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

    Transportation 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