Meet the board

Olachi Opara

Olachi is portfolio manager at Brown Advisory. She works with the portfolio management team to help manage the balanced accounts of their private clients. She joined Brown Advisory in 2007 from T. Rowe Price where she served as a retail specialist. Education

• University of Maryland, MBA (2013)
• Princeton University, AB (2006)

Community Involvement

• Board Member, Invest In Girls
• Board Member, Maryland SPCA
• Committee Member, One Love Foundation

Denise Balthrop Cassidy

Denise Balthrop Cassidy has actively supported One Love Foundation since 2016. Based in Seattle with her husband Barney, Denise currently devotes her time to her three-teenager family and to transformative philanthropic enterprises focused on equality, education, health, and sustainability. During her thirty year professional acting career, she performed across Europe and the US, from the Kennedy Center in DC to Berkeley Rep. Denise is a graduate of Duke University (BA, Theater & Comparative Area Studies) and The Catholic University of America (MFA, Acting). A natural educator, her extensive experience includes teaching at Cornell University, in Poland for the U.S. Information Agency, and many institutions across the country.

Michael “Colin” McLane

Colin is the CEO of The McLane Group, a diversified business in the financial services, intelligence, and security industries. In addition to his responsibilities at McLane, Colin serves as the Senior Advisor to NYC Police Commissioner, James P. O’Neill. Mr. McLane is a member of the Domestic Security Alliance Council and National Law Enforcement Associates. Colin earned his MBA from Columbia University and his BA from Boston College where he is in the Varsity Club Hall of Fame for Men’s Lacrosse. The McLane Family has been active supporters of One Love for years and are very proud that Colin was invited to the board of trustees at One Love in an effort to educate people about the difference between healthy and unhealthy relationships. Colleen, Colin, Maddie, Liam and Colin Jr. live in Rye, New York.

David Outcalt

David Outcalt is a partner of Lexington Partners, a global alternative investment manager primarily involved in providing liquidity solutions to owners of alternative investments and coinvesting alongside leading private equity sponsors. Prior to joining Lexington in 1994, David worked at Landmark Partners and Bear Stearns. He graduated from Williams College with a BA and from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with an MBA. David also currently serves on the board of trustees of University School in Hunting Valley, Ohio, the New York Advisory Board of Enterprise Community Partners and the Board of Directors of The Bronxville School Foundation.

Sharon Donnelly Love

Sharon Love, Yeardley’s mother, co-founded One Love with her daughter Lexie to honor Yeardley’s positive spirit. Sharon has been the main driver behind One Love, steering it toward prevention strategies after learning more about the issue in the wake of Yeardley's tragic death. Sharon had a 25 year career in the Baltimore City Public Schools teaching hearing-impaired students before retiring in 2013 to work on One Love full time. She works tirelessly on the behind-the-scenes tasks of developing a national foundation and has become a well-respected leader on the topic of relationship violence. As the main spokesperson for One Love, Sharon has reached many groups of students at every age level, professionals in the relationship violence arena and politicians on both a local and national level.

Christine Chao

Christine J. Chao is currently General Counsel of the Foremost Group, an international shipping company. Christine has extensive corporate and commercial law experience, having worked in senior legal positions for three Fortune 100 companies: GE, Federal Express, and Ultramar Corporation. Christine began her legal career upon graduation from Columbia Law School with the Wall Street law firm of Dewey & LeBoeuf focusing on M&A, US securities, leasing and project finance. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Colgate University and currently serves as a Trustee for her alma mater. Christine is honored and proud to join One Love and join in the movement to educate others about the difference between healthy and unhealthy relationships. After living abroad in Hong Kong, China and London, England, Christine now resides in Greenwich, CT with her husband Jos Shaver and their two sons.

Herbert A. May III

Herb May is a partner of DH Capital in New York, a private investment banking partnership focused on M&A advisory and private capital placement. He has over 25 years of experience in the capital markets and the broader financial services industry. Most notably, Herb has served on the Board of Trustees of the Salisbury School, an all-boys preparatory in Connecticut, for over 20 years, where he now holds the title of Trustee Emeritus. Herb works with other board members on fundraising, corporate relations, sponsorship and advisory. He also brings his experiences working with young men to One Love’s educational resource development efforts.

Sharon Robinson

Sharon Robinson, cousin of Yeardley Love, is the Chairman of the board. She is the Varsity Head Lacrosse coach at New York’s Bronxville High School. Sharon played a pivotal role in developing One Love and continues to be active as both a spokesperson and chair of the committee for the annual Yeardley Reynolds Love Unsung Hero Awards. Sharon graduated from Yale University, where she was captain of the lacrosse team. Before coaching and working at One Love, she spent 13 years in the asset management/hedge fund industry. She worked in investor relations and marketing at Satellite Asset Management, LP; Citadel Investment Group, LLC; Wellington Management, LLP and Baupost Group LLC. Sharon is a Chartered Financial Analyst Charterholder.

Michael J. Ward

Michael Ward served as the chairman and chief executive officer of CSX Corporation for fourteen years. CSX is one of the nation’s premier transportation and logistics companies. Over his 40-year career, Mr. Ward headed CSX’s operations, coal sales and marketing, and finance departments. Under Mr. Ward’s leadership, the company continually achieved record safety performances while providing vital services to customers and posting strong financial results for shareholders. On the Harvard’s Business Review’s November 2016 ranking of The Best Performing CEOs in the World, Mr. Ward ranked 26th in generating the best return for shareholders and the environment. A native of Baltimore, MD., Mr. Ward’s commitment to personal philanthropy and corporate citizenship has been recognized with City Year’s prestigious Lifetime of Idealism Award. Mr. Ward is a member of the Board of Directors of PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (PNC). He also serves on various not for profit boards including City Year, One Love, Edward Waters College, Hubbard House, the Civic Council of Jacksonville, and Gen Wow. Through his private foundation, the Michael Ward and Jennifer Glock Foundation, he has donated over $35M to various charitable causes. The focus of the giving has been increasing educational opportunities and results in elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, and college, as well as promoting healthy relations, preventing domestic violence, support of the military and the arts. Mr. Ward earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland in 1972, and received a master’s degree in business administration from the Harvard Business School in 1976.

Debbie Weir

A senior executive of the nation’s leading gun violence prevention organization, Everytown for Gun Safety, Debbie Weir has more than 28 years of proven success in nonprofit management in the areas of capacity building, programs and services, fund development, marketing and communications, board management, advocacy, strategic planning, employee and volunteer development, and expanding visibility and influencing stakeholders to support mission priorities. As Senior Executive Managing Director, Organizing and Engagement, since November of 2017, Weir has led the grassroots fight for gun safety in Washington, in statehouses, and with corporations and other strategic partners across the country. Weir has focused on developing and executing the strategy for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and the Survivor Network at both the national and state levels. She has overseen the implementation of new initiatives like Students Demand Action, and has worked to develop programs focused on suicide prevention and partnerships within the corporate and medical communities. Before joining Moms Demand Action, Weir served as the Chief Executive Officer of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), leading the network of more than 200 MADD affiliates across the U.S. and spearheading efforts to end drunk driving, help fight drugged driving, serve the victims of these violent crimes, and prevent underage drinking. Weir joined MADD’s National Organization in 2002 as Vice President of Victim Services, and was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 2005. Her proven leadership led her to be promoted to MADD CEO in March 2012. Under her leadership, the number of victims MADD served each year more than doubled—serving one victim every 15 minutes. With the launch of the Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving in 2007, twenty-thirty states have passed model DUI all-offender ignition interlock laws, which have saved an additional 1800 lives. Debbie lives in Virginia with her husband and has two sons.

