Edgar was a Scholarship Program Coordinator for the non-profit Think Small. Think Small is a leader in early childhood educational services and provides scholarships to low income families for pre-k and daycare programs. He has a background in non-profit management from St. Cloud State University. Edgar also has a diverse collection of service-oriented work experiences ranging work with Conservation Corps Minnesota (CCM) to AmeriCorps’ FEMA Corps to his current position with HECUA(Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs). Edgar hopes to discover useful dynamic solutions to combat Minnesota’s achievement gap and engage children of color to explore nature and plant the seeds of environmental consciousness.