Board of Directors

Ernesto Anguilla

Chair

Chair MENTOR Ernesto Anguilla is a Partner and Head of Communications & Public Affairs for Bain Capital, LP, a private investment firm with approximately $180 billion in assets under management and offices on four continents. In his role, Anguilla oversees all aspects of communications, brand and public affairs – including media relations, corporate communications, government relations and philanthropy – for the firm. Prior to joining Bain Capital, Anguilla worked at Bank of America for more than eight years in a variety of communications roles. Most recently, he was communications executive for the company’s Global Marketing and Corporate Affairs group, where he oversaw corporate communications for a number of functions including brand, marketing, corporate social responsibility and local public relations. Earlier in his career, Anguilla was press secretary to U.S. Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy of Rhode Island. He also worked at Lois Paul & Partners, a public relations firm in Massachusetts focused on the technology space, and as a reporter and editor for the Warwick Beacon, a twice-weekly newspaper in Warwick, Rhode Island. Anguilla graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science in 1999. He is currently Chair of the Board of Directors for MENTOR, recently served as the Chair of the CEO Search Committee, and served as Vice Chair of the Board for 5 years previously. He also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Carroll School, an independent day school for children who have been diagnosed with specific learning difficulties in reading and writing, such as dyslexia. Anguilla lives in Newton, Massachusetts with his wife, Melissa, and children, Elliot, Luca and Beatrice.

Thomasina L. Hiers

Vice Chair

Vice Chair Thomasina Hiers, Annie E. Casey Foundation. As vice president of the Center for Civic Sites and Community Change at the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Thomasina “Tomi” Hiers oversees the Foundation’s place-based investments. Central to this work are significant neighborhood transformation initiatives in Atlanta and Baltimore, where the Foundation is linking economic, educational and housing programs to strengthen families and communities. Hiers also oversees multisector national community strategies — including Casey’s Evidence2Success and Family-Centered Community Change initiatives — that seek to demonstrate promising practices and expand the use of effective programs to advance child well-being.

Previous to her appointment as vice president in 2019, Heirs served as the Foundation’s Baltimore Civic Site director. In this role, she led the Foundation’s efforts to ensure children and families across the city were healthy and thriving, with access to strong community-based services, good jobs, affordable homes and high-quality schools.

Prior to joining Casey, Hiers was the executive director of Baltimore’s Promise, a public-private collaborative working to support children’s health and education from cradle to career. She has more than 18 years of experience in state and local government. She previously served as deputy secretary for programs at the Maryland Department of Human Resources, managing the Family Investment, Social Services and Child Support Enforcement administrations; deputy chief of staff to former Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, advising on policies, programs and services affecting youth, the formerly incarcerated and individuals experiencing homelessness; and assistant secretary and chief of staff at the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, overseeing operations, programs and reentry services.

Hiers’ leadership in Baltimore extends beyond her work at the Foundation. She is a board member for the United Way of Central Maryland, the Job Opportunities Task Force and the Maryland CASH Campaign. In addition, she was appointed to the St. Mary’s College of Maryland Foundation’s board of directors and the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond’s Community Investment Council.

Dave Bordeau

Treasurer

Treasurer Berkshire Partners. Dave Bordeau is a Managing Director for Berkshire Partners, a Boston-based private investment firm with $18 billion in assets under management. Dave is part of Berkshire Partners’ private equity team, leading new equity investments and working with portfolio companies in a broad range of industries. His most recent board involvement includes 3Phase Elevator; a provider of elevator and escalator maintenance and repair services; EP Wealth, a provider of financial planning and investment management services; Thompson Safety, a provider of first aid and safety products & services; and SRS Distribution, a distributor of roofing supplies. Dave joined Berkshire Partners in 2006. Prior to joining Berkshire Partners, Dave worked in the private equity and investment banking industry for four years in New York City at Ripplewood Holdings and Gleacher Partners. Dave graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics in 2000, and graduated from Harvard Business School with an MBA degree in 2006. He is currently on the Board of Directors of MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership, a nonprofit organization focused on improving the quality and quantity of mentoring relationships for American youth. He also serves on the Corporation of Belmont Hill School, and formerly served on the Board of Directors of Giving Opportunities To Others, a nonprofit organization that helps underprivileged youth attend summer arts camp. Dave lives in Weston, Massachusetts with his wife Cassie, three sons Henry, Andrew and Jack.

