Volunteer Leaders

BoaRD OF DIRECTORS

Officers:

  • Brendan Smith | Board Chair | CEO, Weaver Biosciences

  • Dr. Jallicia Jolly | Board Vice Chair | Assistant Professor, Amherst College

  • Michael Pugatch | Treasurer, Finance Committee Chair | Managing Director, HarbourVest Partners, LLC

  • Angela Johnson | Board Secretary | Senior Director of Philanthropy, Year Up United

Members:

  • E. Peter Alvarez  | Managing Director, Atlantic Global Risk

  • Joshua Griffin | Principal, Webster Equity Partners

  • Trinh Le | DBIE & Governance Committee Chair | Vice President, USA Branded, Ocean Spray

  • Jess Lee | DBIE & Governance Committee Chair | Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Waters Corporation

  • Meaghan Mahoney | Development Committee Chair | Managing Director, Artisan Partners

  • Bethany Rossi |  Vice President, Organizational Development & Culture, Vertex Pharmaceuticals

  • Mauricio Sanchez | Managing Director, Audax Private Equity

  • Melissa Younger | Managing Editor, NBC Washington

  • Avery Zuck | CFO, High Street Insurance Partners

Program Advisory Board

  • Ashley Davis, Sarah Griffin, Henriette Recny, Gavin Smith

2025-2026 Associate Board

  • Sophomore Team Leads: Delmeshia Haynes, Brigid Bowser, Haddyjatou Ndimbalan, Layne Smith

  • Junior Team Leads: Akash Altman, Rebeccah Lipson, Madi Welsh, Jordyn Johnson

  • Senior Team Leads:  Hong Tran, Kevin Truong, Cavan Morley, Paula White-Jennings, Violet Villanueva

  • Summer Programs: Kailee Traficante (Director), Ryan Inchaustegui, John Marando, Christine Le, Emily Bosco, Azhar Pirani, Jinzi Sheng, Alex Caron, Nicolas Murvartian-Rhim

  • Mentee Recruiting: Jibran Khan

  • Mentor Recruitment: Matthew Llanes, Arnella Mucha, Michelle (Mich) Bartolo-Cruz, David Merrill, Sophie Roth, Peter Wu

  • Engagement: Ronnie Kurikose, Jack Winner, Yooni Park, Rebecca Francois, Alvin Lee

  • Development: Zac Watson (Director), Maggie Seitter, Maggie Stuart, Olivia Koutsos, Kevin Lin, Selina Zhou, Kristen Tilley, Ze Goh, Josh Jones

  • Tech/IT: Eric Walk (Director)

  • Metrics and Program Impact: Brad Besson, Carol Mai, Grace Mateos

  • College Guidance Managers: Kevin Lin, Sara Purisky, Kathryn Kitayama, Zach Findling

  • College Guidance Advisors: Aaron Guerrier, Abigail Cozier, Monica Gallego Rude, Marvin Vilma, Shanell Cartagena-Dopson, Gregory Kane, Brittney Francisco, Prabhu Kavi

  • College and Career Success: Adrian Maloy, Thomas Mickens, Ashley Watson, Emma Greenwood, Vonnie Orellana, Shanell Dopson, Nicole Chininis, Caleb Constable

  • Finance: Preston Wessels

  • Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Advisory Board: Rhea Vengurlekar, Ava Tillman, Brandon Zhou, Nuria Martinez, Leah Abrams

  • Members At Large: Nick Irby

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