Christopher W. Solomon

Mr. Solomon is a General Partner focused on raising financing for WCAS portfolio companies, having joined WCAS in 2007. Before joining WCAS, Mr. Solomon was at J.P. Morgan Securities and two Technology start-ups. Education Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan - M.B.A. Wake Forest University - B.A. Additional Information Board Member, Champions for Quality Education Board Member, Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter Advisory Board Member, Our Lady of Lourdes

Marie-Louise Skafte

Marie-Louise Skafte is the founder of Skafte Global Law, P.A., a boutique consulting firm. She serves as Consultant and provides general advice to global companies, executive management teams and acts as outside General Counsel. Marie-Louise is licensed to practice law in Canada, the United States and England. Prior to forming the firm, Marie-Louise worked in San Francisco as Vice President – Global General Counsel, Head of HR and Corporate Compliance with The Cronos Group leading teams in 19 countries. She also worked for Deutsche Post DHL, with operations in 220 countries holding the position of General Counsel for Canada. She has previously held key management positions for DHL Express (USA), Inc., American President Lines Limited, MasTec, Inc., and the Massachusetts Port Authority. Marie-Louise obtained a JD from Suffolk University Law School, a BA in Labor/Management Relations & Business from the University of Toronto and Industrial & Labor Relations at Cornell University, where she earned academic and athletic scholarships. As an avid traveler and commercial pilot, she hopes to expand One Love’s international reach. Marie-Louise resides in Florida with her husband Roger Martin.

Brooke Jackson

Brooke Jackson graduated from the University of Florida where she played basketball and earned a degree in production. She and her husband Justin are the founders of GiGi’s Playhouse Sacramento, a Down syndrome Achievement Center that provides free therapeutic and educational programs to individuals with Down syndrome and their families. Brooke is extremely passionate about connecting with young women and men and empowering them to pursue healthy relationships and realize their immense value in the world.

Justin Jackson

Justin Jackson grew up in Houston, TX, where he was homeschooled all the way through high school. He graduated from the University of North Carolina where he played basketball and won a National Championship in 2017. Justin entered the NBA draft in 2017 and was drafted by the Sacramento Kings and soon after in the same year married his high school sweetheart, Brooke. Since that time, Justin has played for a few different NBA teams and currently plays for the Milwaukee Bucks. He is thrilled to be involved with One Love and have the opportunity to encourage and be an example for young men on their journey to understanding what healthy love looks like.

Walker Jacobs

Walker Jacobs is the Chief Revenue Officer of Twitch at Amazon. With more than 20 years of experience building and leading advertising revenue teams, in his current role, Walker oversees the strategy and success of Twitch’s sales, sponsorships, strategic planning, operations, sales marketing, and client success as well as the company’s in-house creative agency. Since joining Twitch in 2018, Walker has built and led growing teams both within the United States and internationally, with a focus on the continued expansion of the global Twitch business. In addition to Twitch, Walker currently sits on the board of directors of The Ad Council, AAF (American Advertising Federation), and MMA (Mobile Marketing Association). Previously, he held executive leadership positions at global entertainment media brand, Fandom, as well as Clear Channel Outdoor and Turner Broadcasting System.

Dani P. Deering

Dani P. Deering is Director, Associate General Counsel, Enclosures, at nVent Corporation in Minneapolis, MN, where Dani is a member of the Enclosures leadership team - advising executive leadership and cross-functional domestic and international teams on a broad range of legal, compliance and ethical issues. Prior to joining nVent, Dani served in legal leadership roles at Land O’Lakes, Lockheed Martin and Canadian Pacific Railway. Before becoming in-house counsel, Dani was in private practice at the Minneapolis firm of Kennedy & Graven, Ltd. and had served as judicial clerk to the late Honorable Edward J. Parker and Chief Judge Edward Toussaint at the Minnesota Court of Appeals. Ms. Deering received her law degree from Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul, MN. She also holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Drake University in Des Moines, IA and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Grand View University in Des Moines, IA. Dani is a leadership champion of the Conductors, an African American Employee Resource Group at nVent. Dani is a past- President of Minnesota Women Lawyers, Member of Corporate Counsel Women of Color, Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers, the Association of Corporate Counsel-MN Chapter, and past Co-Chair of the Diversity Implementation Task for the Minnesota State Bar Association. She was named Attorney of the Year 2006, by Minnesota Lawyer Magazine and in 2018 she was presented with the Nancy A Sullivan Community Leadership award by Barnes & Thornburg law firm. In addition to proudly serving on the Advisory Board of One Love, Dani also serves on the Board of Directors of the Illusion Theater of Minnesota, Way to Grow, an organization focused on early childhood educational opportunities in underserved communities in the Twin Cities and the development committee of the Twin Cites Urban League.

Christina Metzger

Christina Metzger, vice president, Product and Experience Design, leads the Customer Journeys team. She and her team serve as customer advocates, driving the business strategy to put Allstate’s customers in Good Hands. Using customer feedback and insights, the team works across the business to improve the experiences Allstate delivers today, reimagine and design best-in-class and customer-driven future experiences, and to make customer obsession part of every Allstater’s DNA. Christina has a strong product insurance background with over 20 years in the industry. She has a proven ability to collaborate to drive business results and has established strong relationships throughout the organization. This background allows Christina to design win-win strategies for our customers, our employees and our company. Christina began her Allstate career in 1999 as a personal lines underwriter. She progressed through a number of roles in Product Operations before serving as Chief of Staff to the East Territory President. She was promoted to vice president in Human Resources in 2014 where she led a number of functions including workforce analytics, employee value proposition, workforce relations, and our internal employee call center – AskHR. She has been leading efforts to improve the customer experience Allstate provides across all product lines since 2016. Christina earned a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the University of Northern Colorado.

Ampy Vasquez

With extensive experience working for multi-billion dollar global organizations, Ampy Vasquez drives strategic global integrated marketing communications plans and digital programs that deliver on business goals and objectives flawlessly. Ampy has led global product launches, positioning workshops, branding, public relations, promotional live and virtual experiential initiatives as well as business planning teams in the medical device, biopharmaceutical, and consumer industries. She has also served on the Freehold Township Education Foundation as Board Member. Ampy is a proud Mom, wife, daughter, sister, sister-in-law, aunt, God Mama, and friend to all in her immediate and extended family. Her passion is coaching her team for success and development opportunities. She enjoys bonding and spending time with all in her life in intimate gatherings, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Anthony Harris

Anthony Harris is a star safety in the National Football League (NFL) with the Philadelphia Eagles. Anthony came to the Eagles from the the Minnesota Vikings where he rose through the ranks from a practice squad player, to contributor on special teams, to standout starter that has included leading the NFL in interceptions in 2019. Anthony is born and raise in Richmond, Virginia where he was a multi-sport star at Lloyd C. Bird High School in Chesterfield, Virginia. He went on to be an All-American performer on the football team at the University of Virginia, where he also received a degree in sociology. Anthony remains very active in the Richmond community where he spends most of his time away from football. Anthony enjoys spending his free time with his mom, sister, and extended family. He is also an avid traveler who enjoys tropical destinations and spending time on the water boating and fishing.