Charles R. “Chip” Burke, Jr.

Secretary

Charles R. “Chip” Burke, Jr. is Chairman of The Grable Foundation, a family foundation dedicated to improving the lives of children in the Pittsburgh region. By supporting programs essential to young people and families, the Foundation aims to make Pittsburgh the best place in the world to be — and to raise — a child.

In addition to his role at Grable, Chip has chaired the boards of several nonprofits and schools, including Fred Rogers Productions, Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania, and the Fox Chapel Area School District. A 2015 recipient of the Excellence in Mentoring Award, Chip also serves as director emeritus for the Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern Pennsylvania.

A graduate of Kenyon College (B.A., psychology) and Bowling Green State University (M.A., French literature), Chip taught at The Linsly School in Wheeling, West Virginia, before joining The Grable Foundation in 1991. He lives in Pittsburgh with his wife, Carole, and their five children: Charlie, George, Sam, Amy, and Griffin. In his free time, he enjoys training for triathlons with his friends.

Rob Acton

Rob Acton is the Founder & CEO of Cause Strategy Partners and author of a book entitled, Becoming a Causie: Champion Your Cause Through Nonprofit Board Leadership, published by ForbesBooks, a #1 Amazon best seller in the charity and philanthropy category. Through his firm’s signature program BoardLead, Cause Strategy Partners has placed thousands of professionals in the United States and the United Kingdom on nonprofit boards, while training tens-of-thousands more in high-impact nonprofit board service.

Rob is a recognized expert on nonprofit governance and leadership, training thousands of professionals each year on high-impact board service. He has nearly three decades of experience founding, leading, and scaling social good organizations as both a nonprofit chief executive and board leader. He served for 11 years as Executive Director of two nonprofit organizations: Taproot Foundation in New York City and Cabrini Green Legal Aid in Chicago.

Rob has served on numerous governing and advisory boards over the years. He currently chairs the Board of Directors of Broadway Inspirational Voices and serves on the National Board of Directors of MENTOR. He has co-produced three Broadway shows: Gypsy starring Audra McDonald, Once Upon a Mattress, and The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window. Rob is a member of the Bar of the State of New York. He attended Michigan public schools, Spring Arbor University & Brooklyn Law School.

Zach Boisi

Zach works for Cellebrite as their SVP of Customer Experience, overseeing a handful of functions, working with their 1000’s of global customers and hundreds of thousands of end users. He is the former Vice President of Customer Success for LeagueApps. He holds a BA in American Studies from Yale University, as well as an MBA in Strategic Management from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Before joining LeagueApps in 2020, Zach held numerous transformational customer-facing roles at the following technology companies: WalkMe, Diligent Corporation, Lotame and NewBrandAnalytics. Zach co-founded the Young Professional Advisory Board at Mentor New York, while serving as the Organization’s Director in 2003, and is also a former Chairman and Board Member for Nourish Now, a non-profit tackling local hunger issues. He lives in Maryland and has three teenage boys.

Paul L. Burroughs Jr.

Paul L. Burroughs Jr. is currently a Managing Director with Citi in its Banking, Capital Markets and Advisory Group. In February 2022, he was named the Head of Corporate Banking in North America in addition to his prior title as Global Corporate Banking Chief Operating Officer. Paul works alongside BCMA Management as well as regional and global partners across ICG to ensure that Corporate Banking fulfills its role of being at the center of BCMA’s client relationships. Within the scope of his role, Paul leverages his risk management experience to address regulatory challenges and improve risk management processes throughout the organization.

As the Head of Corporate Banking in North America, Paul provides senior regional leadership by driving greater client intensity and client satisfaction to enhance that enhance Citi’s growth in revenues and returns while developing Citi’s talent and protecting our franchise.

Paul is passionate about playing an integral part in the diversity and inclusion efforts within financial services. He serves as the Co-Head of the Diversity Operating Committee within Banking, Capital Markets and Advisory. Through influence and mentoring, Paul reinforces the need to focus on talent recruitment, retention, and career development of underrepresented minorities. Paul’s contribution also includes the establishment of Black Leaders for Tomorrow (BL4T) within the Institutional Clients Group. BL4T is charged to attract, retain, develop, and sponsor Black Talent while continuously exude excellence. He has also been appointed as a steering committee member of the Black Affinity Employee Network and served as the business sponsor for the New York City chapter for two years. His goal is to use his ability to communicate, network, and collaborate to support the ongoing progression of black talent within the firm.

