buildOn Boards
Meet our global board leadership
The buildOn movement is made up of passionate and determined people from all walks of life who are committed to the belief that service and education can end poverty. Our boards include community and business leaders from throughout the country.
National Board of Directors
DJ Casto
Executive Vice President & Chief HR Officer, Synchrony
Darryl Ervin
Financial Analyst, Deloitte (buildOn Alum)
Marc Friedman
Chief Development Officer, buildOn
Connecticut
Karen Gephardt
Founder & Managing Director, Fusion Partners
Sanjay Gupta
Dean Emeritus of Broad School of Business, Michigan State University
Randi Hedin
Chief Operating Officer, GMP Proprietary Trading, LLC
Suzie Ivelich
Founder, Suzie Ivelich Consulting
Dan Janki
CFO, Delta Air Lines
Margaret Keane
CEO, Cisive
Suzanne Kounkel
Chief Marketing Officer, Deloitte
Alan Murray
President, WSJ Leadership Institute
Rassaan Parris
Educator, The High School for Energy and Technology
Dr. Meisha Porter
Visiting Senior Fellow, Center For Educational Innovation
Ranjit Samra
Head of Engineering for Investments, Wealth & Pershing (Wealth Services), BNY
John Seifert
Worldwide CEO, Ogilvy (Retired)
Hilary Smith
EVP Corporate Social Responsibility, NBCUniversal
Eric Standifer
President and CEO, Blaylock Van, LLC
Jim Ziolkowski
Founder, President & CEO, buildOn
Connecticut
Jim Parke
Vice Chairman & CFO, GE Capital, Founding Board Member 1991-2018 (in memoriam)
Global Advisory Board
Leslie Appleby
Skyler Badenoch
CEO, Hope for Haiti
Rich Been
Founder, True Leader Coaching
Diahann Billings-Burford
CEO, RISE
Jane Hackney
AJ Klenk
Managing Partner, Capstone Companies
Ralph Layman
CEO & Managing Partner, Blue Ocean Management Partners, LLC
Shelley Leibowitz
President, SL Advisory
John Myers
Denis Nayden
Chairman, James Alpha Holdings
Geoffrey Norman
EVP (retired), GE Asset Management
Ryan Richert
Executive Director, Global Media Golin
Alex Rohan
Managing Director, Miller Buckfire
David Rossi
President of Global Industrial Market, Korn Ferry
Catarina Schwab
Founder, Cata•lyst
James Seymour
Senior Managing Director, Capital One
Keith Sherin
Khozema Shipchandler
CEO, Twilio
Tom Silverman
Jennifer VanBelle
Travis Van Winkle
Actor and Global Ambassador
Boston Board
Ted Bruntrager
Vice President, Global Risk Management, Manulife
Sarah Byrne
Vice President, H.I.G. Capital, LLC
Melodie Chang
Partner, PwC
Patrick Corbett
Managing Director, JPMorgan Wealth Management
Susan Elliott
Director, Needham Bank
Teresa Epperson
Digital Trek
Allan Hackney
Sendy Lamour
buildOn Alum
Mel Martin
Case Researcher, Harvard Business School (buildOn Alum)
Loredana Sandu-Vieil
Global Client Service Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
Blaire Shoor
Executive – Investor Relations, GE
Adam Tager
The Pillow Collection
Karen Vachon
buildOn Boston Board Chair
Chicago Board
Jonathan Asperger
Kevin Cross
President & General Manager, NBCU
Courtney Gentleman
SVP, Diversified & Value Platform Leader, Synchrony, buildOn Chicago Board Chair
Bryan Humphrey
Principal, PwC
Jay Jarvie
Executive Director, JPMorgan Chase
Amy Martin
VP, IT Delivery & Risk Management, PMO, Allstate
Don Resnick
Partner, Jenner & Block
Evan Sussholz
Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
Detroit Board
Ernest Adams
Co-Owner and Principal, Hustle with Heart
Neil Armstrong
Chief People Officer, Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc.
Daryl Brown
Regional Sales Manager, Oracle, buildOn Detroit Board Co-Chair
Patti Foit
Manager, Corporate Architecture & Retail Innovation, Corporate Network Operations, Volkswagen Group Of America
Oscar Ford
Financial Professional, Prudential Financial
Patrick Frederick
Director, Deals: Financial Due Diligence, PwC
Dana Greene
Trustee, Superior Township, Project Manager, University of Michigan, Medicine
Maureen Herman
Center Manager, SER Metro Detroit
Michael McKeown
Change Management Leader, Dynatrace
Latonya Riddle-Jones, MD/MPH
Vice-Chair & Associate Professor of Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine
Michael Smith
Institutional Client Advisor, J.P. Morgan, buildOn Detroit Board Co-Chair
Sean Wessman
Partner/Principal, EY
New York Board
LaNelle Alexander
Chief Equity Officer, Achievement First
Eric Berkowitz
Managing General Counsel, Synchrony
Daniel Cassidy
Director of Business Development, Innovative Partnerships Group
Keia Cole
Chief Digital Officer, BSE Global
Robert Giglietti
Group Vice President – Controller, Treasurer & CEO of GE Corporate Holdings, GE Aerospace
Robert Jasminski
Head of Investment Management, BlackRock
Karen Kovacs
President, Advertising and Partnerships, NBCUniversal
Soenke Lehmitz
Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company, Inc.
Jon Maier
Chief ETF Strategist, JPMorgan Asset Management
Paul Nestro
Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors, New York Board Chair
Andrea Valerio
Head Of Trading, Continental Industries Group
Marjan van der Weijden
Global Group Head – Corporates & Infrastructure, Fitch Ratings
Steve Wanner
EY Americas Industrials & Energy Leader, Ernst & Young LLP
Travis Welcome
Chief Program Officer, Fresh Air Fund
Global Chapter Board
Liam Doyle
buildOn West Coast Board Chair
Camilla Norman Field
Founder, Integral Coaching
Kristen Anderson
Associate Board
Alexis Acca
Assistant Clinical Director, LMSW, Parallax Center Inc
Ariel Arbiv
Strategy & Consulting, Accenture
Lizzie Potocsky
Account Manager, TWENTY6
Cory Raxton
Strategic Relationship Manager, Bloomberg LP
Ejay Ramos
R3 Corporate Affairs Strategy BLP, Synchrony
Juan Rodriguez
Facilities Associate, Roivant Sciences
Mollie Smetana
Psychotherapist, LCSW, JMW Therapy
Rachel Weisglass
HR Ventures & Acquisitions Specialist, Accenture
Haley Wise
Child Therapist, LMSW, Manhattan Star Academy
Madeline Wise
Human Resources Coordinator, Kirkland & Ellis LLP