Board of Directors
Patricia Alper
President, The Alper Portfolio Group
Jean Eddy
President & CEO, American Student Assistance (ASA)
Tony Frazier
Chief Executive Officer at LeoLabs
Lawrence Gennari
Partner, Gennari Aronson, LLP
Chuck Jacobson
Entrepreneur / Experienced CEO & CFO / Strategic Advisor & Consultant
Alexis Jeffries
Principal, Accenture
Kenneth M. Jones
SVP and COO/Chief Equity Officer, John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Dr. J.D. LaRock
President & CEO, NFTE
Naveen Nallappa
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
Carla Thompson Payton
Chief Strategist & Impact Officer, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Alex Rappaport
CEO, The Rapt Group
Sandra Rosa
Chief Human Resources Officer, Syniverse
LaToya Rowell
VP, National Community Affairs Manager, Comerica Bank
Anthony Salcito
Chief Institution Officer, Nerdy
David Wellisch
CEO & Co-Founder, Collage Group
Tucker York
Global Head of Goldman Sachs Wealth Management, Goldman Sachs
National Avisory Board
Michelle Barmazel
Consultant
Stephen Brenninkmeijer
Founder, Willows Investments
Maxine Clark
Founder, Build-A-Bear Workshop / Chief Inspirator, The Delmar DivINe
Benjamin Goldhirsh
Co-founder & Chairman, Mighty
Daymond John
CEO of FUBU and The Shark Group, TV Personality on ABC Shark Tank, Public Speaker
Wes Moore
Governor of Maryland
Tim Murphy
Chief Administrative Officer, Mastercard
Jane Siebels
Green Cay Asset Management
David Spreng
Founder, CEO & CIO at Runway Growth Capital
Capital Regional Advisory Board
Matt Aaron, CFP
Founding Partner, LUX Wealth Planning
Anthony Calderazzi
Partner, Assurance Services-Technology, EY
Keith James
Managing Partner, Coalition Properties Group
Mid-Atlantic Regional Advisory Board
Jason Cahn
SVP, Senior CSR-CRA Officer, Valley National Bank
Noelle Calautti, Co-Chair
Managing Director, EY
Christiaan van Driel
Client Solutions Specialist, UBS Family Office Solutions
Yajaira Hafley
Retail Market Executive, Citizens Bank
Adam J. Kirsch
M&A Director, West Monroe Partners
Shawn Leventhal
Founder, Jump In Networks
Marissa Y. Mack
Director, Commercial Bank, Webster Bank
Frances R. Pierce
Chairman and CEO, Data Systems Analysts, Inc.
Michael Post
SVP, Citizens Commercial Banking, Citizens Bank
Preet Sabharwal
Managing Partner, SAB Capital
Scott Snyder, Vice Chair
Chief Digital Officer, EVERSANA
Judy Stewart
CEO & Owner, Creative Sense, Inc.
Adam VeVerka, Co-Chair
Partner, Business Development, NewSpring Capital
Holly Wallace
Managing Director and Senior Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch
Midwest Regional Advisory Board
Mike Carpenter
Head of UX Design, Ureeka
Maxine Clark
Founder, Build-A-Bear Workshop / Chief Inspirator, The Delmar DivINe
Siddique Hameed
VP, Software Development Engineering, Mastercard
Carla Jackson
Head of Middle School/Director of Entrepreneurship, Emannuel Christian Academy
Mike Jortberg
Global Salesforce Practice Sales Director, Slalom
Pramit Mehta, Chair
Partner, Assurance Services, EY
Venu Raghavan
VP Strategy & Development, Wasson Enterprise
Gary VonderHaar
CTO, Mastercard
Gary Weintraub
Director of Sales, Stasher
Brian Williams
Missouri Senator, 14th District, St. Louis County
Kevin Wilson
Executive Director, St. Louis Small Business Empowerment Center
New England Regional Advisory Board
Andy S. Beepath
Assistant Vice President, Business Banking Officer & Condo Portfolio Lender, Brookline Bank
Elise Hanaoka
Partner – Assurance, EY
Aurora Castillo Magner
Head of Digital Product & Innovation, Santander Bank
Brett Miller
Martech Engineering, Thumbtack
Vasant Narayan, Chair
Founder & CEO, The GATO Marketplace
Richard Testa
Senior Vice President, Market Executive, Business Banking, Citizens Bank
James W. Uehlinger
Retired
South Regional Advisory Board
Meshell Baker
Founder & CEO, Meshell Baker Enterprises, LLC
Winston Black, III
Entrepreneur, Senior Life Science Finance Executive
Lincoln Cohoon
Senior Tax Manager, EY
Michael Dominguez
President & CEO, Associated Luxury Hotels International
Judy Shen Jandera
Managing Director, CFGI
Bill Kling
Principal, Benova RX
Lisette Mendez, Chair
Vice President & Latin America Controller, AT&T Finance
Andrew K Raines
Senior Vice President and Retail Regional Director, Comerica Bank
Evelyn Solorzano
VP, Small Business Community Officer, Bank of America
James Walsh
Vice President (Asset & Wealth Management Division, Real Estate Investing Team)
Southeast Regional Advisory Board
Alan Alvarez
Director, Educational Program | Miami Bayside Foundation
Jordan Corredera
VP, Digital Commerce, Royal Caribbean Cruise LTD
Steve Davis
Partner, EY
Greg Diamond
Industry Advisor, Brightwood Capital
Jessie Dumont
SVP, Senior Product Manager | Bank of America
Anthony Hazen
Sr. Property Manager, Link Logistics Real Estate
Eileen Higgins
Commissioner, Miami-Dade County District 5
Richard Jackson, Chair
Attorney, Greenspoon Marder LLP
Paul Jaure
CEO & Founder, GolfBoost
Daniel McVay
Corporate Counsel, Intuit
Stewart Merkin
Attorney, Law Office of Stewart A. Merkin
Tori Pappas
Assistant Vice President, Brand Partnerships, EverBank
Cesar Ramos
Executive Financial Services Director, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
West Regional Advisory Board
Patrick Auger
Partner, EY
Chris Boyd
Chief Operating Officer, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Ranga Chinongoza
Managing Director - Private Equity Portfolio Operations, EY
Charles Choice
Director & NFTE Alumnus, Do-or-Dier Visionary Foundation
Connie Moore, Emeritus
Retired NFTE Teacher, Los Angeles Unified School District
Fritz Maytag, Emeritus
Founder, Anchor Brewing; Former Chairman, Maytag Dairy Farms
John Finley
Head, Voice of Customer & Loyalty, BMO
Jenna Gestetner
Founder, xHealth Studio
Leo Gestetner, Chair Emeritus
Founder & CEO, Heath Capital
Monika Hudson
Associate Professor, School of Management, University of San Francisco
Emil Khodorkovsky
CEO, Forbix Capital Corp.
Andrew Morris, CFA
Managing Director, Solace Capital Partners
Mikko Ollila
VP, Investment Research and Knowledge Management, Capital Group
Gary Rabishaw, Chair
Managing Director, Intrepid Investment Bankers
Ruben Resendez
President, adHere, Inc.
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