Our Boards

Our National Board of Directors is our governing board, guiding our strategic decision-making and
ensuring our financial sustainability.

Bob Funari
Executive Chairman, Patient Care America & Chairman, Sapphire RCMS Advisory Board
Pedro Gomez
Senior Product Manager, Amazon
Vanessa Gonzalez Lopez
Consulting Analyst, Accenture
Callum Henderson
Portfolio Manager, Fidelity Investments
Joan Herman
President & CEO, Herman and Associates LLC
Rick Hess
Founder & Managing Partner Cobalt Capital
Evelyn Hou
Analyst
Martin Jacobs
Equity Portfolio Manager, Capital Group
Pat Kirby
Executive Vice President & Chief Growth Officer, The Institute for Nonprofit Practice
Brian Lenihan
Business Department Co-Chair, Choate, Hall, & Stewart
Sean Logan
Dean of College Counseling, Phillips Academy Andover
James T. London, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon; Co-Founder, Thrive Scholars
Patricia London
Business Manager, James T. London, MD, Co-Founder, Thrive Scholars
Renita Smith
Founder & President, Principles Marketing, Inc.
Russell Stein
Of Counsel, Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Our National Board of Trustees serve as long-term investors in our success and ambassadors for
our vital work.

Meet the committed leadership guiding our efforts to triple the number of students we serve in Los Angeles
and nationwide.

Robert Brook
Distinguished Chair in Health Care Services, RAND Corporation
Lauro Gonzalez
CEO, SATMEX, Retired
Kari Van Gundy
Chief Executive Officer, Zenith Insurance
Nancy Hinojos
Deployment Strategist - Palantir Technologies
Stanley Iezman
CEO, American Realty Advisors
Ramsey Jay, Jr
Public Speaker
Masai Minters
Director, Academic Advancement Program, UCLA
Davidson Pattiz
COO, Zenith Insurance
Michael Quick
Provost Emeritus and Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California - Dornslife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
Timothy M. Teagle
Global Client Services Partner, Business Development Leader Ernst & Young, LLP
Godwin Tsado
Data Science Analyst, Capital Group
Jeff Weiss
Founder & Managing Director, CCI
David Wirtschafter
Board Member, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
Arlene Withers
Certified Professional Coach

Meet the committed leadership guiding our efforts to triple the number of students we serve in Boston
and nationwide.

Théry Badin
Management Consulting Senior Analyst, Accenture
Wendy Cassity
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Nuance Communications
Peter Dixon
Chief Investment Officer, Partner, and Portfolio Manager, Howland Capital Management
Alison Eggers
Partner, Seyfarth Shaw
Shawna A. Ferguson, M.Ed, CCDP/AP
Managing Director of Global Diversity and Inclusion, Wellington Management
Bob Giannino
President & CEO, United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley
Michael Goldstein, MD, MBA
Co-Director, Cornea, External Disease and Cataract Service, Tufts Medical Center Chief Medical Officer, Ocular Therapeutix
Larry Greenberg
Private Investor
Sheila Lawrence
Partner, Ballentine Partners LLC
Oscar Leong
PhD student, Rice University
Dr. Adrian B. Mims
Founder/Executive Director, The Calculus Project Inc.
Frannie Moyer
Teacher & Coach, Boston Public Schools
Joy St. John
Dean of Admission and Financial Aid, Wellesley College
Becky Vogel
Senior Director - District & School Partnerships, OneGoal

Meet the committed leadership guiding our efforts to triple the number of students we serve in Chicago
and nationwide.

Dolores M. Muñoz
Senior Relationship Manager, Cabrera Capital Markets LLC
Leo Harmon
Senior Managing Director
Chief Investment Officer, Mesirow Equity Management
Danny Sharp
Head of Alternatives, The Client Group Wellington Management Company
Craig Slack
Chief Investment Officer, City of Chicago
Michael B. Slade
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP