Courtney Osterfelt

Courtney Osterfelt is the director of The Launch Pad. She has a bachelor’s degree in Education and a Master of Arts in Social Change and Community Development. Courtney has been working with teens since 2001. In 2003, she founded Women’s Empowerment Breakthrough, a non-profit leadership program for teenage girls in Yavapai County, and she began developing The Launch Pad in 2011. She loves working with teens because she remembers her adolescent years as particularly challenging and wants to support them in becoming who they want to be. Courtney also believes that teens are influential individuals who can inspire and create significant change in the community, and it is an honor for her to support them in realizing their potential.