Becky Straw: Co-founder & Chief Adventurist
@beckystraw
www.beckystraw.com
Jody Landers: Co-Founder & Chief of Tribes
@jodyrlanders
www.jodyrlanders.com
Life was perfect until she got the travel bug in college. Becky toured the major monuments before heading off-the-beaten-path to volunteer with orphans in rural Romania. Realizing just how blessed she was, Becky decided to dedicate her life to finding solutions to end global poverty. She went back to school and got a Master’s in International Social Welfare & Social Enterprise. She then spent three years helping to launch the non-profit, charity: water, from couch to conference room. Working in Haiti and throughout Africa, Becky has seen enormous potential for sustainable development through the power of enterprise. Becky lives in NYC. On their ten-year wedding anniversary, Jody and her husband adopted their two youngest children from Sierra Leone. Their experiences opened their eyes, broke their hearts, and confirmed the desire the see a world where the adoption of orphans is not necessary. So from a tiny town in Iowa, with one laptop, a lot of passion, and some free time (?), Jody helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to help those in need in developing countries. Now in Washington with her family, Jody realizes that there are millions of people just like her. Eager to help, if they just knew how. Jody is the proud mother to six children, and the recipient of the 2008 Hallmark Channel’s Remarkable Woman of the Year Award.

The Board

Kyle Westaway is a social entrepreneur & attorney in New York. He leads operations at Biographe – a sustainable style brand that empowers survivors of the commercial sex trade in Southeast Asia. He is the founding partner at Westaway Law – an innovative law firm that counsels social entrepreneurs.@kylewestaway
www.about.me/kylewestaway
Natasha has crawled around reactors as an engineer, resettled refugees as a social worker and spent late nights relearning advanced algebra with her son. She believes that science + compassion + entrepreneurial spirit might just be the equation to change the world. Currently she is educating science students and international social workers and hopes both will be the next generation of social entrepreneurs. Natasha lives in NYC with her husband, son and two fat cats. Mother of three. Elementary school teacher. Environmental Activist. Community advocate for a number of local and global causes. Cassie currently resides in the Midwest with her husband, kids, and a dog.http://burbackfamily.blogspot.com
Carrie Sanders has always been at the intersection of corporate and nonprofit worlds. As dedicated fundraiser for charity: water and strategic communications consultant for Fortune 500 companies at Context America, she has worked to connect people and organizations to the greater good. Now focused on raising her two young sons, Carrie continues to invest her time and creative energies to serving others. Carrie lives in New York City with her husband and sons. She is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and holds a Masters degree from Teachers College, Columbia University. Optometrist, currently residing and practicing in Iowa. Pete has served in capacities ranging from the Chief of Optometry in the USAF hospital in Portugal to being the Director of Vision at the local Iowa homeless shelter. Pete is the father of two, husband of 27 years, and frequent traveler on medical mission trips. Shawn Budde is the Co-Founder & Chief Risk Officer at a new start-up, ZestCash- a company providing fair and transparent short-term loan solutions. Previously, Shawn spent eight years at Capital One, where he was responsible for managing the subprime credit card portfolio, and served as the company’s first Chief Customer Officer. Shawn holds an undergraduate degree from Columbia University and a MBA from Wharton. Shawn lives in Chicago with his beautiful wife and three daughters.