Outside of Citi, Paul also volunteers with organizations that address racial inequity and health disparities within underserved communities.

Mr. Burroughs earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree from Rider University with an undergraduate degree in accounting and MBA with a concentration in Finance. He is a current Board Member with Mentor, former Board of Trustees member of the Young Scholar’s Institute, member of the National Black MBA Association, a Central NJ Inroads Alumni and former high school basketball coach.

Kelem Butts

Kelem Butts, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas – VP of CSR Strategy

I am VP of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategy at United Way of Metropolitan Dallas. In this role, I will work with local companies to align their CSR goals United Way’s Aspire 2030 roadmap to drive lasting impact in education, income and health for the Dallas community.

Prior to starting this role in early 2023, I spent nearly 22 years at AT&T. I spent 13 years in AT&T’s CSR operations. In that role, I worked on numerous CSR initiatives, including philanthropic programming, sustainability management, CSR reporting and more.

I am a board member of MENTOR. I am actively involved in my neighborhood as a board member of Uptown Dallas, Inc., the public improvement district company that manages and enhances the public realm. I am also actively involved as a volunteer with my alma mater Wesleyan University.

I earned my BA from Wesleyan University and my MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas.

Pamela Ellis

As Managing Director and Head of Banking & Lending Products Technology at Bank of America, I oversee a team of technologists responsible for designing and delivering the technology platforms that support our banking and lending businesses, as well as enterprise credit. Our responsibilities encompass Consumer, Retail and Preferred, Wealth Management, and Business and Commercial Banking, where we develop innovative solutions for products such as deposits, credit cards, auto loans, home loans, small business and commercial lending and leasing, and our deals and rewards offerings. My primary focus is on driving impactful innovative change by aligning technology strategy with business needs, market trends, and delivering exceptional experiences for both clients and employees.

In my previous roles at Bank of America, including Managing Director of Investment & Banking Products Technology, I spearheaded the strategic integration of technology across multiple business lines, ensuring seamless delivery of both banking and wealth management product solutions. I have consistently optimized processes, mitigated risks, and cultivated a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement.

With more than three decades of experience in technology and financial services, I have a broad background in risk management, process and organizational development and design, application development, platform engineering and information security. I have had the privilege of leading diverse teams through transformative changes and implementation of robust technology services and business processes within organizations such as Nationstar Mortgage, JPMorgan Chase, Lehman Brothers and Vantium Capital.

I am passionate about shaping the future of technology and financial services by prioritizing innovation, strategic alignment, and delivering solutions that create enduring and positive impacts for clients and across organizations.

Throughout my career, I have been deeply committed to fostering talent development, building dynamic leadership teams, and empowering individuals to attain their full potential.

I am a member of the MENTOR national board as of December 2024.

Danny Gaynor

Danny Gaynor is a founder of Kelp Data, the first AI-powered platform for corporate reputation. The company’s data analytics platform delivers industry reputation insights and benchmarks hundreds of companies—enabling communications & marketing executives to shift their strategies, capitalize on emerging opportunities, or mitigate new risks. Kelp was acquired by Signal AI, which serves 40% of the Fortune 500, in July 2022. The deal brings together industry corporate reputation insights with Signal’s tech stack and global data sources, enabling enterprises to better understand where their reputation stands and how to strengthen it.

As a presidential appointee in the Obama Administration, Dan worked for the State Department and USAID on foreign policy communications, including on the Ebola epidemic response. After serving on a presidential campaign, Dan moved to Nike worldwide HQ in Portland, Oregon, where he was a founding member of the Nike Narrative Center of Excellence. Charged with envisioning the future of the world’s biggest brand, Dan worked with Nike’s CEO and executive team on innovation launches, global communications strategy, brand storytelling and messaging, and investor relations.

