I am trilingual professional who has worked in the public relations space for more than 10 years. Throughout my decade-long career, I have represented a variety of clients around the world including hotels and resorts, tourism boards, real estate developments, restaurants, luxury tour operators and non-profits.

I've spent my time in higher education at Villanova and Columbia University, where I earned my Master's in International Finance and Economic Policy. I've enjoyed applying my finance background, overseeing projects and budgets from $30-800M, as well as applying my background in foreign policy, working on climate change and other humanitarian aid projects in Mexico and Afghanistan. I'm now working on fusing both backgrounds and skillsets in a role that oversees asylum seeker expenses and FEMA claims.

Having worked in many different environments and mediated at the EEOC, Nesha developed a passion for proactively identifying and addressing organizational conflict. As a Conflict Resolution Specialist in city government, she uses restorative practices to foster and maintain psychologically safe, collaborative, and effective work relationships. She is particularly drawn to promoting DEIB and empowering individuals through facilitated dialogue. Nesha is also on the board for The Association for Conflict Resolution of Greater New York (ACR-GNY), leading the organization's Student Ambassador program.

Keith works as a Litigator for the nationally recognized Slarskey LLC. Previously, Keith had excelled as an associate at the perennially top-10-ranked law firm, Davis Polk & Wardwell. Keith's recognitions extend into the classroom as well, as he graduated cum laude from New York University (NYU) Law School and magna cum laude from the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA). Keith has also worked for the Fortune 100 Tech giant, Oracle, and can speak firsthand to career path change, the JD certification process, career relocation, and many other valuable experiences college students can benefit from directly.

An impact-driven operator, I’ve charted my career to work across functions – including Ops, Growth, Strategy, Transformation, Marketing, and Change & Culture – to forge an end-to-end perspective and skillset that includes the best from each discipline. Leading teams for organizations that range from <10 employees to the Fortune 10, I excel at building and executing strategies that transform ideas into tangible results.

I serve on the Board of Directors of Commence because I believe education is the most reliable engine for social mobility. This is especially true when it includes both the formal curriculum and the informal, 'unwritten rules' of work. Too many students do everything "right" in school and still feel unprepared for what comes next. Commence closes that gap through mentorship, exposure, and practical skill-building so students can move from ambition to purpose with confidence.

I see my responsibility on this board as stewardship: protecting the mission, supporting the team, and helping Commence grow in a way that stays deeply student-centered. That means keeping our work grounded in real student needs, removing barriers to access, and ensuring every student is met with dignity, high expectations, and real support.

I bring an operator's lens to this work. I'm a social-organizational psychologist and a Founding-Operator at a technology startup-up company in NYC, and my day-to-day job is building environments where people can learn, perform, and thrive under pressure. I also teach organizational psychology, which keeps me grounded in what actually drives success in the world of work.

After 6 years in banking and over a decade in Insurance, I've opened up my own insurance agency, a franchise of Allstate. I've always been passionate about serving others. Whether it be through supporting ministry efforts, leading the Latinos in Insurance employee resource group, or elsewhere, I'm excited to serve the community with our growing, personal lines insurance business.

Steering multimillion-dollar global hr innovations, I focus on a transformative approach that produces lean and systematic hr operational workflows and continuously optimizes human capital management (hcm). Leaner. Faster. Cost-effective. Core areas where I’ve broadened the roi of hr operations have included talent acquisition/recruitment, onboarding, training, performance development, compensation/benefits, and improving employee experience.

Jessica has spent time in education, recruitment, and hospitality in a variety of positions. Jessica spent years helping develop the next generation of leaders as a teacher at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Oklahoma, teaching students how to prepare for life after college. Jessica led Recruitment at a Forbes Best Startup, Unite US, where she was recognized as a Top 50 Talent Leader in Technology. Jessica has since left the corporate world to focus on her passion for hospitality, and French crepes. She is the proud business owner of Threefold Hospitality, which owns and operates Threefold Cafe, an acclaimed cafe with its first location in the NYC metro area.