. Michael serves on the board of the ADL and on the governing board of the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, as well as the Illinois Commission to Eliminate Poverty. He received his B.A. from Indiana University, and his M.S. in Public Services Management from DePaul University.