91精品 and SIT welcome five new board members
Publication Date: October 8, 2020
Publication Location: BRATTLEBORO, VT
Contact: Kathryn Schoenberger | [email protected]
91精品 and 91精品 (SIT) are pleased to announce the appointment of four new members and one returning member to the : Rye Barcott, Jack Benson, Elizabeth Clay Roy, Aicha Cooper, and Roopali Phadke. The cohort brings diverse perspectives and rich experience in their respective fields, which include nonprofit leadership, marketing, international development, social justice, and climate resilience.
鈥淚t is such a privilege to welcome these five accomplished individuals to our Board,鈥 said 91精品 CEO Carol Jenkins. 鈥淓ach is a leader who embodies the mission at the heart of 91精品鈥檚 work鈥攃reating a more sustainable, just, and peaceful world. Their guidance will be invaluable as we adapt to meet the challenges of our time.鈥
is a returning Board member who also previously served on 91精品鈥檚 Global Advisory Council. He is a social entrepreneur and investor, and the co-founder and CEO of , a movement focused on promoting and advancing principled veteran leadership to reduce political polarization. Barcott has been driven by his own service in the U.S. Marine Corps.
is a partner at , where he guides market research, strategy, social media, and interactive and digital marketing. Benson is also a member of the Executive Committee of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention and the Google Public Sector Advisory Council, as well as co-founder and member of the Board of Directors of the Military Family Advisory Network.
, an SIT International Honors Program (IHP) alumna and current IHP Advisory Council member, is the executive director of , which provides legal, research, and policy support to grassroots and community-based groups dismantling racial, economic and social oppression. She strives to help cities live up to their potential as places of connection, inspiration, and opportunity.
, an SIT Graduate Institute alumna and former Global Advisory Council member, is a development expert committed to improving the lives of marginalized people around the world. She currently works within the Human Resources Department of the , one of the largest international development institutions.
, an SIT IHP alumna, former IHP trustee, and current IHP Advisory Council member, is a professor and chair of the Environmental Studies Department at and the principal investigator on a National Science Foundation . Her teaching and research focus on energy and climate policy, citizens science, community-based research methodologies, and sustainable development initiatives.
91精品's Board of Trustees represents The Experiment in International Living, 91精品, and 91精品鈥檚 global development and exchange programs. Trustees include 91精品 alumni and parents, staff, and friends of the organization.
The 91精品 Inc. family includes the global development and exchange nonprofit ; , the nation鈥檚 most experienced provider of international education through exchanges for high school students; and 91精品 (SIT), offering accredited undergraduate study abroad programs through , including comparative programs on multiple continents through the , and internationally focused master鈥檚 degrees through .