Shahara Ahmad-Llewellyn, board co-chairwoman: Ms. Ahmad-Llewellyn is currently vice chairman of her family owned Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Co., the fourth largest Coke bottler in the United States. She is a founding member and vice chair of Jazz at Lincoln Center and founding member of the board of the New 42nd Street Corporation. She is vice chair of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, lives in New York and works closely with our NY Regional Director. This is her fourth year on the board.
Craig Martin, board co-chairman: Mr. Martin is the COO and EVP of Feinstein Kean Healthcare, a strategy and communications consulting firm serving the life sciences sector. The firm is based in Cambridge, MA, and with offices in CA, NJ and Washington, DC. Previous to this he was the Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Ruder Finn’s Washington, DC office. He is a graduate of Duke University, with a B.A. in political science. Mr. Martin is a resident of Andover, MA, where he lives with his wife and two children. This is his fifth year on the board. Committees: Strategy and Marketing
Richard Griffiths, board treasurer: Mr. Griffiths is the Chief Accounting Officer at DSF Advisors, LLP in Boston. He is the former senior finance director of the Emerging Channels Group at Citizens Bank. He is resident of Westwood, MA, and this is his fifth year on the board.
Rozlyn Anderson: Ms. Anderson is the Director of Wealth Advisory Services at Merrill Lynch Private Banking and Investment Group. Ms. Anderson is a resident of Montclair, N.J. This is her sixth year on the board. Committees: Planned giving.
Eric D. Dawson, president: Mr. Dawson has been with Peace Games since its inception as a student-run program at Harvard University. Mr. Dawson has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including Youth Service America’s Fund for Social Entrepreneurs, the Echoing Green Fellowship for Public Service, and the Ashoka Fellowship for leading social entrepreneurs. Mr. Dawson is a resident of Dorchester, MA
Michael Hansen: Michael Hansen currently serves as CEO of Elsevier Health Sciences, a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. Previously, Mr. Hansen served as President and CEO of Harcourt Assessment, the premier education assessment company in the world. Prior to that, he was the global head of Corporate Development of Bertelsmann – the world’s third largest media company. Prior to Bertelsmann, Mr. Hansen was a partner at Boston Consulting Group, Inc. and served as Co-Chairman of global E-Business Practice, and led the creation of Boston Consulting Group's E-business consultancy, which was ranked #1 by Forrester Research. Mr. Hansen has a JD from the University of Bonn, Germany, and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School in New York. He has dual American and German citizenship. This is Mr. Hansen’s fourth year on the board.
Chike Ibeabuchi: Chike Ibeabuchi is a Peace Games graduate and founding member of the Peace Games Teen Council. A 2006 graduate of Boston College, Chike is Program Manager of the Mellon CityACCESS: An Investment in Youth Program (MCA), made possible through the generosity of the Arthur F. Blanchard Trust. He is responsible for overseeing eight diverse community organizations that provide 48 high school students from underserved communities, known as Teen Ambassadors, with paid apprenticeships and meaningful life skill and mentoring opportunities. Mr. Ibeabuchi serves on the Executive Board of the Nigerian Youth Organization. He was the recipient of the 2006 Boston College George F. & Jean W. Bemis Award, the 2005 Steamboat Foundation Grant, and the 2005 Boston College Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship. A resident of Hyde Park, MA, Chike joined the Board in 2001 and serves as Co-Chair of the Alumni Relations Task Force.
Rashida Jones: Ms. Jones is a successful actress, well known for her role on such hit television shows Boston Public and The Office. She graduated from Harvard University. Ms. Jones is a resident of New York City. This is her fifth year on the board.
Christine W. Letts: Ms. Letts is the Senior Associate Dean of Executive Programs and the Rita E. Hauser Lecturer in the Practice of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership at the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Studies at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. Ms. Letts also serves on the boards of Management Sciences for Health and Common Impact. Ms. Letts is a resident of Wellesley, MA. This is her eighth year on the board.
Donal Logue: Donal has been a long-time supporter of Peace Games (even running the Boston Marathon to raise money for the cause). A 1988 graduate of Harvard, Donal has built a solid career as an actor and just completed his first film as a writer/director. Donal is the father of two boys and a resident of Los Angeles, CA. This is his fourth year on the board. Committees: Development
Jesse Peretz: Mr. Peretz is a film, commercial and Grammy-winning music video director. He has led our champions outreach in Los Angeles and New York. He is a resident of New York City. Mr. Peretz has been a supporter of Peace Games for over six years and this is his fourth year on the board.
Raymond Sozzi: Ray Sozzi, a graduate of Dartmouth College, is an entrepreneur who has founded nearly a dozen businesses. Has been recognized as a “Marketer of the Next Generation” by BrandWeek, One of the Country’s “Top 10 Up & Coming CEO’s” by Chief Executive Magazine and one of Boston Business Journal’s “40 under 40”. In 1998, he was honored as the National Young Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young, USA Today and the Dow Jones Corporation. He currently serves as Chairman and CEO of RVS Ventures, Inc. and sits on the Board of Directors of several private companies and non-profit organizations. Ray currently resides in Florida. This is his third year on the board.
Hal R. Tovin: Mr. Tovin is Group Executive Vice President and Managing Director of the Retail Partnership Delivery Group at Citizens Financial Group Inc., one of the 10 largest commercial bank holding companies in the US. He also serves on the Executive Policy Committee, the company’s senior leadership team and is responsible for executive leadership and strategic oversight of the non-traditional retail branch delivery program at Citizens. In addition, Mr. Tovin has management responsibility for Kroger Personal Finance which, through a joint venture with Citizens, offers financial services, products, mortgages, home equity lines and loans, and insurance at the check-out lanes in all Kroger Supermarkets. Mr. Tovin is a graduate of Brown University, received his MBA from the Wharton School of Business, and has an extensive background in marketing and strategic planning. This will be his fifth year on the board. Committees: Audit and Strategy.
Peace Games Counsel
Jeremiah J. Sullivan: Mr. Sullivan is an associate at Goodwin Procter LLP in the firm’s Business Law Department. Mr. Sullivan has worked on a variety of corporate matters including investor- and issuer-side private equity and venture capital financings, emerging and later stage company investments and buyouts, private and public mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financings, joint ventures, recapitalizations, reorganizations and other general corporate and securities law matters. Mr. Sullivan taught government, economics and Spanish at a high school in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and social studies at a middle school in Albany, New York. He currently resides in Massachusetts. This is Mr. Sullivan’s third year involved with Peace Games as pro bono legal counsel.