The Tribe

Amy Taylor
Pleasanton, CA

Brianna Heldt
Denver, CO

Chelsey Goodnight
Brooklyn, NY

Stacy Pommer
New York, NY

Pam Buller
Olathe, KS

Bob Galley
Parker, CO

Aubrey Mancuso
Omaha, NE

Josh Bottomly
Oklahoma City, OK

Courtney Anderson
New York, NY

Joanna Sprague
Phoenix, AZ

Scott Steffes
New York, NY

Jeanette Mellinger
Somerville, MA

Jennifer Yee
Chicago, IL

Megan Duerksen
Newton, KS

Calum Maclean
Lake Orion, MI

Molly Pearce
Timberlake, NC

Mary Mitchell
Ashburn, VA

Holly Panter
Annandale, VA

Amanda Schwartz
Boston, MA

Megan Kammarmeyer
Cedar Falls, IA

Jenny Newcomer
Durango, CO

Lori Matthews
Colorado Springs, CO

April Henning
Brooklyn, NY

Jeanine Turell
Dubai, U A E

Maureen McGinnis
Los Angeles, CA

Kelly Park
Plano,TX

Lauren Friedman
Jerusalem, Israel

Carrie Friesenhahn
San Antonio, TX

Leigh Kramer
Nashville,TN

Rebecca Winter
Edmond, OK

Saint Fults
St. Louis, MO

Lauren DeLaunay
Chapel Hill, NC

Maame Agyeben
Copenhagen, Denmark

Leslie Engle
Luang Prabang, Laos

Molly Thompson
Colorado Springs, CO

Erica Lichtenberger
New York, NY

Emily Durkin
Brooklyn, NY

Julia Schipper
Washington DC

Mohan Maileshaiah
Quebec, Canada

Louie Bourgeois
Cincinnati, OH

Lindsay Mazzocco
Brooklyn, NY

Cheryl Roth
Mesa, AZ

Inbal Rat
Boston, MA

Amrita Purohit
East Brunswick, NJ

Suzanne O’Dell
Lynchburg, VA

C. Foster
Sacramento, CA

Lauren Kellersman
New York, NY

Nicky Yates
New York, NY

Emily Esposito
Austin, TX

Melodie Monberg
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Michelle Mapel
Los Angelos, CA

Jen Evans
Lynchburg, IL

Emma C. Pfister
Denver, CO

Fred Stein
Delray Beach, FL

Katie Korpi
Truckee, CA

David Lim
Bedminster, NJ

Lindsay Reedy
Del Ray Oaks, CA

Gamze Ceylan
Brooklyn, NY

Amanda Poland
Phoenix, AZ

Austin Newton
Muscatine, IA

Alison Holcomb
Midland, TX

Rajini Chintalapuri
Sammamish, WA

Joy Harmon
Quincy, MA

Noor Yussuf
Louisville, KY

Adekunle Ogunniyi
Chicago, IL

Ken Pratt
Tumwater, WA

Jeri Donahue
Olympia, WA

George Miller
Olympia, WA

Jacqueline Linder
Lacey, WA

Ryan Shea
Olympia, WA

Erin Bush
Tyler, TX

Todd Roy
Cape Coral, FL

Sarah Dachos
Washington DC

Christy Campbell
Cambodia

Kristi Campbell
Mackenzie, BC

Alfredo Nardelli
Italy

Shannon Walker
Miami Beach, FL

Andrew Gottlieb
Pittsburgh, PA

Mark Eddleston
Australia

Liana Scobie
New York, NY

Sarah Platts
Washington DC

Emily Delster
Phoenix, AZ

Jenn Curran
Chapel Hill, NC

Melissa Zado
Sherwood Park, Alberta

Ben Klaber
Pittsburgh, PA

Natalie Askren
St. Louis, MO

Julie Gumm
Phoenix, AZ

Chrissy Plunkett
Lakeland, FL

Emily Wermel
Colorado Springs, CO

Joel & Jennifer Corcoran
Roseville, CA

Ellice Lee
Brooklyn, NY

Matthew Mancuso
Omaha, NE

Mandy Houle
Colorado Springs, CO

Phil Avery
Muscatine, IA

J.D. McQueen II
Sheboygan, WI

Lisa Hibner
Penfield, NY

Hailey Kardux
Ocean City, MD

Teresa Randleman
Muscatine, IA

Tesi Klipsch
Blue Grass, IA

Meghan Nesta
Philadelphia, PA

Feargal O’Connell
North Kivu, DR Congo

Mertie Landers
Muscatine, IA

Jill Mackie
Toronto, Canada

Laura Moffat
Colorado Springs, CO

Kate Eschbach
Scottsdale, AZ

Kyle Nicholson
Garnerville, NE

Erin Swanson
Kansas City, MO

Susan Hunt
Aurora, CO

Robyn Beckley Vining
Milwaukee, WI

Laura Heitritter
Boyden, IA

Lizbeth McDermott
LeClaire, IA

Andy Edwards
Littleton, CO

Josh and Jen Visco
Fontana, CA

Esther Havens
Austin, TX

Christy Mandin
Williamson, TX

Melissa McCalmont
Denver, CO

Kingsley Rowe
Brooklyn, NY

Meghan West
Carrboro, NC

Sarah Ellery
Denver, CO

Gloria Lewis
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Sekai Farai
New York, NY

