Our Team
Charlie Grosso
Founder & CEO
Jaya Rupanagunta
Chief Operations Officer
Ranj Faraidun
Iraq Country Director
Hasara Ismali
Director of Training & Curriculum
Nihad Bahaadin
Deputy Trainer & Curriculum,
Lead Translator
Hojan Mahmood
Instructor,
Logistics Coordinator
Helin Omar
Instructor,
Staff Photographer
Heva Khalil
Teaching Assistant,
Admin
Neroz Bozan Hassan
Teaching Assistant
Lajin Ali Chamdin
Teaching Assistant
Rawand Kamal Mustafa
Trasportation Coordinator
Kate Beinkampen
Program Associate,
All Matters Social
Board of Directors
Andra Ehrenkranz
BOARD CHAIR
Advisory Board Member of the International Rescue Committee and Board Chair for Abaarso Network.
Deepti Tanuku
Global Health and Humanitarian Aid Leader
Aymen Taha
Early Childhood Development, Youth, Stability and Development Advisor for IRC and Sesame Workshop
Juan Martinez
TREASURER
Chief Communications Officer at HopeLab
Gail Wasserman
SECRETARY
Former SVP of public affairs at American Express & Board chair of the Development Committee of the Ms. Foundation for Women
Jacqueline Davis
Strategy and Business Development Executive
Julie Turaj
Philanthropist
ADVISORY council
Mario Gutierrez
Chief Growth Officer at School Frontiers
Lorin Thomas-Tavel
Managing director of boot camps at 2U, Inc.
Kristina Villarini
Vice President of Digital at Precision
Sehreen Noor-Ali
Co-Founder of Sleuth
Charlotte Brandin
Consultant, advisor and facilitator in philanthropy/nonprofit
Alexis Abrahams
Frm Designer for Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Gap Banana Republic, Brooks Brothers, Ann Taylor.
Riegan Sage
Remote-Learning Expert and Strategy Consultant
Lynn Hiestand
Former Iraq technical director and board member for Heartland Alliance
Pam Intrater
Leader, External Learning Partnerships, Success Academy
Scott Warren
Youth Civic/Political Engagement and Leadership Specialist at USAID
Hayes Raffle
Product Designer at Google Learning & Education Team
Tim Pare
Founder and Director of Tea Leaf Trust with decades of experience in poverty reduction, education and skills training.
Marc Seago
Executive Director at Grand Bazaar