The Team

Erik Myhren
Founder/President/Board Member

Erik leads all strategic planning and development efforts at KNUW SEEDS. He is an elementary school teacher in the Denver Public School System (currently at Hallett Elementary) and has served in this capacity for over ten years. He is also a coach (youth basketball, soccer and lacrosse), community volunteer and a youth mentor. He has been awarded numerous honors over the years, including the 2004 Denver Nuggets Teacher of the Year, the 2005 Denver Parks and Recreation Coach of the Year, and the 2008 Distinguished Alumnus of Kent Denver School. Erik was also recently named as a recipient of the Channel 7 “Everyday Hero” Award for his work in providing after school activities in the arts, music and athletics for underprivileged elementary school students in Denver schools.

From his vantage point as a teacher, Erik saw that with budget reductions and a strong focus on improving academic performance, there were fewer and fewer youth development programs offered during the school day. Starting in the late 1990’s Erik began creating opportunities for kids in the Denver Public School System to participate in enrichment programs on afternoons/evenings and on weekends. These activities resulted in the creation of numerous new community activities, including the Park Hill Lady Cheetah soccer program and the Denver City Lax lacrosse program. Eric is a tireless proponent of youth development efforts and the driving force behind the creation of KNUW SEEDS.

Erik received a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Southern California and a Masters Degree in Urban Education from the University of Denver.

Herman White
Chief Executive Officer/Board Member

Herman is an Operations and Information Technology professional at IBM and is responsible for planning and coordination all operational activities at KNUW SEEDS. He is an active community volunteer with a strong focus on bringing information technology to disadvantaged youth. Herman is Chair of several engineering and technology outreach initiatives that have reached 250,000 students worldwide. He also volunteers with the National Family Technology Awareness program.

In addition to his technology-based initiatives, Herman leads the Employee Charitable Contribution Campaign at his IBM facility, volunteers with the Big Brothers and Big Sisters Clubs of America and the United Negro College Fund. He is also the head coach of a team within the Pirate Youth Football Organization (Pop Warner League). Herman was awarded The President’s Volunteer Service Award by Barack Obama in 2009, recognizing his extraordinary community service efforts. In 2010, Herman was also honored with IBM’s Colorado Spirit of Giving: Corporate Citizen’s Leadership Award, recognizing his many contributions to youth programs in the Denver Metro Area.

Herman received a B.S. in Management Information Systems and an M.S. in eBusiness Solutions from the University of Wyoming.

Jaxon Repp
Chief Technology Officer/Board Member

Jaxon is a senior new media executive with fifteen years of experience in brand strategy, web development and marketing. He is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Delicious Monster, LLC, a new media consulting agency. Prior to founding Delicious Monster, Jaxon was the CTO of Jookt, LLC a new media network focused on high school sports. From 2002-2008, he was Vice- President, Client Strategy for Factory Design Labs, a leading full service advertising agency with a focus on interactive design and development. Key Factory clients include Audi, The North Face and Oakley. Earlier in his career, Jaxon worked as a programmer/software developer for eight years, building an extensive knowledge of computer languages and their business applications.

Jaxon received his B.S. in Social Sciences (Marketing and Economics) from Colorado State University.