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Our Board

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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…

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Star 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…

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Theo 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…

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Rob 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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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…

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Samantha 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…

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Adrea 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…

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Daniel 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…

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George 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…

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Shea 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…

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Kurt 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…

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Michelle 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…

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Tayo 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…

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Ekene 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….

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Keith 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…

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Peter 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,…

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Gennell 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…

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Francisco 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…

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National Advisory Council

The National Advisory Council is a group of professionals under 40 dedicated to helping A Better Chance carry out its vision of helping young people from underserved communities access transformative educational opportunities. 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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Sadasia McCutchen*

• National Advisory Council

SignalFire, Trevor Day School, 2013

 

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Jarron Smith

• National Advisory Council

Chief Operating Officer, Marshfield Associates

 

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Jonathan Gardner*

• National Advisory Council

Brown Advisory, Analyst Wilmington Friends School, 2016

 

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Khamal Brown*

• National Advisory Council

Morgan Stanley, Vice President Westminster School, 2011

 

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Selah Hampton*

• National Advisory Council

Via Transportation, Partner Success Associate Principal Phillis Exeter Academy

 

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Sophia Zeinu*

• National Advisory Council

Salesforce, Senior Director Equality + Talent Westminster School, 2010

 

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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