Amy Griffin

Amy Griffin is the Founder and Managing Partner of G9 Ventures, an early-stage fund focused on supporting companies that empower consumers to live, look, and feel better. With no outside capital, G9’s appetite for growth is flexible and founder-focused. The portfolio includes investments in Goop, Ro, Kosas, and Bumble. Prior to founding G9, Amy began her career in marketing at Ms. and Working Woman magazines before moving on to work at Sports Illustrated as a Sports Marketing and Olympic Manager. Beginning in 2011, Amy leveraged her operational and branding experience to both invest in and work alongside early-stage companies. In 2018, she formalized the portfolio into G9 Ventures. In 2019, Amy co-founded Social Studies, a next-generation entertaining platform, with Jessica Latham. In addition to her work at G9 and Social Studies, Amy has held board positions at a number of organizations including KIPP, The Boys’ Club of NYC, The Virginia Athletics Foundation, The Spence School, and The Mead Foundation. She also serves as the trustee of the Amy and John Griffin Foundation. Amy graduated from The University of Virginia with a BA in English where she was the captain and MVP of the varsity women’s volleyball team. She lives in New York City with her husband John and their four children.

Ann Shoket

Ann Shoket has been a key architect in shaping the national conversation about ambition and success for a new generation. Shoket appears regularly on Good Morning America, Today, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The View and CNN, and was a guest judge for four seasons on America’s Next Top Model. She speaks for conferences and corporations including TEDx, SXSW, The Pennsylvania Women’s Conference, S.H.E. Summit, and Facebook and more. Shoket’s widely-acclaimed book, The Big Life: Embrace the Mess, Work Your Side Hustle, Find a Monumental Relationship, and Become the Badass Babe You Were Meant To Be is a guide for women who are changing what it means to be powerful and successful in the world—for everyone. Forever. Over the last 15 years, Shoket brought two major young women’s publications to number one across every platform: digital, video, social, and newsstand. As Editor-in-Chief of Seventeen from 2007 to 2014, Shoket repositioned the iconic brand to dominate as the most relevant voice for its 13 million readers. As part of the launch team of CosmoGIRL in 1999, she helped revolutionize teen magazines by talking about ambition, career and important emotional issues that weren’t yet addressed by traditional publications. Forbes named her one of the ten “Most Powerful Fashion Magazine Editors” in the country.

Christina Syer

Tina Syer is the Chief Advancement Officer of the Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula. She was formerly the Chief Impact Officer of PCA and in that role, she oversaw marketing, training, programs, evaluation and key corporate partnerships. She grew up playing soccer, softball, basketball, and field hockey in Davis, California and went on to play Division I field hockey at Stanford University, where she graduated with honors and was named an Academic All-American. Tina has presented more than 300 PCA training sessions and has produced products featuring PCA National Advisory Board members such as Phil Jackson, Steve Young, Julie Foudy and Dusty Baker. Tina's coaching experience includes seasons at the high school, college and Olympic Development levels. Last, but not least, she is the mom of two energetic boys!

Won Young Giuriceo

Won Young Giuriceo is a certified public account with 12 years experience working at PriceWaterhouse Coopers LLP (PwC) within the audit division. Her clients were comprised of Fortune 50 multi-national clients within the retail and consumer sectors. Won brings her accounting and financial reporting experience to the advisory board and advises management on the annual financial reporting process. Won is the proud mother of three children and her greatest hope is that they are equipped with the knowledge and expectation to have healthy relationships throughout their lives.  She and her husband are dedicated to actively supporting the foundation as it develops innovative and effective educational programming that prepares our next generation.

Olwen E. Weatherhead

Olwen E. Weatherhead, a former lawyer, has served on a variety of development boards. As a mother of four, Olwen recognizes the importance of taking a preventative focus on relationship violence to invoke social change. Olwen has helped One Love in the development of the digital workshop and dissemination planning. She also brings extensive experience in philanthropic event planning to create signature events. Prior to One Love, Olwen served on the Board of Directors at the House of Ruth in Maryland for 16 years, where she created and co-chaired the first House of Ruth Spring Luncheon. She has also been on the board at the Templum House in Cleveland and acted as the Chairman of the Development Committee. Upon graduation from Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Olwen began her legal career in corporate litigation, but later realized a stronger interest in domestic law through her work as a clerk at the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas.

Kim Rutkowski

Dr. Kim Rutkowski formerly served as the Chairman of the Board for the One Love Foundation. Prior to her role as Chairman, Kim was the first Chairman of the National Advisory Council. She has been a driving force behind the strategic planning and growth of the organization. Kim graduated with a BA and MBA from Temple University and a DBA from Jacksonville University. Her professional career includes more than twenty years working with Fortune 500 companies. She was also the founding Board Chair for City Year Jacksonville and is currently a Trustee of the Delta Zeta Foundation. She is an Adjunct Professor in the Davis School of Business and teaches International Business and Marketing.

Leslie Morgan Steiner

Leslie Morgan Steiner is the author of the New York Times bestseller Crazy Love, an international speaker on family violence, and an expert resource who appears regularly on National Public Radio, NBC’s Today Show, MSNBC and Fox News. Her TEDTalk on the complexity of relationship abuse has been viewed over 6.5 million times. Leslie, a former victim of relationship violence herself, provides the board with expert resources and advice on real life applications, which helps One Love grow as a nationally recognized voice against relationship violence.

Lela Agnew

With over 25 years of experience as an executive in non-profit and corporate worlds, Lela Agnew's expertise is in strategic communications and development, publishing, not-for-profit management and real estate and land use; and is a recognized speaker on topics ranging from community building, fundraising, responsible land use, youth service and social activism. Lela most recently founded FRED Consulting after serving as executive vice president for strategic communications at the Urban Land Institute where she led a global team supporting 70+ offices in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. She has a distinguished history and passion for community building and volunteer service, including leadership roles for the Jacob A. Riis Museum in Denmark, Mayor’s Commission on Homelessness and Affordable Housing, S.C. Governor’s Commission on Service, and Hyde-Addison Elementary in Washington, D.C. She holds a BA degree from Wake Forest University.

Noble Carpenter

Noble Carpenter is responsible for oversight and expansion of the firm’s capital relationships and assisting with the strategic growth of the company. He brings more than 30 years of commercial real estate investment and leadership experience to Banyan. Prior to joining Banyan Street Capital, Mr. Carpenter served as the President of Capital Markets and Investor Services at Cushman & Wakefield Americas, where he was responsible for the integration of Cushman & Wakefield’s and DTZ’s Capital Markets platforms after their merger in 2015. Under his leadership, Cushman & Wakefield’s Capital Markets business grew to approximately $700M in revenue by 2018. In 2011, he joined Cassidy Turley and lead its national Capital Markets business while simultaneously serving on the Board of Directors and chairing its Audit Committee. Mr. Carpenter spent over 20 years of his career at Jones Lang LaSalle, where he held a number of leadership positions. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Urstadt Biddle Properties (NYSE: UBP), and the Urban Land Institute (Vice Chair UDMUC-Silver).

