our FACILITATORS

 
 

LEADERSHIP

  • Sara Katz Razzaghi // Executive Director

  • Jen Durant // Bookkeeper & Contracts Manager

  • Joanne Grams // Projects Consultant

  • Carey Fetting-Smith // Business Development Consultant

Board of Directors

  • Josh Klaris, Board Chair (He/Him) // Director, North10

  • Alice Stone (She/Her) // Independent Filmmaker

  • Ashwin Rajendra (He/Him) // Executive Coach and Consultant

  • Belle Halpern (She/Her) // Founder, Inspiring Educators; Co-Founder, The Ariel Group

  • Ellie Sanchez (She/Her/They/Them) // Chief of Staff for Office of Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta, District 1

  • Judi Israel (She/Her) // Founder and CEO, Colchester Consulting Group

  • Kodia Baye-Cigna (She/Her) // Program Director, Catie’s Closet

  • Melissa Gonzalez (She/Her) // Deputy Director, Everyday Boston

  • Terra Samuels (She/Her) // SaaS Executive, formerly with Akamai Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

  • Victoria Kawesa (She/Her) // Director of Government Relations, Learning Ally

Advisory BoarD

  • Alex Cortez // Partner, Strategic Advising, Bellwether Education Partners

  • Arnie Zar-Kessler // Former Executive Director, IE

  • Christopher Canton // Sr. Manager, FP&A, Mimecast

  • Cassie Comstock // Real Estate Advisor, Compass

  • Caroline Davidsen // Director of Corporate Strategy, Ellucian

  • Dave Kershner // Leadership Coach, TNTP **

  • David Teich // Vice President, M&T Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc.

  • Diane Hessan // CEO, Salient Ventures

  • Denis Saulnier // CPO, Ariel Group

  • Ethan Barr // Associate Attorney, Lutzker & Lutzker LLP

  • Hannah Wilson // Sr. Community Investment Specialist, BAE Systems

  • Hayley Spira-Bauer // CAO, iTutor

  • Hilary Lewis // Vice President for Alumni School Leadership, TFA

  • Jared Rogers // Sales Leader, Higharc

  • Jeana Marinelli // Leadership Development Coach and Consultant, Marinelli LLC

  • Jeff Wetzler // Co-Founder, Transcend, Inc. **

  • Joe Parel // Manager, PwC

  • Judy Touzin // Ed.D. Candidate, Harvard University Graduate School of Education **

  • Kate Gulliver // CFO/CAO, Wayfair

  • Kathryn Thorndyke // Former CAO, New Profit

  • Kevin Jennings // President, Tenement Museum

  • Matt Shedd // Sr. Consultant, Charles River Associates

  • Margie Blanchard // Chair, The Blanchard Foundation **

  • Peter Kovner // Coach and Consultant

  • Rachel Klein // Project Manager - DMEquityOffice, District Management Group

  • Ron Crawley // Sr. Resolution Policy Specialist, FDIC **

  • Sara Keenan // Vice President of Leadership Development, Achievement First **

  • Scott Simmons // CEO, Ariel Group **

  • Steve Quatrano // Founder, Memma

  • Viraj Ayachit // Cybersecurity & GRC Compliance Leader, PwC

** Denotes Emeritus Board Member

 

Our Partners

Our clients include education’s most passionate leaders from the following inspirational schools, school networks, school districts, and nonprofit organizations: