2014/2015 Advisory Board Members, Peer Advisors, Grant Judges, Mentors, and Presenters: Thank You!

Just a quick note of thanks to the following alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends who donated their time and expertise to the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship in 2014/2015. Your involvement has made our programs stronger, and we look forward to continued collaboration!

Advisory Board
Phoebe Boyer ’89

During the WesHack Bootcamp, Julian Applebaum '13 explained that human language can be imprecise but computer language cannot.

During the WesHack Bootcamp, Julian Applebaum ’13 explained that human language can be imprecise but computer language cannot.

Carl Byers ’93
Sharon Belden Castonguay
Marcus Chung ’98
Lexy Funk ’91
Lara Galinsky ’96
Amir Alexander Hasson ’98
Rachel Hines ’82 P’18
Joyce Jacobsen
Ellen Jewett ’81 P’17
Bob Miller P’02 P’99
Kennedy Odede ’12
Robert Patricelli ’61 P’90 P’88
Muzzy Rosenblatt ’87
Ilene Rosenthal ’74 P’17
Rob Rosenthal
Sarah Williams ’88

Peer Advisors
Joaquin Benares ’15
Jason Brandner ’16

Peer Advisors Mia Deng '17 and Mika Reyes '17, along with Shirley Fang '18, taught human-centered design to fellow students as part of their "Innovation Through Design Thinking" forum.

Peer Advisors Mia Deng ’17 and Mika Reyes ’17, along with Shirley Fang ’18, taught human-centered design to fellow students as part of their “Innovation Through Design Thinking” forum.

Mia Deng ’17
Shyam Desai ’15
Gabe Frankel ’15
Nina Gerona ’15
Lily Herman ’16
Olayinka Lawal ’15
Brent Packer ’15
Mika Reyes’17
Ben Romero ’16
Sophie Salmore ’17
Yekaterina Sapozhnina ’16
Tanaya Srini ’15
Kate Weiner ’15

Grant Judges
Joaquin Benares ’15
Marcus Chung ’98
Peter Frank ’12
Lexy Funk ’91
Dan Gregory ’78 P’07
Rachel Hines ’82 P’18

Jim Boyle, Managing Director of the Yale Entrepreneurial Institute, offered pro bono mentoring to students at the Patricelli Center.

Jim Boyle, Managing Director of the Yale Entrepreneurial Institute, offered pro bono mentoring to students at the Patricelli Center.

Barbara Juhasz
Anne Lebleu ’00
Rob Rosenthal
Melinda Weekes-Laidlow ’89
Sarah Williams ’88

Presenters, Speakers, and On-Campus Mentors
Casey Pickett 
Chazelle Rhoden ’15
Chelsea Tweneboah ’15

Cheryl Doss
CT State Senator Dante Bartolomeo
CT State Senator Toni Boucher
Darcie Binder ’15
The Reverend Debra W. Haffner 76
Dylan Niehoff ’15
Ella Israeli ‘17
Elysa Gordon ’89
Erin Boggs ’93
Gabe Frankel ’15
Gabrielle Fondiller ’07
Hilary Jacobs Hendel
Hirut M’cleod ’00
Izzy Coleman ’15
J. Dontrese “Smack” Brown

Chelsea Tweneboah ’15 of Cape Coast Regional Hospital in Ghana ; Shadrack Frimpong of Healthy Africa; and Tiffany Aquino of Unite for Sight participated in a healthcare panel during the Africa Innovation Summit. The talk was moderated by Laura Ann Twagira, assistant professor of history.

Chelsea Tweneboah ’15 of Cape Coast Regional Hospital in Ghana ; Shadrack Frimpong of Healthy Africa; and Tiffany Aquino of Unite for Sight participated in a healthcare panel during the Africa Innovation Summit. The talk was moderated by Laura Ann Twagira, assistant professor of history.

Jack Dougherty
Jacob Sussman ‘17
Jake Levine ’08
James Boyle
Jason Brandner ’16
Jean-Pierre Adechi ’10 
Jim Brenner ’79
Joaquin Benares ’15
John Manners
Jon Hendel
Joy Anderson ’89
Julia Vermeulen ’15
Julian Applebaum ’13
Kathlyn Patillo ’12
Katya Sapozhnina ’16
Kevin Winnie ’16
Laura Ann Twagira
Lily Herman ’15
Liza Conrad ’11
Marina King ’16
Matt Donahue ’14
Mia Deng ‘17
Mika Reyes ’17
Mikako Tai ’11
Nakia Booth ’96
Nina Gerona ’15
Norman Danner
Oladoyin Oladapo ’14
Olayinka Lawal ’15
Paul Glewwe
Rachel Verner ’15
Rebecca Knight ’98
Shadrack Frimpong
Shirley Fang ’18
Sitar Terrass-Shah ’17
Sonya Behnke ’03
Stephen McCarthy
Steve Kallaugher ’73
Former CT Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz
Tiffany Aquino
Tim Devane ’09
Vijay Prashad
Wheeli, ZipCar, and CT Rides
Zach Valenti ’12