Melissa Selcher

Melissa Selcher is the Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at LinkedIn. She leads the team responsible for all of the company’s marketing, communications, and global social impact work. She moved into the CMCO role after serving as Vice President of Brand Marketing, Corporate Communications, and Social Impact at LinkedIn, where she oversaw the evolution of the company’s global brand, which resulted in the world's largest brand equity database, BrandZ, naming LinkedIn one of the ten fastest growing brands in the world in 2019 and, again, in 2020. Prior to LinkedIn, Melissa was the Chief Communications Officer at Cisco, overseeing all communications and investor relations globally. Earlier in her career, Mel held technology marketing and communications roles at Sun Microsystems, Matrix Semiconductor (acquired by SanDisk), Continental Airlines, and Trilogy Development Group. Mel earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and her Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Princeton University. Mel has been awarded Outstanding Marketer of the Year by PRWeek (2020), recognized as one of AdAge’s Women to Watch (2019) and named among PR News' Top Women in Public Relations (2017). Mel serves as a Trustee of the Page Society and the Ad Council, sits on the Board of Directors of LifeMoves (the leading provider of homeless services in Silicon Valley), and advises non-profits and startups including One Love, Pensando, Athlete’s Voices, and others. Mel lives in Burlingame, California with her husband and two children.

Thomas DeLong

Tom is a senior fellow and former Philip J. Stomberg Professor of Management Practice in the Organizational Behavior area at the Harvard Business School. Since 1997 DeLong has taught 15,000 MBA’s and Executives both on campus and throughout the world. He is internationally recognized for his teaching ability, his books, and course development. His most recent book “Flying without a Net” was recognized by the editors of Amazon Publishing as one of the top ten books written on leadership this century. Before joining the Harvard Faculty, DeLong was Chief Development Officer and Managing Director of Morgan Stanley Group, Inc., where he was responsible for the firm’s human capital and focused on issues of organizational strategy and organizational change. He also served on the Board of Harvard Business School Publishing, Mt. Holyoke College, De La Salle Academy, Analysis Group and Arrowstreet Capital Management. At Harvard, Professor DeLong teaches MBA and executive courses focused on leadership, organizational behavior, managing human capital, and career management. DeLong has served as course head for the required course on Leadership and Organizational Behavior. DeLong co-authored two books focused on leading professional service firms, When Professionals Have to Lead: A New Model for High Performance (Harvard Business School Press, 2007) and Professional Services: Cases and Texts (McGraw-Hill/Irwin 2003). DeLong has coauthored two Harvard Business Review articles, “Let's Hear It for B Players” and “Why Mentoring Matters in a Hypercompetitive World”. Professor DeLong received his undergraduate and master’s degrees from Brigham Young University and his Ph.D. from Purdue University in Industrial Supervision. He received a post-doctoral fellowship from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the father of five daughters.

Tenagne Girma-Jeffries

Tenagne Girma-Jeffries has had an extensive career in marketing and building global brands. Tenagne has had tenure at top global advertising agencies including Ogilvy & Mather, Grey Worldwide, The Kaplan Thaler Group and The Sawtooth Group. Her clients have included Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola Company, Wyeth and McCormick. Tenagne started her career in marketing at Ogilvy and Mather where she worked on Coca-Cola brands. Specifically, she managed the global re- branding of Fanta and Sprite, as well as the launch of Sprite Remix and Sprite Zero. At Ogilvy, she won The David Ogilvy Award for effective advertising. Embracing her belief that insight into your target audience is fundamental to developing a competitive edge, she initiated the Entertainment Committee and created Influencer Panel discussions. She later landed a job working at Grey Worldwide on Procter and Gamble where she launched Root Touch Up, which won the Allure and Good Housekeeping Magazine Beauty Award. Following Grey Worldwide she headed to The Kaplan Thaler Group to work on Swiffer, Herbal Essences Global and Aussie. On Swiffer, she was tasked with taking the brand from 500 million to a billion-dollar brand. She was nominated by her client for an Ad Color award for her work on Procter and Gamble. Previously, she worked at The Sawtooth Group where she headed-up the Lawry’s, Freixenet, Beech-nut and McCormick Hispanic accounts. Most recently, she launched a new venture called The Cultivation Group, which has allowed her to merge her love for community planning and development with her expertise in marketing. The mission is to transform the urban landscape of Newark culturally and visually one person, one block and one corner at a time. The goal of the group is to create a real movement around community-based economic development. The Cultivation Group just completed construction on their first commercial project in Newark. Tenagne is a New Jersey Performing Arts Center Women’s Association Trustee and the Vice President of the Promotions Committee, Founder of The Historic Weequahic Neighborhood Association and has worked with the Weequahic Neighborhood Association. Additionally, she was the former President of the SPARK Family Association. She lives in Newark, NJ with her husband, Shavar Jeffries, and her children, Kaleb and Naomi. She believes that we must be the change you want to see in the world.

Troy Ruhanen

Troy Ruhanen is President and CEO of TBWA Worldwide: The Disruption® Company. One of the world’s most innovative and creative companies, TBWA is a top ten-ranked global advertising agency collective with 11,300 employees across 305 offices in 98 countries. TBWA includes brands such as Auditoire, Digital Arts Network (DAN), eg+ worldwide, The Integer Group®, TBWA\Media Arts Lab and TBWA\WorldHealth. Global clients include adidas, Airbnb, Apple, Gatorade, Henkel, McDonald’s, Michelin, Nissan, Pernod Ricard, Pfizer, Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore Airlines, Sotheby’s and Vichy. Since joining TBWA in 2014, Troy has led a dynamic period of growth and innovation, evolving TBWA’s Disruption® methodology for an always-on, ever-changing culture, and launching Take the Lead, a program whose mission is to achieve a gender balanced workplace. In leading The Disruption Company, he has simultaneously broadened the agency’s client base and defined its vision to be the cultural engine for 21st century business. Troy joined TBWA from its holding company Omnicom Group, where he served as Executive Vice President, responsible for driving cross-agency collaboration and innovation for Omnicom’s largest clients. Prior to Omnicom, Troy spent 10 years at BBDO, based in New York. He joined the agency in 2004 to run the billion-dollar AT&T business, and drove some of the most awarded and envied advertising in the category, winning Cannes Lions, Effies, Clios, One Show Pencils and Webby Awards. Troy was then elevated to Deputy Chairman, BBDO North America, where he focused on building BBDO’s digital and strategic planning capabilities and expanded business offerings. He later rose to the position of Chairman and CEO, BBDO, The Americas, with oversight of BBDO’s operations in North, South and Central America, including the Proximity direct and digital agency network. Troy began his career as an account executive at BBDO in Australia, before moving to Leo Burnett in 1994. He spent ten years with Burnett in Chicago, Asia-Pacific and Sydney, serving as an account supervisor responsible for all brand and creative development for Procter & Gamble’s Cheer, Luvs and Era brands out of Chicago, before taking on the role of Regional Account Director on Procter & Gamble business in Asia Pacific. In 2000, he was tapped as the Managing Director of Burnett’s agency in Sydney. During his time in Sydney, Burnett was named Agency of the Year a record four times, and in his final year, Burnett Australia was the most awarded agency at the Cannes Lions festival. In 2008, Troy was inducted into the American Advertising Federation (AAF) Hall of Achievement, honoring people 40 years of age or under who have made a significant impact on the industry through their leadership, career achievements and inspiring personal qualities. He serves on the board of the Ad Council and is an active supporter of The March of Dimes and the One Love Foundation.

