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Now as we enter our 15th year, we do so with a renewed commitment to our work and our clients. HCM Strategists has always been an impact-driven consulting firm that believes in the transformative power of education to improve social and economic mobility.</p><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Segoe UI', Candara, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.01em;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class="">We have channeled all of this growth into something big that we’ve been working on behind the scenes: <strong>today, we are thrilled to unveil our refreshed brand + </strong><a href="https://hcmstrategists.com" rel="nofollow" style="color:#de6202 !important;"><strong>website</strong></a><strong>!</strong></p><h2 style="color:inherit;margin:1.414em 0 .5em;font-weight:400;line-height:1.25em;font-size:1.953125em;mso-line-height-alt:1.953125em;font-family:'Segoe UI', Candara, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.02em;">Our website is our virtual home—our platform of everything we stand for, believe in, and represent.</h2><p class="" style="color:inherit;font-size:1em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Segoe UI', Candara, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.01em;">We purposely placed our company values front and center, and most importantly, it highlights the two most important aspects of our firm: our team of policy experts and their work on behalf of our outstanding clients. </p><p class="" style="color:inherit;font-size:1em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Segoe UI', Candara, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.01em;">We aim to be<strong> practical problem solvers who contribute to meaningful and equitable change for communities who are underserved by our education systems. </strong>And we are proud to partner with clients and organizations that are shaping the national narrative and driving change<strong> </strong>transforming our educational<strong> </strong>systems to be<strong> more accessible, affordable, accountable, and equitable.</strong></p><p class="" style="color:inherit;font-size:1em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Segoe UI', Candara, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.01em;">We want to thank you for your partnership over the years. We look forward to reconnecting in 2023 and continuing to push for good, sound policies that drive change at scale and transform our educational systems to benefit all students.</p><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Segoe UI', Candara, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.01em;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class="">If you would like to support our mission, <strong>we would love it if you could head over to this </strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7016037014055653376" rel="nofollow" style="color:#de6202 !important;"><strong>LinkedIn post</strong></a><strong> and like, comment, and share it with your network!</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;height:1.618em;font-family:'Segoe UI', Candara, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.01em;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class=""></p><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Segoe UI', Candara, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.01em;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class="">Thank you for being part of our community. We are so grateful to know you and to work alongside you.<br></p><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Segoe UI', Candara, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.01em;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class="">- Terrell Halaska Dunn + Kristin Hultquist,&nbsp;</p><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Segoe UI', Candara, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.01em;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class="">Co-founders, HCM Strategists</p><p class="" style="color:inherit;font-size:1em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;height:1.618em;font-family:'Segoe UI', Candara, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.01em;"></p><p class="" style="color:inherit;font-size:1em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Segoe UI', Candara, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'DejaVu Sans', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.01em;">Ps. 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