PAUL BOLLES-BEAVEN

Secretary

Paul is the former Chief People Officer of Union Square Hospitality Group, which comprises such iconic restaurants as Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, and The Modern. In this capacity, he was responsible for recruiting, training, and motivating a renowned hospitality team, numbering 1,500 people. One of the very first employees of Danny Meyer's Union Square Cafe, Paul worked his way up through the ranks of the restaurant industry, from waiter to manager to managing partner. He shares his knowledge of the hospitality industry with students at the French Culinary Institute, where he teaches classes in managing service staff and human resources for restaurants.

MARCIA BRUMIT KROPF, Ph.D.

Marcia currently consults on interesting and challenging opportunities that build on the skills and expertise developed in her career in the non-profit sector, as an educator, researcher, and senior executive, especially those that involve changing the world for women and girls. From 2015 to 2019, Marcia served as President of the Alumnae Association of Mount Holyoke College, an independent nonprofit serving over 37,000 alumnae of the women’s college, founded in 1837. Marcia served for eight years as the Chief Operating Officer of Girls Inc.®, the nonprofit organization that inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. Previously, Marcia spent 12 years at Catalyst, the premier nonprofit research and advisory organization working to advance women in business, as Vice President of Research & Information Services. Prior to her work at Catalyst, Marcia spent over 20 years working in public education in a variety of positions, from classroom teaching to software design, focusing primarily on curriculum design and evaluation.

GLYNNA CHRISTIAN

Chair

Glynna is a data strategy and business attorney in Holland & Knight's Chicago office and the head of the firm's Global Technology Transactions Practice. She has more than 20 years of experience helping clients navigate complex legal issues and mitigate business risks associated with emerging and transformative technology and data. Glynna has been committed to pro bono work throughout her career, focusing much of her work on organizations dedicated to children and the arts. She currently serves as Vice Chair of the Board of The NHP Foundation, a national affordable housing foundation dedicated to preserving and creating sustainable, service-enriched multifamily housing that is both affordable to low and moderate income families and seniors, and beneficial to their communities. She also serves on the Boards of Legal Momentum, the nation's first and oldest legal defense and education fund for women, and The University of Memphis Foundation. 

AMY COMER

Amy is a corporate partner at Faegre Drinker. An internationally recognized practitioner, Amy represents global and U.S. clients in multiple industries, including pharmaceuticals and life sciences, TMT, insurance and financial services, and oil & gas, oilfield services, and renewables. Amy advises clients on cross-border and U.S. domestic investment and financial matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic partnerships, restructurings, corporate and project finance transactions, and general corporate and commercial matters. Amy is a Committee Member of the Marie Curie London Brain Games, an annual black tie fundraising event in the city of London, which raises funds to support Marie Curie UK, a charity that provides nursing care and support to people living with any terminal illness and their families, helping them to stay at home until the end of their lives and providing local independent hospices and services.

TESS FRAZIER

Tess is Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer at Class Technologies, Inc., an education technology company in Washington, D.C. providing a synchronous online teaching and learning platform built for use with Zoom. After acquiring her interest in education technology with roles at PeopleSoft and SAP, Tess joined then fledgling startup Blackboard, Inc. in 1999, where she was responsible for building and managing the contracting function in an aggressively sales driven environment that saw revenues increase to over $600M annually prior to her departure in 2016. Upon leaving Blackboard, Tess joined education technology company Full Measure Education as SVP of Strategy & Operations. She is also Managing Director of Frazier Consulting Group, which provides strategic guidance to education technology companies. Tess received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Loyola University in Baltimore. She is an avid kayaker and lives in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. with her son Michael, a member of DeMatha Catholic High School’s Class of 2022.

MICHAEL FULLWOOD

Treasurer

Michael is Partner and Co-Lead of Business Advisory Services with ISG, a leading global technology research and advisory firm. He works with Fortune 500 and other global public and private companies to transform and optimize their business operations and align with business objectives. His focus has been in advising clients on sourcing transactions, automation enablement, distributed ledger technology, business process operational excellence and has provided clients with guidance on numerous initiatives covering North America, LATAM, Asia and Europe to maximize efficiency of support services. Prior to joining ISG, Michael worked in the equity capital markets as a series 7 & 24 investment banker; and with the U.S. Department of Treasury, as a tax law specialist.Michael has a passion for the welfare of children and volunteers time as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA).

ALLISON KEILEY

Allison has worked as a creative producer and business manager at the intersection of design, technology, marketing, and advertising for almost two decades. She has spent her career partnering with designers, writers, and engineers to bring innovative work to life. As a creative producer, Allison has led award-winning experiential and interactive work for brands and organizations representing a wide variety of industries such as tech, media, fashion, museums, and cultural institutions. As a co-founder and partner at Rare Volume, a design and technology studio, she leads the teams responsible for project and client management, business affairs, and financial operations. Outside of the creative industry, her work extends to domestic violence advocacy, food equity and access, and youth services.

When not working, Allison is likely to be found swimming, skiing, or cooking.

MICHAEL KESSLER

Michael is a Partner at Alston Alston and Bird, LLP. An experienced and versatile securities lawyer, Michael regularly advises companies, underwriters, private equity sponsors, and fund managers on a range of capital-raising initiatives and mergers and acquisitions transactions. He focuses his practice on the real estate, specialty finance, REIT, and technology sectors, particularly novel financing structures. He is recognized for his innovative expansion of the REIT sector into new asset classes, such as energy efficiency and clean-energy loans.

In 2016, he earned the Cornerstone Award from the Lawyers Alliance for New York, honoring outstanding pro bono legal services to nonprofits.

ALEXANDER KOPELMAN

Co-founder, President & CEO

ASHLEY STEWART RÖdder

Ashley is Director at Gagosian, a global gallery specializing in modern and contemporary art with eighteen exhibition spaces across the United States, Europe, and Asia. She was previously the Director of Sales at Salon 94, where she oversaw the sales team and worked directly with a number of the gallery's artists. Prior to joining Salon 94, Ashley worked with the sales and exhibitions teams at David Zwirner gallery, most closely with a number of artists' estates, including Dan Flavin, Donald Judd, Fred Sandback, and Al Taylor. Ashley received her Bachelor of Arts in Art History at Marymount Manhattan College and went on to receive her Master's in Fine and Decorative Art at Sotheby's Institute of Art in New York.

JIM GAINES

Co-founder and Emeritus Board Member

Jim has enjoyed a distinguished twenty-five-year career in education, starting with ten years in the classroom, after receiving his BA Degree from Vassar College and California Multiple Subject Clear Teaching Credential. His last twelve years in education were in school leadership roles, including heading the Resurrection Episcopal Day School (REDS) in New York City, the Terra Linda Montessori School in Marin Country, and serving as Lower School Division Head and Admissions Director at a variety of schools. Jim currently serves as Director of Outreach at Garden School in New York City.