Robin Minter
Executive Director
Robin Minter has served as Heads Up's executive director since January 2008. With over 20 years of nonprofit management experience, Robin is also a parent, an activist for the rights of children, and a passionate advocate for Heads Up’s mission.

Prior to becoming executive director, Robin served as interim executive director, deputy executive director and director of finance and administration for Heads Up. Before relocating to Washington, D.C. in 2004, Robin ran a successful consulting practice providing financial management and strategic planning services to a broad range of nonprofit organizations. In addition, she served for seven years as senior manager at the San Francisco Education Fund.

Darin McKeever
President of the Board
McKeever is largely responsible for creating and implementing Heads Up’s original program design for tutoring and mentoring elementary school students. During the organization’s start-up phase, he managed all finance and administrative functions, including office administration, information technology, and human resources. He managed the organization’s annual budget, which grew from $150,000 to $2 million between 1996 and 2002. McKeever also led an effort to increase Heads Up’s visibility and gain greater public support through targeted outreach and improved print and online marketing materials.

In 1996, McKeever received his bachelor of arts in social studies from Harvard College and graduated Phi Beta Kappa. As an undergraduate, he served as the director of a student-run after-school program for at-risk youth in Boston. He was a recipient of the Stride Rite Community Service Fellowship in 1997 and is a former Echoing Green Foundation fellow. He is also a member of the Leadership Washington class of 2002.