After Nike, Dan started the Narrative Strategy & Analytics practice at Weber Shandwick, the world’s largest publicly-traded marketing services agency. Dan’s practice partnered exclusively with C-suites at Fortune 500 companies, crafting their North Star for all communications — and inventing a first-of-its-kind analytics approach that measured a corporate strategy’s aggregate impact on company reputation. In this role, Dan advised global brands like IBM, Delta Airlines, and Coca-Cola, and with a specialty in healthcare, he worked C-suites at companies like J&J, Eli Lilly, and Pfizer.

Currently living in Boston, Dan earned a Master’s degree with top honors from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a Bachelor’s degree from Washington University in St. Louis. Outside of work, Dan serves on the Community Advisory Board of WBUR, Boston’s NPR News Station and on the New Frontier Steering Committee of the John F. Kennedy Library & Foundation.

Sean Hudson

Sean Hudson has held leadership positions in Digital, Learning & Development, Commercial Strategy, Marketing and Brand Management at leading companies including Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Johnson and Johnson.

He is passionate about mentoring with a particular focus on creating access to higher education and professional employment opportunities for youth. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of MENTOR, Sean has been a contributor to Youth About Business (Columbia University) and the LEAD Program (University of Michigan).

Sean is also a member of the Advisory Board of Lab Central IGNITE, a unique platform that addresses systemic underrepresentation in talent across the life sciences and biotech industries.

Sean is an alumnus of Morehouse College and the University of Michigan Graduate School of Business (Ross). However, nothing gives him a greater sense of purpose than his wife Karen and their two sons Julian and Clay.

Hyong Kim

As EY Global and Americas TMT (Technology, Media & Entertainment, and Telecommunications) Industry Leader, I support our EY practitioners to better serve the world’s most valuable, iconic and pioneering companies by providing strategic direction and maintaining the highest industry standards. My passion is helping drive industry transformation by cultivating inclusivity and diversity of thought to innovate and challenge what is possible.

Prior to my current role, I was EY Global Deputy Vice Chair of Consulting. I led the transformation of EY’s global Consulting practice through innovation, digital technology and workforce strategies to build tomorrow’s leaders. I evolved Consulting’s go-to-market strategy and solutions to better align with clients’ business needs. I also served as the interim EY Global Technology Consulting leader, where I developed and led the execution of the Technology Consulting strategy, focused on account leadership and the orchestration of technology ecosystems across sectors and solution platforms.

I have more than 33 years of professional services experience leading large-scale business transformations enabled by technology, analytics and data solutions, with a human-centered approach. I started my career at EY in 2008 and have since held multiple leadership positions, including serving as Deputy Vice Chair of the Americas Consulting practice, Northeast/East Region Americas Consulting Managing Partner, Deputy of the Americas Financial Services Consulting practice, and Global FSO Data and Analytics leader.

I am a member of the MENTOR national board as of July 2024.

Jermaine Myrie

MENTOR CEO

CEO Jermaine Myrie joined MENTOR in April 2023 as the organization’s CEO. Jermaine is an innovative and mission-driven leader with 20+ years of leadership experience across the nonprofit, for-profit and education sectors.

Prior to joining MENTOR, Jermaine served as the chief external affairs officer for uAspire, a national nonprofit focused on college access and affordability, where he set the vision and strategy for organization-wide activities tied to revenue generation and brand building. Jermaine led a multi-faceted external affairs team in achieving consistent success and strategic growth in uAspire’s brand awareness, fundraising, business development, and partnership engagement.

A native New Yorker, Jermaine holds a bachelor’s degree in English, with a minor in Sociology from Morehouse College, as well as a Master of Arts in Teaching, with a focus on secondary education, from Simmons University. Jermaine started his career as an English teacher at the Glover Cleveland Middle School in Boston, MA where he began to live out his passion for and commitment to shaping the experiences of young people through his role as an educator and mentor. Jermaine later went on to hold several business development positions in the for-profit sector at companies such as Novartis, Xerox, Johnson Controls and Aetna Student Health.

Jermaine is also an active community builder and volunteer. He has volunteered for over 15 years at the Yawkey Boys and Girls Club of Boston, working with and mentoring over 120 young people each year as part of the Manny Wilson Educational and Basketball Program, and currently coaches youth baseball and basketball in his local community. He is a board member of the American Cancer Society-Eastern New England and currently serves as the Interim Board Chair for The Literacy Lab, a national nonprofit that provides students in communities experiencing racial and/or economic inequities-with evidence-based, culturally responsive literacy instruction as preparation for academic, professional, and personal success. Jermaine also spent ten years on the Boston Preparatory Charter School board with additional service on numerous other boards.