Shavar Jeffries

Shavar Jeffries is a highly successful litigator and fierce advocate for his clients as an attorney and partner at Lowenstein Sandler. His experience stretches across the spectrum, from managing large-scale government investigations to representing individual and institutional clients in impact-litigation matters to case-specific advocacy and alternate methods of problem solving for diverse clients. Before Shavar joined Lowenstein in 2014, he was an Associate Professor of Law at Seton Hall Law School's Center for Social Justice in Newark, New Jersey, where he ran a litigation clinic focused on complex and class-action litigation and advocacy. In this role, he helped numerous clients, in both individual and class actions, defend themselves against consumer fraud, unlawful education policies, and overly broad government actions in wide-ranging matters affecting individual rights and liberties. From 2008 to 2010, Shavar was counsel to New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram, serving in the line of succession as one of the office's most senior officials. Earlier in his career, Shavar was counsel to the firm and Deputy Director of the Gibbons Fellowship in Public Interest and Constitutional Litigation at Gibbons P.C. He clerked for Nathaniel R. Jones, a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and worked as an associate at Wilmer Cutler & Pickering (now WilmerHale), where he defended the University of Michigan in affirmative-action litigation challenging its admissions policies, and represented large institutional clients in class-action employment cases. A native of Newark, New Jersey, Shavar has been extensively involved in the Newark community. He was the founding Board President of TEAM Academy Charter School, Board President of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Newark, and a board member of Seton Hall Preparatory School. In 2010, he was elected to the Newark Public Schools Advisory Board and was then unanimously selected by his colleagues to serve as Board President. Shavar ran as a candidate for Newark mayor in 2014, in a campaign that attracted national attention. Despite being a first-time municipal candidate, Shavar's reform platform gained broad support and he proved to be a formidable contender, obtaining over 46 percent of the vote, more votes than any other first-time municipal candidate in modern history. Shavar has received numerous honors for his client advocacy, including "40 Under 40" recognition by the National Bar Association as one of the nation's top lawyers, the Garden State Bar's Young Lawyer Award, the NAACP's Freedom Fund Award, the Brendan Byrne Distinguished Public Servant Award, and recognition by New Jersey Super Lawyers Magazine as a "Rising Star."

Tai Beauchamp

Award-winning media personality Tai Beauchamp is a leading expert on fashion, beauty and style. For the New Jersey native and proud alumna of Spelman College, looking and feeling your most glamorous should resonate from the inside out. The sentiment that drives the platform she has built as an internationally recognized public speaker, style authority and creative director is to empower the everyday woman to live a life filled with style and confidence. Her practical tips and charismatic delivery were first honed when she began her career at highly regarded media outlets including O, The Oprah Magazine and Seventeen. These experiences taught her early on how to tell stories that inspired audiences to think differently about themselves, leaving them feeling beautiful and celebrated. Driving trends and elevating conversations, Tai made history as Seventeen 's youngest and first African-American Beauty and Fitness Director as well as founding Fashion and Beauty Editor at O, The Oprah Magazine. Her vision has also contributed to the pages of top publications, including Harper's Bazaar, Good Housekeeping, Vibe Vixen and more. Lending her expertise to numerous platforms, the industry veteran is a regular red-carpet host for major TV networks and print media. She has appeared on NBC, E!, BET, The Chew, The Wendy Williams Show, TV One and as Style Ambassador for InStyle Magazine. Her keen eye for fashion and ability to construct looks that get noticed has led her to hosting opportunities such as for The View's "Must Have Monday" segment and TLC's "Dare to Wear". This past Fall, Tai joined the cast of GSN's latest retail show "Window Warriors" as a judge for the Shark Tank-meets-Project Runway visual merchandising competition. As an entrepreneur and brand consultant, Tai’s innate ability to connect with a female demographic has attracted the attention of both international and national consumer brands. She has partnered and served as a trusted brand ambassador, content creator and event producer with companies such as Universal Music, Walmart, InStyle, Procter and Gamble, General Motors, and Target. In 2015, Tai launched TheTaiLife.com, a curated content platform to enlighten, inspire, and empower women globally, expanding her reach beyond her personal brand. With a growing online audience of over a quarter of a million followers, readers come to get a daily dose of style inspiration, life motivation and of-the-moment tips for living fully. Tai also co-founded She Who Dares, a series of motivational engagements driven to inspire and empower women personally and professionally, and she serves on the boards of several non-profits, including Glam4Good, the WIE Network and The New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Tai brings her gift of inspiration to viewers and readers alike, sharing with them her musings and style philosophies that will help them live their most authentic and beautiful lives, inside and out. Recognized for her strides and ability to connect style and power, she was named WWD 's Top 50 Most Influential in the Multicultural Market List and has been featured in numerous lifestyle publications such as Complex, Bustle, Huffington Post, Life & Style and Essence Magazine.

Megan Murphy

Megan Murphy is an award-winning journalist and commentator whose 20-year career has spanned multiple countries and events, from the 2016 presidential campaign to the global financial crisis. Most recently, Murphy served as the editor-in-chief of Bloomberg Businessweek, the US’s oldest weekly business publication. Under her direction, Businessweek relaunched in early 2017 with a fresh editorial mission and style. Previously, Murphy led Bloomberg’s US political and government coverage as executive editor and Washington Bureau Chief, overseeing more than 200 journalists across the organization’s print, digital and television platforms. Megan rejoined Bloomberg in 2015 following eight years with London-based Financial Times in a variety of roles, including as Washington Bureau Chief during the lead up to the 2016 presidential campaign. In 2013, she launched its award-winning “Fast FT” digital platform, delivering breaking business and financial news 24 hours a day around the world. Murphy also served as the FT’s investment banking correspondent during the fallout from the financial crisis and its legal correspondent. Before starting her career in journalism, Murphy was securities lawyer at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto, CA. She holds a chancellor’s degree from Yale University, a master’s degree to Columbia School of Journalism and is a Juris Doctor from Northwestern University of Law. She is from Northbrook Illinois.

Laura Brown

Laura Brown is the Editor in Chief of InStyle, one of the world’s most successful fashion media brands. Appointed in August of 2016, she is responsible for InStyle’s voice, content, strategy and brand extensions. Helming a brand that reaches 30-plus million women, Brown oversees the core magazine, digital across all platforms and 13 international editions. In addition, she leads development of live events such as the annual InStyle Awards, the Voices of Style talk series and innovative video series like PeopleTV’s "Dirty Laundry". Since her appointment, Brown has lead a refresh of InStyle’s print and digital franchises to much critical acclaim. She has expanded the breadth and variety of the contributors, giving voice to a new group of fashion, beauty and celebrity influencers and thought leaders. She appeals to a wider audience with a stylish, playful and relatable voice. Her social media sensibility has vastly extended the reach and relevance of InStyle beyond the page, and she has been heralded as ushering in a new generation of Editor in Chief. Under Brown, InStyle has seen unprecedented growth across digital, with record-breaking unique visitors to InStyle.com (10+ million) and video views on Instagram (50+ million.) Her contributions to the brand have garnered extensive media coverage and recognition – with substantive profiles appearing in The New York Times, The Business of Fashion, New York Magazine, Fast Company, and Digiday, among many others. In September of 2017, InStyle was honored with the “Best September Issue” award by The Daily Front Row. Previous to InStyle, Brown spent eleven years at Harper’s Bazaar, rising to the role of Executive Editor, and was Articles Director of Details and Senior Editor at W. She earned her BA in arts and communication from Charles Sturt University in New South Wales, Australia.

