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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ZACH LEVY

Zach is a graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Class of 2018.

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Zach is a Recipient of the Congressional Award Silver Medal for service.

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Zach currently works as a Private Equity Vice President at New Mountain Capital.

Vice-Chair of the Board

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Justin is a graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Class of 2018.

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Justin has previously worked with several charitable organizations, such as the Youth Renewal Fund and the ACE Foundation.

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Justin currently works as an investor at Millennium Management.

JUSTIN HABER
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Chair of the Board

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Over the last 15 years, Jhae Thompson has provided strategic leadership and organizational vision, including leadership roles with Community Youth Advance, Horton’s Kids, Higher Achievement – Baltimore, and District of Columbia Public Schools.

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Before working in the educational and nonprofit industries, Jhae spent five years working in corporate for Blue Cross Blue Shield and Aetna, Inc as a marketing professional supporting strategic sales and customer communication.

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She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Temple University and a Master of Arts from LaSalle University, and completed the Nonprofit Management Executive Certificate Program at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University.

JHAE THOMPSON
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Board Member

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Kazz is an experienced executive with 20 years of experience in non-profit management and education.

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Before joining HTB, he served as the Chief Program Officer at the The Boys' Club of New York and as Deputy Director at Ramapo For Children.

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Kazz holds a B.A. in history and has also earned a master’s degree in education from the University of Virginia, as well post-graduate certificates from Fordham University, Baruch College and NYU.

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As an independent consultant, Kazz founded Teachable NYC, an organization whose mission is to help support the creation of diverse and inclusive programs for children.

Board Member

KAZZ ALEXANDER
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Victor-Lawrence Boadum is a proud resident of Harlem

 

He was previously involved with several charitable organizations, including Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC and the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership organization

 

Victor earned his MBA from Columbia Business School and BA in International Affairs from The George Washington University. Victor is a Senior Manager of ESG - Social Impact at Peloton

 

Previously, Victor worked as Chief of Staff supporting the CEO of the Harlem Children's Zone and as an Associate at Morgan Stanley
 

VICTOR LAWRENCE-BOADUM
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Secretary

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PHILLIP ISOM
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Treasurer

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Phillip is a graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Class of 2018

 

Phillip sits on the associate board of The Hope Program and the junior board of the Riverside Hawks

 

Phillip currently works as a Climate and Sustainability Strategist at JP Morgan
 

Caeli Harr is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

 

As a former Student Athlete, Caeli was a member of The Boys & Girls Chapel Hill Chapter where she acted as the liaison between the UNC Athletic Department and the Boys & Girls Organization. She also earned the honor of being a Buckley Public Scholar

 

Caeli currently works as an Account Executive for Salesforce and was previously at Oracle within technology sales

CAELI
HARR

Board Member

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Mark Bai is a proud first generation immigrant who has experienced first hand many of the challenges facing HTB students

 

He previously volunteered with Minds Matter of San Francisco, where he served as both a student mentor and VP of Recruiting

 

Professionally, Mark is a Partner with True Search, where he focuses on placing senior engineering, product management, and data science executives for the world’s most innovative technology companies

 

Mark holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and lives in Manhattan

MARK
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Board Member

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Sushma Chennubhotla, MD, is a neurologist, with a specialty in headache medicine

 

She is a proud mom to two young children, and is passionate about youth causes

 

She holds a BA and MD from the University of Louisville, and she completed her residency training in Neurology at Case Western University Hospital. Sushma completed a Fellowship in Headache and Facial Pain at Stanford University

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Tushar Khadloya is a Principal at American Securities, and he held previous investment positions at TPG Capital, Golden Gate Capital, and Cerberus Capital Management

 

He has been involved in a variety of nonprofit causes over the years, particularly those supporting youth, in the U.S. and abroad

 

Tushar holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an AB in Economics from Brown University

TUSHAR
KHADLOYA

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Jordan has spent her career working across the sports industry, where she has experienced the meaningful impact of sports both professionally and personally. She currently leads Partnerships & Licensing at Fanatics and prior to this, she led Athlete Partnerships at META. 

 

Jordan earned her MBA from Harvard Business School, her BA from the University of Michigan, and was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.

JORDAN
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Board Member

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