Gayle Otto is the project director for the University of Idaho’s TRIO TS program. Gayle started with TRIO as an advisor in 2004 and enjoyed working directly with participants at the target schools. In 2016 Gayle became the director and now works behind the scenes. She misses getting to work with participants everyday but still attends field trips and workshops. In her off-time, Gayle loves to stay active with golf, bowling, camping and crafting. She also loves family time and hanging out with her husband, children and grandchildren.

Amanda was born and raised in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and is an alumni of two TRIO programs, Educational Talent Search and Upward Bound Math Science. She graduated from the University of Idaho with a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. She has worked for the ETS program since 2010 as a work study during college and in 2014 become an advisor for the middle schools served by the program. Her and her husband love taking walks with their pup, Sophie, and she enjoys taking photos of all of the beautiful views in the Pacific Northwest. When she's not reading, she enjoys supporting local businesses and eateries, spending time with her family and friends, and loves to craft and paint until her heart's content

Renae Robison is the Project Support Specialist for the ETS Program, which means she helps with the program's budget and processes all the program's finances. She is also an alumni of the ETS Program, she started back when she was in the 6th grade and continued on until she graduated from Lake City High School. Renae attended North Idaho College and went to the University of Idaho here in Coeur d'Alene. She loves TRIO and everything TRIO does for their students. She particularly loves working behind the scenes and loves to help plan fun field trips and workshops for ETS students. She sometimes even gets to help supervise those events, which she loves to do too! Renae enjoys reading, and being an introvert, she really enjoys relaxing at home with her two dogs and one cat. She likes hiking, swimming, spending time with close friends and family, going out to eat, going to the movies, and loves testing her painting skills here and there, painting mostly landscapes!

Trevor Miller joined Trio ETS as a Community Outreach Coordinator. He hopes to expand on his previous experiences working with students to help them leverage the power of education. He’s a proud graduate of Fresno State University with a bachelor's degree in Organizational Leadership. He likes to spend time with his wife Ari and their two dogs, Bella and Tucker. Trevor lives in Post Falls, Idaho and tries to take advantage of the hiking trails and waterways as much as he can.

Elizabeth Jewell has been an advisor for ETS since 2005. She works at the Post Falls High School and New Vision High School. Elizabeth has a bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Education. She has two sons one a senior in high school and the other at the University of Idaho. Her husband James works as the Co-Chair for North Idaho College department of Social Sciences, and also teaches as a US history professor there. She loves to read, spend time with her family, bake goodies for others, and inspire the students she works with to seek their dreams!