Erica Hoholick

Erica has worked with the advertising industry’s best creative minds to unleash some of the most disruptive and game-changing brand experiences the marketing world has seen, including Apple Shot on iPhone, Dove Real Beauty Sketches, Pepsi Refresh Project and Gatorade Replay. The work she’s led has garnered 100’s of industry awards including; Titanium Grand Prix and OOH Grand Prix at Cannes, Grand Effie, Global Effie, D&AD pencils, One Show and Andy awards. She has always tried to put brand purpose at the center of her work and has partnered with a many cause-related initiatives - Invisible Hate/NAACP, Emerson Collective, One Love Foundation, Dove Self Esteem Project, Clinton Global Initiative/Children’s Safe Drinking Water, and the Tap Project. Her focus on Purpose naturally led her to 22Squared, a 350 person, employee-owned, creative company focused on growing client’s business while making a difference in the world. Prior to 22Squared, Erica was President of TBWA\Media Arts Lab, responsible for overseeing Apple’s advertising globally. WW Managing Director of Dove at Ogilvy & Mather and Managing Director of TBWA\Chiat\Day LA. An avid traveler, Erica has visited more than 55 countries, and cannot wait to use her passport again once it is safe to explore.

Doug Seybert

Doug is a Senior Vice President of Marketing at Discovery, Inc., the global leader in real life entertainment. He is currently responsible for the strategic planning, creative development, branded entertainment and production management of all marketing efforts for Investigation Discovery (ID), Destination America and American Heroes Channel. Based in Silver Spring, MD, Doug joined Discovery in 2002 and has worked on a wide range of television networks. Since gaining responsibility for ID marketing in 2009, the network has grown to over 85 million homes in the US and over 200 million homes in 163 countries and territories worldwide. In the US, the brand has garnered incredible loyalty among viewers, resulting in ID being the most-watched network among women. Prior to Discovery, he worked in marketing at AOL and as a management consultant with PwC. Born and raised in suburban Philadelphia, Doug graduated from Duke University with a bachelor’s degree in Public Policy Studies. He currently lives in Annapolis, MD with his wife, Tracy, and three children.

Darci Darnell

Darci Darnell is a Director in Bain & Company's Chicago office. She leads Bain's Customer Strategy & Marketing practice in the Americas and is an active leader in the firm's Financial Services and Strategy practices. In addition, Darci sits on Bain's Global Women’s Leadership Council and has authored research on developing women leaders in business. Darci has over two decades of management consulting experience. She works with clients across a range of industries to address customer strategy and marketing topics, with particular expertise in customer strategy, NPS® and employee engagement. She has also led work across various topics in B2B, including segmentation, product line strategy, hothouse prototyping and business unit strategy. Within the financial services industry, Darci advises clients in the payments, banking, insurance, consumer lending, credit cards and mortgage lending sectors. Darci has worked in Bain's London, San Francisco and New York offices. Prior to joining Bain in 2000, she was a Principal Consultant with another global firm in North America and Asia, notably South Korea. She also worked at Dell Computer in the Office of the Chairman. Outside of Bain, she is an investor in the fitness and technology services industry. Darci earned an MBA from The Tuck School at Dartmouth College and sits on the MBA Advisory Council. She received a BS in business administration with honors from Washington University in St. Louis. Last and far from least, Darci lives in Chicago with her husband, two kids, two dogs and a few goldfish that just won’t die.

Dan Pallotta

Dan Pallotta is an activist, humanitarian, author, and builder of movements. He is a pioneer in the national effort to transform the way our culture evaluates the character and impact of nonprofit organizations. His iconic TED Talk on philanthropy has been viewed more than 4.3 million times. It is one of the 20 most-commented TED talks of all time. It has been translated into 27 languages and continues to be viewed over 1,000 times a day by people all over the world. His 2016 TED talk on being has been viewed more than 1.8 million times. He is one of the 100 most-viewed TED speakers of all time. He invented the multi- day charitable event industry. He created the Breast Cancer 3- Day walks and the multi-day AIDS Rides long distance cycling journeys, which raised in excess of half a billion dollars in nine years and were the subject of a Harvard Business School case study. The model and methods he created are now employed by dozens of charities and have raised in excess of $1.5 billion more for important causes from pediatric leukemia to AIDS to suicide prevention and many others. He is the author of “Uncharitable: How Restraints on Nonprofits Undermine Their Potential,” the best-selling title in the history of Tufts University Press. The Stanford Social Innovation Review said that the book, “deserves to become the nonprofit sector ’s new manifesto.” His newest book is, “Charity Case: How the Nonprofit Community Can Stand Up for Itself and Really Change the World.” Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has described it as “An Apollo program for American philanthropy and the nonprofit sector”. Dan has written over one hundred articles for the Harvard Business Review online. He is the founder and President of the Charity Defense Council, which is dedicated to transforming the way the public evaluates charities. He is the and founder and President of Add Humanity, a message and movement-building consultancy that helps super innovative humanitarian organizations dream and grow. Dan has given hundreds of talks on philanthropy and innovation in the United States and around the world. He is a William J. Clinton Distinguished Lecturer, and has spoken at Stanford, Wharton, Harvard Business School, Harvard’s Hauser Center for Nonprofits, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, Brown, the United Nations, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Council on Foundations, and the Gates Foundation, among others. He is an elected member of the Elementary School Committee in Topsfield, Massachusetts. He is a recipient of the Liberty Hill Foundation Creative Vision award, the Triangle Humanitarian of the Year award, and the Albany State University International Citizen of the Year award. Dan been written about in feature and cover stories in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Stanford Social Innovation Review, and has appeared on The Today Show, the BBC, CNN, CNBC, American Public Media’s Marketplace, and numerous NPR stations, among others.

Holly Gordon

As Chief Impact Officer, Holly Gordon oversees all development and execution of Social Impact campaigns for Participant Media, further strengthening the company’s mission to create entertainment that compels and inspires social change. These global, multi-year campaigns are driven by the company’s content and powered by strategic partnerships to address the most important issues of our time. Before joining Participant, Gordon co-founded Girl Rising, a global campaign for girls’ education. Selected by Fast Company as a member of the League of Extraordinary Women and named by Newsweek/Daily Beast as one of 125 Women of Impact, Gordon is also an Executive Producer for the Girl Rising film at the center of the movement. Forbes Magazine named the Girl Rising campaign the #1 Most Dynamic Social Initiative of 2012. Gordon serves as Board Chair of Girl Rising and is the co-chair of The Nantucket Project Academy, an accelerator for social change leaders and ideas. Prior to launching the TNP Academy and Girl Rising, Gordon served as Director of Content for the Tribeca Film Festival. She came to Tribeca from ABC News, where she worked for 12 years as a producer and booker for the major news broadcasts. Gordon is a member of the 2015 class of Presidential Leadership Scholars, serves on the boards of Unreasonable Group and All In Together and is a strategic advisor to The One Love Foundation. Gordon graduated from Brown University with a B.A. in International Relations.