Natalie Byrne
Los Angeles, CA

Lisa Shapiro
Aurora, CO

Sandra Street-Potter
Muscatine, IA

Robyn Wilds
Austin, TX

Kristy Collins
Thousand Oaks, CA

Heather Foisy
Olympia, WA

Katherine Gray
Portland, OR

Martha Lorantos
Contuit, MA

Kulpreet Khanuja
Stamford, CT

Anastasia Cardone
San Diego, CA

Leanne Pittsford
San Diego, CA

Amy Stetzel
Brooklyn, NY

Brooke Lamb
Castle Rock, CO

Crystal P
Lancaster, CA

Teresa Masia Perales
Eaubonne, France

Katie Moriconi
——

Julia Mazer
New York, NY

Justin Hammack
Seattle, WA

Ahmed Abdallah
Cairo, Egypt

TC Chandran
Malaysia

Lori MacNeill
Austin, TX

Blake Goodfellow
Lima, Peru

Ryan MacLean
New York, NY

Ronna Bauman
Colorado Springs, CO

Becca Busenitz
St James, MO

Donita Sanderson
Cedar Rapids, IA

Katelyn Margerm
——-

Brittany Sims
Cambodia

Louis Seirio
———

Lanette Pratt
Tumwater, WA

Brian Barberg
Rochester, WA

Lisa Hicks
Olympia, WA

Shari LaCroix
Tenino, WA

Sharon Shea
Olympia, WA

MaryKay Niedermeyer
Manitowoc, WI

Kurt Osborne
Olympia, WA

Nicolette Skidmore
Redwood Valley, CA

Lori Lynn
Brooklyn, NY

Barry Daley
New York, NY

Bryan Wilson
Brooklyn, NY

Abdullateef Abdulsalam
Nigeria

Shalee Haglund
Olympia, WA

Alexandra Farb
New York, NY

Betty Krenek
Austin, TX

Abby Smith
Slippery Rock, PA

Andrea Dela Pena
Las Vegas, NV

Allison Cecil
San Diego, CA

Christina Hart
Brooklyn, NY

Tricia Sweeney
Petaluma, CA

Michelle Helscher
Wapello, Iowa

Jennifer Isaac
Denver, CO

Amanda Purvis
Castle Rock, CO

Amy Stetzel
Brooklyn, NY

Wendi Henry
Monument, CO

Sherilyn Carlson
Stuttgart, Germany

Liz Bamesberger
Denver, CO

Amy Savage
Colorado Springs, CO

Sarah Butler
Colorado Springs, CO

Lauren Hibner
San Francisco, CA

Danielle Polebaum
New York, NY

Bia Lewis
Philadelphia, PA

Amy Bottomly
Edmond, OK

Peggy Bowman
Woodland Hills, CA

Nicky Yates
New York, NY

Greg Hartle
Scottsdale, AZ

Nan Lowery
St Ann, MO

Laurie Petersen
Castle Rock, CO

Maggie McGill
Des Moines, IA

Liz Menzer
Stoughton, WI

Jessie Westfall
Muscatine, IA

Alex Cone
Brooklyn, NY

Raj Joneja
Surrey, UK

Kimberly Hayes
New York, NY

Dave Bivens
Reynolds, IL

Kerry-Anne Dachos
King George, VA

Terri Schurz
Colorado Springs, CO

Matt Bauerly
Cedar Falls, IA

Tiffany Fowlkes
Stanton, TX

Patricia Conesa
Montreal, Canada

Lily Ilnitskaya
Elk Grove, CA

Heidi Jo
Corn Country, IA

Sara Sandgren
Browns Valley, CA

Ella Crivello
New York, NY

Kaitlyn Gresham
St. Peters, MO

Winston Bowman
Woodland Hills, CA

Claudette Pittman
Issaquah, WA

Brian Friedlander
Carborro, NC

Janna Montgomery
Phoenix, AZ

Seth Dagget
Nashville, TN

Marc Sleight
Littleton, CO

Michelle Thilking
Washington, MO

Monica Wong
Brooklyn, NY

Francis Pedraza
Ithaca, NY

Elle Morgan
Los Angelos, CA

Tiffany Eriksen
Lynchburg, VA

Brandy Cerny
New York, NY

Chelsey Goodnight
Brooklyn, NY

Rebekah Barnett
Lynchburg, VA

Jonathan Stegall
Atlanta, GA

Ranjana Sinha
