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.
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
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 on the Program Committee.
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.
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.
Theresa A. Salameno: Ms. Salameno was born and educated in the UK, and she is a current resident of Allendale, NJ. Ms. Salameno has volunteered and chaired on numerous school and church committees, and served as the Chairman of The Valley Hospital Auxiliary and as a trustee for Stonehill College in Easton, MA. She sits on the board of Directors for Ramapo College in Mahwah, NJ, and St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic College in Santa Paula, CA. Ms. Salameno is on the Program Committee and this is her first 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.
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.
Lizette M. Pérez -Deisboeck: Ms. Pérez -Desiboeck has been a partner at Goodwin Procter Business Law Department since 2004, and she is a member of its Technology Companies and Private Equity Groups. Ms. Pérez -Desiboeck boasts an impressive list of prior experience, including vice president of legal affairs and operations at Idealab, law clerk to the Honorable Michael A. Telesca, and an associate at Baker & McKenzie in Los Angeles. She is a member of the American Bar Association, the Massachusetts, California and Illinois Bar Associations, New England Corporate Counsel Association and the Massachusetts Association of Hispanic Attorneys. This is her first year involved with Peace Games as pro bono legal counsel.