Aimie Billon

As a Native Angeleno, Aimie Billon forged a career within the arts and entertainment industries before turning to social impact. After graduating from Occidental College, Aimie worked in talent management, production and post-production. Other notable stints include Associate Style Editor for two film magazines, Wardrobe Supervisor, Host/Producer for a live televised art auction, and Chief of Staff for an entertainment executive focusing on brand development. The founding employee of Propper Daley, a social impact agency, Aimie focused on overseeing entertainment industry activation through script integration, content creation and influencer engagement. Over the years, she has had the pleasure of working with clients such as Got Your 6, Rock the Vote, The Clinton Foundation, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Center for American Progress, Service Year, Understood, It’s On Us, and many other exemplary organizations. Continuing her commitment to the arts, Aimie also remains dedicated to a multitude of philanthropic causes. She sits on the Next Gen Board for the Young Storytellers foundation, has served on the Human Rights Campaign Dinner Gala Committee, runs blanket and towel drives annually for Operation Blankets of Love and collects goods for the 1736 Family Crisis Center, where she first began volunteering in high school. As a company member of the iconic Actors’ Gang, she spearheaded many fundraising events and musical festivals to benefit their theater, youth and prison projects. Other fundraising includes Benefits for Malibu Fires and Mudslides, Japan Tsunami Fund, MADD, and countless animal rescues. Aimie lives with her husband, Erik, and dogs, Goulet & Titus, in LA’s beautiful Mt. Washington.

Monica Rowe

While serving as One Love's Chief Marketing Officer, Monica Rowe oversaw brand vision, content strategy, integrated marketing programs, digital communications, public relations efforts, and strategic partnerships. Monica has more than 20 years of communications and marketing expertise working at some of the world’s most successful brands in the beauty and fashion industry, such as Eileen Fisher, Sephora, Bath and Body Works, John Frieda, European Wax Center, and the Wella Corporation. Known as a communications change agent, she has also helped establish communications practices for several non-profit organizations. Monica is a graduate of Seton Hall University and holds a BA in Communications.

Mike Levine

Michael Levine is Co-Head of CAA Sports, a division of leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Levine is based in New York and oversees the agency’s sports practice, including its growth into property representation for naming rights and sponsorships, media rights, licensing, hospitality, and corporate consulting. In the 12 years since its inception, CAA Sports has become a prominent athlete-representation firm and sports marketing agency in the United States, representing more than 1,700 of the world’s best athletes in football, baseball, hockey, basketball, tennis, soccer, and golf, in addition to icons in individual sports, coaches, broadcasters, and other sports personalities. Under Levine’s guidance, CAA Sports has negotiated some of the industry’s most groundbreaking deals and won a multitude of sports’ most widely sought-after partnerships, while continuing to foster the growth of its player-representation business. The agency has completed more than $4 billion in new sponsorship business on behalf of its clients and orchestrated precedent-setting agreements for the new Yankee Stadium; the Marquee partnership deal at Madison Square Garden; the naming rights for the San Francisco 49ers Levi’s Stadium; and Chase Center, the future home of the Golden State Warriors. CAA Sports also works in corporate consulting, which is currently advising, managing, and activating more than $3 billion in sponsorship rights deals on behalf of client brands and includes an award-winning experiential marketing practice. In 2017, CAA Sports launched CAA ICON, the leading owner’s representative and strategic management consulting firm, which oversees the development, design, and construction of major stadiums worldwide, including the O2 Arena, Staples Center, and Chase Center. Additionally, the agency’s media practice has structured and negotiated more than $37 billion in media rights deals. In 2006, 2007, and 2008, Levine was recognized by Street & Smith’s The Sports Business Journal as one of the top 40 sports executives nationwide under the age of 40. He was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 2008. He has been recognized as one of the top 50 most influential people in sports business for the last nine years. In 2013, Levine earned the Honoree of Year Award from UJA-Federation of New York’s Sports for Youth. Levine resides with his wife Aly in Rye, and they have three children, Charlotte, Jack and Max.

Kate James

Kate joined Pearson in January 2014. A member of the Pearson Executive, as Chief Corporate Affairs and Global Marketing Officer she oversees communications, marketing and the Pearson Brand, government and regulatory relations, investor relations, and the company’s social impact work. Prior to joining Pearson, Kate was Chief Communications Officer for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, leveraging the foundation's voice in support of the organisation's global and domestic initiatives. Before Gates, she held senior leadership roles in the financial services industry including heading communications globally at Citibank and leading the advocacy and sustainability practice at Standard Chartered Bank. Kate is an active leader in the non-profit community. She is Director of the Pearson Affordable Learning Fund, serves on the boards of Vital Voices Global Partnership, National Audubon Society, and is the Chief Spokesperson for Project Literacy, a global campaign convened by Pearson.

Doris Meister

Doris oversees M&T Bank’s wealth management business, including Wilmington Trust Wealth Advisory Services, M&T Securities, and Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors.  She also serves as a member of M&T’s Management Committee. Doris has over three decades of experience in financial services and executive management. Prior to joining Wilmington Trust in 2016, she served as President of US Markets for BNY Mellon, was Managing Director of the New York Office of Bernstein Global Wealth Management, founded and headed the Private Banking and Investment Group at Merrill Lynch, and headed the Private Bank at FleetBoston. She started her career at McKinsey & Co., Inc. where she was a member of the Financial Institutions Practice Group. Doris holds a master’s degree in Finance and Marketing from The University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Smith College.

Will Groot

Will joined the One Love Youth Advisory Board in 2021. He’s currently a junior at the Hotchkiss School (Lakeville, CT) where he plays on the varsity football and basketball teams. Will has been actively involved in the Tri-State Teen Ambassador program since 2018. He firmly believes in the value and relevance of relationship education in today’s world. Will is originally from South Carolina, and moved to California for a couple of years before landing in NYC. Outside of One Love, he’s passionate about sweet tea and country music.

Sydney Browne

Sydney is an undergraduate junior at Cornell University, studying Industrial and Labor Relations with minors in Business, Psychology, Human Development, and Law & Society. On-campus, she is a part of the Cornell Speech and Debate Society, the Cornell Advocacy Project, the Caribbean Students' Association, and the Cornell chapter of the OneLove Foundation. Off-campus, she serves as a Hotline Volunteer for the Ithaca Advocacy Center. After graduation, she hopes to attend graduate school and become a legal advocate for domestic and/or sexual violence survivors. She first got involved in OneLove after attending an impromptu information session and was immediately interested in the chapter's commitment as well as the organization's mission as a whole. "I'd never seen an organization that focused on relationship health so early in the process, so I knew that this was something extraordinary and had to get involved." Sydney is incredibly excited to engage with OneLove members and contribute to student leadership on a national scale.

Navya Balaji

Navya Balaji is a high school junior at Basis Peoria in Arizona. She first joined OneLove during the leadership camps over summer and has now started carrying her own projects outside of OneLove relating to the same topics of discussion. Other than these activities, she likes listening to music and is an avid cooker (although her parents would like for her to never enter the kitchen to avoid burning it down.)

NaThya White

NaThya is a senior accounting major at McNeese State University in Louisiana. She is active in the National Society of Leadership and Success, NAACP, and Delta Sigma Pi. After graduation, she wants to pursue her MBA and CPA license. She first joined One Love’s Campus Ambassadors program in April 2021. She is so excited to be on the YAB and help spread the 10 signs.

Kiki Caputo

Kiki Caputo is a senior at Seattle Academy. She came into contact with One Love when the foundation spoke at an event for youth experiencing homelessness, and she was instantly captivated by One Love’s mission. She then became a Teen Ambassador in the Pacific Northwest region and started working with One Love to implement their materials into her school’s curriculum. Kiki is captain of the varsity soccer team and participates on the speech team. She believes in the powerful change One Love can make for future generations!