Chicago, IL

Narise Kchao
Fairfax, VA

Kim Waggoner
Fairfax, VA

David Buckmaster
Lakeland, FL

Andrew Tyler
Seattle, WA

David Henry
New Haven, CT

Kate Townley
Bozeman, MT

Charlotte Beall
—–-

Deborah Allen
North Vancouver, BC

Jenifer Walsh
Chicago, IL

Trey Baker
Austin, TX

Daphne White
Monument, CO

Camille Sabino
Tustin, CA

Ajiboye Olushola
Nigeria

Larry Isenburg
Scottsdale, AZ

Nancy Paul
Saxonburg, PA

Gayla Duerr
Olympia, WA

Wendy Freyman
Olympia, WA

Jon Nesvig
Woodbury, MN

Allie Hoffman
Lake Forest, IL

Mike Briggs
Steilacoom, WA

Jasmine Victoria
West Hempstead, NY

Clement Akran
London

Jackie Hyland
Panama

Melinda Reamer
Olympia, WA

Claudio Maria Lerario
Ethopia

Daniel Smoker
Colorado Springs, CO

Chantelle Gomez
Alachua, FL

Pearl Chan
—–

Cristina Kowarick
Cameroon

Nidhi Puri
Chicago, IL

Samantha Casto
Marietta, GA

Michelle White
Fort Mill, SC

Christy Pill
Martinsburg, WV

Tisha Deutsch
Peyton, Colorado

Anna and Loren Lorenzen
Colorado Springs, CO

Kristen Dams
New York, NY

Maureen Straw
Lafayette, CA

Liz Maxwell
Brooklyn, NY

Shikha Dalal
Astoria, NY

Betsy DeKorne
Denver, CO

Cindy Uh
New York, NY

Kristen Kuzia
Boston, MA

Lindsey Andrews
Oklahoma City, OK

Jim Ladd
Highlands Ranch, CO

Hilary Holden
Lafayette, CA

Sara Colley
Castle Rock, CO

Larry Pease
New York, NY

Erin Moore
Eliot, ME

Becky Kyle
Colorado Springs, CO

Sarah Chapin
Tucson, AZ

Hannah Kardux
Chicago, IL

Nathan Sanderson
Cedar Rapids, IL

Abbe Pick
New York, NY

Lisa Shapiro
Denver, CO

Christopher McCusker
Castle Rock, CO

Fiona McPhee
Wanaka, New Zealand

Cindy Neal
Indianapolis, IN

Lisa Little
Centralia, WA

Marie Barclay
McHenry, IL

Beth Lawrie
San Francisco, CA

Jen Brentano
Chaska, MN

William Buchanan
Coppell, TX

Kim Massey
Nashville, TN

Eric Vardeman
Tulsa, OK

Raj Prasad
Denver, CO

Caitlin Marinelli
New York, NY

Christina Carroll
Dallas, TX

Magaret Weeks
Bridgepont, CT

Constance Dykhuizen
Austin, TX

Helen Finlay
Bristol, England

Jay Lorenzen
Lake George, CO

Kelly Gannon
Brooklyn, NY

Bridgette Gilchrist
Northbrook, IL

Shannon Rice
Scottsdale, AZ

Jen Sloniger
Litchfield Park, AZ

Joey Stephenson
New York, NY

Rudy Setiawan
Singapore

Sanjay Bhagat
Toronto, Ontario

Masuma Khan
Vancouver, BC

Kimberly Hayes
New York, NY

Olivia Mignus
Lewisport, KY

Eliza Ramos
New York, NY

Joanna Foley
Budapest

Phil Avery
Muscatine, IA

Sian Rowlands
Dubai

Tina Dorn-Weaver
Albertville, MN

Jourdan McGinn
Seattle, WA

Cindy Burt
Germany

Kevin Holt
Los Angeles, CA

Amanda Haag
Orlando, FL

Rebecca Kuntz
Western Springs, IL

Jenny Dignan
Mina, SD

Jennifer House
Littleton, CO

Anuradha Bhattacharjee
Kolkata, India

Rohn Bayes
San Antonio, TX

Melanie Friedman
New York, NY

Janet Hall
Nigeria

Mohammed Salihu
——-

Keturah Knutson
Olympia, WA

John Duerr
Olympia, WA

Marissa Klein
Carlsbad, NM

Brenda Larson
Kirkland, WA