Jermaine currently resides in Massachusetts.

Dennis E. Pemberton, Jr.

Global Asset Alternatives, LLC As the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Global Asset Alternatives, LLC (“GAA”), Dennis Pemberton is responsible for creating and implementing the vision of GAA and identifying and executing investment strategies. GAA is a leading private real estate investment and advisory firm. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia the firm’s primary activities are the acquisition, development, and operation of high quality real estate assets in the southern United States. GAA currently controls over $175 million of real estate assets and has participated in over $1.5 billion of transactions. Prior to founding GAA, Pemberton served as Managing Director of a regional boutique real estate investment firm, where he oversaw research, portfolio management and capital raising activities. Prior thereto, Pemberton was affiliated with Security Capital Group, Inc. (SCG), a global investment and research organization. There he held several positions of increasing responsibility including: Vice President of an SCG affiliate, where he identified, analyzed and structured global investment opportunities; Associate, Security Capital Markets Group where he participated in raising in excess of $3 billion of public and private equity for SCG affiliates; and assistant to the Vice Chairman where he analyzed and participated in several merger and acquisition transactions. Pemberton has also worked for CIGNA Investment Management as an asset manager, responsible for a $300 million national real estate portfolio. Additionally, he has held positions at Lehman Brothers and the Prudential Realty Group. Pemberton has served on the Board of several organizations including: The Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta; The Emory University Center for Ethics; The Buckhead YMCA; the Economic Empowerment Initiative; The Buckhead Club; and Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) – United Kingdom. Pemberton has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Morehouse College, having graduated with honors; an Executive Certificate in Real Estate Development from Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Rob Robertson

Rob Robertson has over 20 years’ experience as a senior executive sales and operations leader. Rob has a deep reservoir of experience in the financial services industry that includes increasing compliance gaps by 50% and rebuilding P&L’s from a loss to a substantial gain year over year. He has grown anemic and expansion markets from ground zero to established, well-built ecosystems at GMFS, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, and PNC.
A purpose-driven P&L leader, Rob is highly skilled at restructuring organizations and expanding foundations for scale. Known as an effective culture-centric builder, dynamic change agent and servant leader, he is also an innovator and influencer who establishes an identity of culture within organizations by attracting and sourcing diverse and competitive talent. He has a unique ability to integrate teams across functions and drive value with a keen focus on accountability and KPM’s and has established creditability in transforming difficult opportunities into successful outcomes.

Building on his time as a former NFL athlete who played for the Baltimore Ravens, Rob is passionate about building and coaching successful teams by building a foundation and a “culture of caring.” His leadership skills and ability to develop a winning culture has played a key role to his success serving in many different geographies during his leadership journey. Rob is a big proponent of collaborating with internal partners and driving strategies that will encourage a great customer experience internally so the team can drive a great customer experience externally while helping customers succeed financially.

Rob recently served as the Greater East Regional Executive at PNC. He is a change agent in the East Region consisting of the sates aligned to the Northeast, Southeast and Mid-Atlantic in addition to the Affordable Lending and Corporate Relo markets.

Prior to joining PNC, Rob served as Executive Director at JP Morgan Chase where he led the expansion market serving the Mid-Atlantic Region in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, and Philadelphia. Rob also held various senior leader roles at Wells Fargo culminating as the Regional Manager of Region 12, leading a dynamic sales team that encompassed the District of Columbia, Maryland, Northern Virginia, and Delaware.

Rob has resided in multiple geographies including Southwest Florida where he served as Area Sales Manager. Under Rob’s leadership, his Florida Area achieved outstanding results in a 2-year span changing the culture and providing “Servant Leadership” which served well inside and outside the organization.

Prior to Rob’s transition to Florida, he lived in Atlanta where he successfully led a high performing sales team as a Branch Sales Manager. His branch ranked in the top 20 nationwide and was recognized as a Presidents Club Branch. In 2012, Rob qualified as a Leader’s Club Member and in 2014 qualified for President’s Club. Before joining Wells Fargo, Rob spent 10 years as the Vice President for GMFS Lending in Atlanta, GA and Baton Rouge, LA. An interesting fact to know about Rob is that prior to his financial career, he played professional football in the NFL for the Baltimore Ravens as a fullback.

