Guest Column: Peer Power is ‘emboldened by the lives changed’
Dow McVean
Dow McVean is the President of McVean Trading & Investments and the son of Peer Power founder, Charles McVean.
Cortney Richardson
Cortney Richardson is the Chief Executive Officer of Peer Power and one of the first Peer Power students at East High School.
Opinion: Peer Power celebrates its 20th anniversary with the knowledge that our students consistently choose high school graduation and post-secondary pathways over crime and violence.
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