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Leadership
Sheila Marmon Heuer*
- Board of Directors
- Chair
Founder & CEO, Mirror Digital
Sheila Marmon has a passion for launching new businesses in the digital media industry and has created…
Read ProfileStar McDade
- Vice Chair
Sr. Vice President, Audit Services, USAA
Star McDade is a strategic thinker with a unique point of view driven by her personal intellectual…
Read ProfileTheo Killion*
- Board of Directors
- Vice Chair
Retired Chief Executive Officer, Zale Corporation
The Hill School, 1970* Theo Killion is the former Zale Corp. Chief Executive Officer who led the…
Read ProfileRob Fullerton
- Board of Directors
- Vice Chair
Global Head of Leveraged Finance, Jefferies
Rob Fullerton is the Global Head of Leveraged Finance at Jefferies with over 24 years of investment…
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- Board Emeritus
- Board Members At Large
Renee J. Carter
- Board Members At Large
- Board of Directors
A3 & Production Business Team V.P. Xerox Corporation
I am a Mechanical Engineer turned Line of Business manager having leveraged many opportunities at Xerox to…
Read ProfileSamantha Robinson-Daye
- Board Members At Large
- Board of Directors
VP, HR Business Partner
Samantha is a senior leader in talent management, organizational development and global Human Resources (HR) with over…
Read ProfileAdrea Williams
- Board Members At Large
- Board of Directors
Global Chief Financial Officer & P&L Leader
Adrea’s 25+ year career spans PepsiCo, the largest food and beverage company in North America and second…
Read ProfileDaniel J. DiBiasio
- Board Members At Large
- Board of Directors
Head of Morgan Stanley Family Office
Daniel J. DiBiasio is the Head of Morgan Stanley Family Office. In prior roles within Wealth Management…
Read ProfileGeorge Wilson*
- Board Members At Large
- Board of Directors
Vice President Head of Partnerships - NBA G League
George Wilson II is Vice President and Head of Partnerships for the National Basketball Association’s G-League. He…
Read ProfileShea Manigo
- Board Members At Large
- Board of Directors
Senior Vice President of Retail Operations-West for CVS Pharmacy
Shea Manigo is the Senior Vice President of Retail Operations-West for CVS Pharmacy, overseeing colleagues in over…
Read ProfileKurt Van Wagenen
- Board Members At Large
- Board of Directors
CEO, Summit Broadband
Kurt Van Wagenen CEO, Summit Broadband Kurt Van Wagenen is the CEO of Summit Broadband, a leading…
Read ProfileMichelle Gittens*
- Board Members At Large
- Board of Directors
Director of US Transactional Video on Demand, Amazon, Phillips Academy Andover, 1999*
Michelle Gittens currently serves as the Director of US Transactional Video on Demand for Amazon’s Prime Video…
Read ProfileTayo Famakinwa
- Board Members At Large
- Board of Directors
Vice President and Head of Organizational Effectiveness, UPS
Tayo is Vice President at UPS. He was a Managing Director at Teneo, Inc., a global CEO…
Read ProfileEkene Ezulike
- Board Members At Large
- Board of Directors
Global Head of Corporate Services, Morgan Stanley
Ekene Ezulike is a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley and is the Global Head of Corporate Services….
Read ProfileKeith Evans
- Board Members At Large
- Board of Directors
President, The Westminster Schools
Keith Evans was appointed President of The Westminster Schools in Atlanta, Georgia, in July, 2014. Prior to…
Read ProfilePeter Allan Atkins
- Board Emeritus
- Board of Directors
Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP
Roger G. Arrieux, Jr
- Board Members At Large
- Board of Directors
East Region Market Leader & New York Managing Partner Deloitte LLP
Roger is a business leader with over 35 years of professional services expertise in finance, risk management,…
Read ProfileGennell Jefferson
- Board Members At Large
- Board of Directors
Partner, Investor Relations, The Vistria Group
Ms. Jefferson is a Partner at The Vistria Group focused on Investor Relations and Marketing for the…
Read ProfileFrancisco Tezén
- Board Members At Large
- Board of Directors
President & Chief Executive Officer
Francisco Tezén became President and CEO of A Better Chance in February 2020. He joined A Better…
Read ProfileNational Advisory Council
The National Advisory Council is a group of professionals under 40 dedicated to helping A Better Chance carry out its mission to increase substantially the number of well-educated young people of color who are capable of assuming positions of responsibility and leadership in American society. Founded in 2009, the goal of the Council is to initiate and boost engagement for A Better Chance through a combination of fundraising and volunteer efforts.
For information on joining the National Advisory Council, please contact events@abetterchance.org or 800-562-7865.
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- National Advisory Council
Jonathan Gardner*
- National Advisory Council
Brown Advisory, Analyst Wilmington Friends School, 2016
Khamal Brown*
- National Advisory Council
Morgan Stanley, Vice President Westminster School, 2011
Selah Hampton*
- National Advisory Council
Via Transportation, Partner Success Associate Principal Phillis Exeter Academy
Sophia Zeinu*
- National Advisory Council
Salesforce, Senior Director Equality + Talent Westminster School, 2010
Khary Dennis*
- National Advisory Council
LionTree LLC, St. Andrew's School, 2013
Rishi Gopaul*
- National Advisory Council
Americas at Adm Group Ltd, Simsbury A Better Chance, 1997
Nicole Talerman
- National Advisory Council
Bain & Company
*denotes A Better Chance Alumni