Rob’s leadership mantra stems from the acronym C.P.R. (Culture, People, Relationship). Rob believes if you follow this leadership mantra you will breathe life in the community inside and outside the enterprise.

Rob currently resides in Washington, DC with his wife of 21 years, Nneka, their children, Bryson and Boston Olivia, and their adorable four-legged family member, Robertson.

Linda M. Rodríguez

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Linda M. Rodríguez is an Executive Director in Global Philanthropy at JPMorgan Chase & Co. As part of the team that leads the firm’s global workforce development strategy, Linda oversees several youth initiatives, such as JPMorgan Chase’s $17 million investment in summer youth employment, which provides career readiness, skills development and work experiences for thousands of young people in over 20 cities.

Linda has also led the development and expansion of The Fellowship Initiative (TFI), a college and career readiness program for young men of color in high school. Under her leadership, TFI earned recognition as a leading national corporate mentoring program and has grown to support young people in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, and New York City. Over 350 JPMorgan Chase employees have volunteered for TFI, primarily by making a three year commitment to serve as mentors to the Fellows. Recently, Linda led the development of the firm’s philanthropic strategy for supporting opportunity youth, which will be launched in 2020.

Prior to joining JPMorgan Chase, Linda served as an Assistant Commissioner at the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD). DYCD provides oversight for the City’s youth employment services and the nation’s largest out-of-school time (OST) system. While leading DYCD’s capacity building department, Linda managed technical assistance services for hundreds of youth organizations and organized the City’s first OST STEM-themed professional development conference.

Linda started her career in the nonprofit sector and has worked for several leading national workforce and youth organizations including ExpandED, Seedco, and The Posse Foundation.

Linda earned her Master’s degree at the University of Virginia and her Bachelor’s degree at Wesleyan University. As the first person to complete college in her family, Linda is proud to contribute to JPMorgan Chase’s efforts to expand economic opportunity for youth.

Kerry H. Sullivan

Former President Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Kerry Herlihy Sullivan served as President of the Bank of America Charitable Foundation for nearly 15 years, leading its mission to drive economic mobility and social progress through the lens of racial equality. In this role, Sullivan managed the foundation’s philanthropic strategy distributing $350 million annually to nonprofit organizations in support of the company’s global commitment to responsible, sustainable growth through a focus on environmental, social and governance issues.

Sullivan led the company’s signature philanthropic programs, Neighborhood Builders®, Neighborhood Champions and Student Leaders®, which recognize the community leadership and service of nonprofit organizations and students in 92 markets across the U.S., with over $300 million invested since 2004. These locally delivered programs helped advance diverse leaders and change makers who can tackle complex societal challenges. Sullivan also developed the company’s skills-based volunteer corps, Better Money Habits Champions, which supports Bank of America’s purpose to improve financial lives and launched its philanthropic efforts around workforce development and education through job-training and upskilling.

Sullivan currently serves on the Board of Directors of Mentor, the National Mentoring Partnership, and the GreenLight Fund. Past Board seats include Year Up, Points of Light and the Boston Plan for Excellence.

Sullivan has a BA in English from the College of the Holy Cross-Worcester, Massachusetts, and is designated a “Distinguished Alumna” of the College. Sullivan earned her MBA from Boston College, Carroll School of Management.

Ahin Thomas

Ahin is a seasoned go-to-market problem solver. He has operated in industries ranging from wine (authored the regulations enabling 3rd party alcohol delivery in the US), cloud storage (led Backblaze to its IPO), and frozen pizza (PE exit for Lou Malnati’s). In addition, for over a decade, Ahin has been helping nonprofit tech founders with funding/resources/partnerships as a Mentor/Advisor to FFWD.org. A Bay Area native, Ahin is an alumni from Georgetown University and Wharton. His internship for the Tata Sons was such a formative experience, he makes sure to include it in his bio. Ahin lives with his wife (Jenn), two children (Annika & Sameera), and dog (Blankets) in the West Portal neighborhood of San Francisco.

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