Our Team

Gerry Alexandre

Gerry Alexandre

Admissions Coordinator

Facilitators & Mentors

Charles Best

Charles Best

Founder & CEO, DonorsChoose

Max Friedman

Max Friedman

CEO & Co-founder, Givebutter

Roza Ferdowsmakan

Roza Ferdowsmakan

Founder, Warehouse Apps LLC

Tony Yoseloff

Tony Yoseloff

Executive Managing Member, Davidson Kempner

Shelleyan Lewars

Shelleyan Lewars

Founder & CEO, Eco Earth Essentials LLC

Remi Cohen

Remi Cohen

CEO, Domaine Carneros

Connor Breza

Connor Breza

Attorney, Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP

Hilary Gleason

Hilary Gleason

Executive Director of Backline & CEO of level

James Wilson

James Wilson

COO & Co-Founder, reUser

Haitham Al-Beik

Haitham Al-Beik

Founder & CEO, letsbutterfly, Inc.

Malaika Dowdell

Malaika Dowdell

Founder, DNA Marketing

Jennifer Budoff

Jennifer Budoff

Budget Director, Council of the District of Columbia

Melissa Malaga

Melissa Malaga

Therapeutic Educational Consultant, Path to Healing Placement

Terrill Haigler

Terrill Haigler

CEO, YaFavTrashMan, LLC

Sophie Janaskie

Sophie Janaskie

Carbon Strategy Manager, Joro App

Enakshi Shah

Enakshi Shah

Software Engineer, Joro App

Bill Kurtz

Bill Kurtz

Former CEO Ripcord & Former CFO AT&T

Alfred Edmond Jr.

Alfred Edmond Jr.

SVP/Executive Editor-at Large of Black Enterprise

Devinne Bravoco

Devinne Bravoco

Owner, Co-Founder, Just Divine Properties

Denise Coogan

Denise Coogan

Environmental Partnership Manager, Subaru of America, Inc.

Zachariah & Mary Ben

Zachariah & Mary Ben

Founders & Owners of Bidii Baby Foods

Daniel Husserl

Daniel Husserl

Founder, Neon Moss

Diandra Marizet

Diandra Marizet

Co-Founder, Intersectional Environmentalist

Shadi Atassi

Shadi Atassi

Co-Founder, Milonga Yerba Mate

Christian Elam

Christian Elam

General Partner, Bachmanity Capital

Ed Kang

Ed Kang

Lead Advisor, Startups.com