Abby Berlin
Solon, OH

Amanda May
Olympia, WA

Vanessa Burt
Tuxedo, NY

Veanez Reyes
Waxhaw, NC

Robert Hanna
—–

Charlene McLaughlin
Bellingham, WA

Kathryn Anderson
Olympia, WA

Tara Craft
Boston, MA

Beth Horn
Colombus, OH

Nicole Spinella
Ringwood, NJ

Vallabh Rao
India

Georgina Klein
New Zealand

Krista Jordan

Stacey Doyle
Pawtucket, RI

Rhoda Heeney
Colorado Springs, CO

Jennifer House
Littleton, CO

Michele Saave

Lauren Abt
Philadelphia, PA

Lauren Kellersman
New York, NY

Brandi McElheny
Colorado Springs, CO

Courtney Cassada
Ashburn, VA

Sam Henry
Monument, CO

Kristen Holzer
New York, NY

Sarah McQueen
Sheboygan, WI

Lanie Davis
New York, NY

Lisa Stucky
Seattle, WA

Katie Sise
New York, NY

Kerry Martin
Parker, CO

Justin Hibner
San Francisco, CA

Melissa Mehaffey
Phoenix, AZ

Janelle McCusker
Castle Rock, CO

Tony Sheng
Columbia, MD

Amy Smith
Muscatine, IA

Melissa Lindsey
Saint Cloud, MN

Ida Mundell
Lakeland, FL

Nicole Anderson
Fargo, ND

Elise Dean
Westland, MI

Jacqueline Yates
Castle Rock, CO

Kevin Matthews
Colorado Springs, CO

Maggie Feldt
San Antonio, TX

Pamela Rohde
Park View, IA

Sara Krawll
Chicago, IL

Elizabeth Chan
Vancity, Canada

David Pigott
Rexburg, ID

Melissa Powers
Marblehead, MA

Lillian Riley
Rochester, NY

Stephanie Jones
New York, NY

Patrick Furlong
Los Angelos, CA

Bob Costigan
New York, NY

Rebecca Miller
Holden, MA

Evan Slusher
Nashville, TN

Geri Wallet
Milton, DE

Michael Mossoba
New Haven, CT

AnnMarie German
Appleton, WI

Chelsea Howell
Birmingham, AL

Micah DeKorne
Denver, CO

Taylor Sprague
Phoenix, AZ

Bethany Ridmark
Portland, OR

Jessica Stuart
New York, NY

Neil Cowley
Charlotte, NC

Venu Gopal
India

Lindsay Bistis
Brooklyn, NY

Jeremy Pittman
West Layfayette, IN

Kristen Dams
New York, NY

Gabrielle Tang
New York, NY

April Gray
Lynchburg, VA

Cherie Niske
Phoenix, AZ

Mike Brandes
West Palm Beach, FL

Danny Bocanegra
San Francisco, CA

Andrea Von Grissenbeck
Munich

Lynda Spencelayh
Nottingham, UK

Lindsey Morrison
Amherst, NY

Anthony Thompson
Philadelphia, PA

Justin Dangel
Boston, MA

Cris Valerio
San Francisco, CA

Sarah Lofland
Mount Pleasant, SC

Nikki Hilton
United Kingdom

Emily Timmer
Tacoma, WA

Johnathan Quayle
Auke Bay, AK

Jared Angaza
Kenya

Lynda Trujillo
Jacksonville, FL

Melissa Bolton
Colorado Springs, CO

Lynne Murphy
Tumwater, WA

Kathi Holmes
Olympia, WA

Marty Bialas
Olympia, WA

David Richter
Olympia, WA

David Hoffman
Silverdale, WA

Jamie Adams
San Diego, CA

Karen Yaeger
Brooklyn, NY

Noah Barnett
Lynchburg, VA

Mariano Leon
Chile

Susan Scull-Carvalho
Nairobi

Anthony Esua Mensah
Ghana

James Schaffer
Guilford, CT

Maria Drummond
Brooklyn, OH

Celine Gendron
Germany

Elana Desrivieres
Brooklyn, NY

Pamella de Leon
United Arab Emirates

Julia Kim
New York, NY

Boyd De’Jonnae
New York, NY

Edon Abdulovski

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