• Helen Aboah is the COO and President of Atelier Jolie. Previously, Helen was the CEO of Urban Design, a philosophy of living inspired by Donna Karan and has held executive leadership positions at Alexander Wang and LVMH/Donna Karan International. Helen was born in Eritrea and raised in California. Helen is a graduate of Columbia University.

Our Board of Directors

  • Dominique Brustlein-Bobst’s greatest passion is philanthropy, and she has led the philanthropic interests of Brustlein and Cie for over two decades. Dominique also is a member of the board at Special Olympics Switzerland and The Antenna Foundation. Dominique Brustlein-Bobst holds a Master of Science in Politics from the University of Geneva.

  • Guadalupe Smurfit is the President of the Ireland Funds Monaco. Prior to moving to Monaco in the early 2000s, Guadalupe lived in the United States and Mexico, where she was born. Guadalupe is especially passionate about supporting young people, particularly those who have fled gang- and drug-related violence.

  • Esther founded the Media Arts program at Palo Alto High School which today is one of the largest journalism programs in the country. Esther also serves as Vice Chair of Creative Commons, is the Founder of TractLearning. Esther has been intimately involved with Google and GoogleEdu since its inception. Esther is a board member of Alliance for Excellent Education in Washington, DC, and on the Board of Newseum in DC; and a has been consultant for the U.S Department of Education, Hewlett Foundation, Carnegie Foundation for Advancement of Teaching, Google, Silicon Valley Education Foundation and Time Magazine Education.

Andrew Heinrich, our Founder and Executive Director, also serves on our board.

  • Partner, SGFC

  • Former NFL Linebacker

Our Junior Board

  • SVP - FP&A at Sony Music Entertainment

  • Managing Director, Center for Integration Science in Global Health Equity; Firm Chief, Department of Medicine. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Internal Medicine Physician

  • Principal, Blackstone

  • Managing Director, Goldman Sachs

  • Sustainability and ESG Consultant, Schlange, Zamostny & Co

  • MFA, Boston Patti and Jonathan Kraft Chief of Learning and Community Engagement

  • Co-Founder, Sangha Capital

  • Principal at MHR Fund Management

  • Founder and Executive Director

  • Community Coordinator

Our Staff

  • Chief of Staff

  • Migrant Crisis Response Associate, New York Regional Director

  • Student Needs Coordinator

  • Rosebud Indian Reservation Mentoring Associate

  • Student Needs Associate

  • Migrant Crisis Response Associate

  • Student Needs Associate

  • Broadening Horizons Associate