Kaiya Roland

Kaiya Roland is from Atlanta, Georgia, and is currently a junior on a pre-med track at Georgia State University. Kaiya’s goal is to spread education on relationship education, the signs of abuse, and overcoming abusive relationships. Starting as a campus ambassador, Kaiya believes that One Love’s powerful message encouraged her to be better in her relationships with others and hopes that she can teach the same to others serving on the Youth Advisory Board! Outside of One Love, she is involved in an internship with the Dean of Students in Domestic Violence Initiatives and Awareness creating events for students on campus to spread awareness to domestic violence. Kaiya is also a leader in Men in Violence Prevention, an initiative addressing men’s involvement in domestic violence and toxic masculinity. She is also a hospice care volunteer, involved in behavioral research, and likes to go rock climbing on her days off!

JR Cassidy

JR is a Senior at Lakeside School in Seattle, WA. His One Love journey began when he attended an Escalation workshop that provided him with language, information and a community that defined love as something that can be learned--and changed his life. Since then, he has attended annual summits and trainings, facilitated workshops as a teen ambassador for the Pacific Northwest and co-leader of his school’s Love Better club, and served as a panelist during a school assembly. He believes in his work because it gives him the opportunity to encourage other young men in their fight against unhealthy relationships and abuse, and amplify the voices of those who have gone unheard. Apart from One Love, JR plays basketball and enjoys writing, making music and spending time with his friends, family, and dog, Socrates.

Isabella Audi

Isabella Audi is a high school senior at the Fieldston School in the Bronx, NY. She is a first generation Brazilian-American who grew up spending her summers in Brazil with her grandparents where she was constantly bombarded by media messages that glamorized toxic relationships. She has spent the last three years knocking on her school’s doors, advocating for classes that teach students how to identify and respond to unhealthy relationships. To raise awareness, Isabella wrote an Op-Ed for the Medium website explaining the negative influence of media, particularly social media, on teen relationships. The culmination of her efforts came in 11th grade when her proposal for a workshop was approved and she presented it during Fieldston’s Community Day. The positive response led her school to add unhealthy relationships as a new unit to the health curriculum. Isabella began teaching 9th-graders in the spring of junior year and is teaching again this year. She is also a Teen Ambassador and is excited to continue spreading awareness about One Love’s mission among the world’s youth."

Gabin Lee

Gabin (They/Them and She/Her) is a junior at NYU majoring in Applied Psychology and Global Public Health. They call South Korea and Thailand their home. After stumbling across Katie Hood's TED Talk during the summer before college, Gabin deeply resonated with Katie's words. She decided to get further involved in One Love as a Campus Ambassador and founded the NYU chapter of One Love based on six core values: teamwork, respect, inclusion, intersectionality, accountability, and continuous learning. Gabin is thrilled to continue spreading One Love's message and promoting healthy relationships at NYU and the surrounding NYC area.

Dakota James Bartley

Dakota is a current senior at New West Charter High School in Los Angeles, California. First becoming involved with One Love during their first Youth Leadership Summit, he immediately recognized the importance of One Love's message and worked to become a Teen Ambassador. Through hosting school-wide workshops, educating his community on the 10 signs, and founding his school's One Love Club, Dakota hopes to increase One Love's presence on the West Coast. He is enthusiastic about mental health awareness, and aims to end the societal stigma withholding men from confidently sharing their feelings.

Charlie Levine

Charlie Levine is from Rye, NY and is currently a senior at Rye High School. Locally, Charlie works with a global nonprofit, the Big Picture Foundation, that aims to connect kids around the world through a shared love of art and outreach. She is also an officer of her schools Environmental Conservation Club and LET’S mental health club, as she is passionate about combating the multifaceted issues of both climate change and teen mental health. Charlie has been a One Love Teen Ambassador for the Tri-State region throughout high school and has worked to bring One Love’s content and message into her school and community. Charlie is very excited to serve on the Youth Advisory Board and have the opportunity to continue to share One Love’s crucial mission."

Catherine Ramich

Catherine is a junior at Charlotte Catholic High School in Charlotte, NC. In addition to her involvement with One Love through the Student Ambassador Program and the Youth Advisory Board, Catherine helps lead the Mental Health Awareness Club at her school, educating her classmates about mental health, inclusion, and awareness. Catherine interned with One Love last summer, working with marketing to Gen Z and reaching the neurodiverse community. She works very hard to spread One Love’s universal message in order to provide young people with the knowledge necessary to improve their relationships and avoid unhealthy situations. Catherine is excited to see how far she can take her work with One Love and how much she can make a difference in the world.

Caroline Empey

Caroline Empey is from Bronxville, NY and is a current senior at Phillips Academy in Andover, MA. She enjoys running for her schools track and cross-country team and is actively involved in community engagement.  Caroline runs a program where students at Andover travel to a neighboring city to help adults study for their citizenship exams and has been involved in many of her churches local community projects.  She is also the Chief Financial Officer as well as an editor for her schools global affairs newspaper, plays in the handbell choir, and is on the board of Andover’s yearbook.  Caroline has been a Teen Ambassador with the Boston Regional group for the past three years and started an internship with One Love’s marketing team last March.  She is grateful for the opportunities working with One Love has given her and is excited to continue to learn and be part of the One Love community on the Youth Advisory Board this year.

Bruna Aguiar

Bruna is a senior at Somerset Academy High School at Pembroke Pines, Florida. She got involved in One Love after attending a 10 signs workshop at her school. After hearing about what One Love was all about, she couldn't help but think that so many others could benefit from learning how to identify unhealthy signs and how to love better. She decided to join the Teen Ambassador Program in December of 2020 so she could learn more about how she can help bring healthy relationship education to my community. She enjoys playing volleyball in her free time and she also give back to my community as a member of my school's Key Club.

Alyssea Immonen

Alyssea is a first-year member of the Youth Advisory Board and as a Campus Ambassador for Arizona State University, where she is a first-year student studying Social and Cultural Analysis (Queer and Sexuality Studies). In addition to working with One Love, she plays viola and is an Advisor with the Girl Up Boston Coalition Executive Board.

Alana Basmajian

Alana Basmajian is a senior at Santa Monica High School in Santa Monica, CA. She joined One Love earlier this year and has led a parent training program in her school district, started a One Love club at school, and have since introduced a partnership with another national student organization, Teen Talk. She loves being part of a community of motivated people willing to make change and be a leader! When she is not talking with friends, you'll find her reading, eating, watching Vice documentaries on Youtube, or walking.

Chloe Kilano

Chloe Kilano is a freshman at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. where she studies International Affairs & Marketing. As an Iraqi woman, her passion for relationship health stems from unhealthy cultural norms she has witnessed, experienced, and strives to abolish. In her free time you can find her cooking, exploring D.C. with her friends, or watching Law and Order.

Simone Arrington

Simone is a senior at Sidwell Friends School in Washington DC and has worked with the One Love Foundation since the summer of 2020. She has worked as a Teen Ambassador, Facilitator Cops member, and intern, and will be serving as a Regional Board Youth member and Youth Advisory Board member this year. Her interest in relationship education started after she left an abusive friendship in 2018. Now she loves working to support others and is honored to return to the Youth Advisory Board!