Our Team

Our Co-Founders

Dr. Sarah Bennison

Jennifer B. Wallace

Our Expert Advisors

  • Lisa Damour, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist and New York Times Best Selling Author

    Lisa Damour, Ph.D.

    Clinical Psychologist and New York Times Best Selling Author

  • Richard Weissbourd, Faculty, Harvard Graduate School of Education and Kennedy School of Government

    Richard Weissbourd

    Faculty, Harvard Graduate School of Education and Kennedy School of Government

    Faculty Director, Making Caring Common

  • Gordon Flett, Professor in the Department of Psychology at York University in Toronto, Canada

    Gordon Flett

    Professor in the Department of Psychology at York University in Toronto, Canada

  • Chidi Asoluka, Educator, Social Entrepreneur, Founder New Comm Project

    Chidi Asoluka

    Educator, Social Entrepreneur, Founder New Comm Project

  • Isaac Prilleltensky, Ph.D., Award Winning Academic, Former Dean of the School of Education and Inaugural Chair of Community Well-Being, University of Miami

    Isaac Prilleltensky, Ph.D.

    Award Winning Academic, Former Dean of the School of Education and Inaugural Chair of Community Well-Being, University of Miami

  • Mariam Korangy, Director of Strategic School Partnerships and Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence

    Mariam Korangy

    Director of Strategic School Partnerships and Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence

  • Roderick Carey, Ph.D., Faculty, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Delaware; Founder, Black Boy Mattering Project

    Roderick Carey, Ph.D.

    Faculty, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Delaware

    Founder, Black Boy Mattering Project

  • Christoph Becker, Global Creative and Humanitarian Leader

    Christoph Becker

    Global Creative and Humanitarian Leader

  • Didi Bertrand Farmer

    Didi Bertrand Farmer

    Senior Advisor, Adolescent Youth Health, Partners in Health

    Founder, Women and Girls Initiative

    Chair, Haiti-Rwanda Commission

  • Shelly Wilfong, Ph.D., Assistant Superintendent at Wawasee Community Schools - Syracuse Indiana

    Shelly Wilfong, Ph.D.

    Assistant Superintendent at Wawasee Community Schools - Syracuse Indiana

  • James Toole, Professional Developer for Leadership, Service-Learning, and Global Youth Social Entrepreneurship

    James Toole

    Professional Developer for Leadership, Service-Learning, and Global Youth Social Entrepreneurship

  • Tracy Vaillancourt, Canada Research Chair in School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention

    Tracy Vaillancourt

    Canada Research Chair in School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention

  • Thomas Curran

    Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics

    Author, The Perfection Trap

  • Sarah Straton

    Olympian, Parent Educator and Coach

  • Sarah McMillan, Ed.D

    Educator, Developmental and Counseling Psychologist

Research Team

Jenna Spitsen Nichols, Doctoral Candidate, University of Pennsylvania

Rabiya Karamali, M.Ed., MAPP, Doctoral Candidate, Univeristy of Miami

Co-Founders

Kimberly Kravis

Kim Towner

Advisory Council

Youth Leadership Council

  • Elaina, Charlotte, NC

    Lilly Bostwick, RI

    Will Busconi, CT

    Amelia, Portland, ME

    Shayla Durret, NY

    Dorothy, Concord, NH (Leader)

    James Moody, CT

    Syla, San Antonio, TX

    Rose, Wilmington, DE

    Peter, Lakeville, CT (Leader)

    Cassia, Milton, MA

    Olivia, New York (Leader)

    Salar, New York, NY

    Sasan, New York, NY

    Caroline, New York, NY

    Lucile, Washington, DC

Coporate & Non-For-Profit Partners

  • Barry Wehmiller, building a better world
  • Chapman foundation for caring communities
  • Challenge success
  • Family Leadership Center - encourage, grow, lead
  • The NewComm project
  • The black boy mattering project

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