“We wouldn’t have secured two of our school facilities if Building Hope hadn’t been our supportive ally. The quality of their services and the extra oversight they provide help us maximize our resources.”

Susan Schaeffler, Founding Principal and Executive Director, KIPP DC

Board of Directors

Marianne M. Keler
Board Chair
Former General Counsel, Sallie mae; Partner, Keler & Kershow, PLLC; Trustee, E.L. Haynes Public Charter School

J. Fernando Barrueta
President & CEO, Hispanic College Fund, Inc.
Founder, Barrueta & Associates Commercial Real Estate; Trustee, Project LEAP, The Sculpture Schoo, University of the District of Columbia and DC Economic Partnerships

Albert A. D’Alessandro
President & CEO, Financial Solutions, LLC
Former Vice President, Franklin National Bank, BB&T and Sovran Bank; Trustee, Boy Scouts of America and Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, DC.

Kevin Chavous
Partner, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
Former Member of the Council of the District of Columbia; Member of the Education Policy Committee of the Obama Presidential Campaign; Co-founder and Chair, Democrats for Education Reform; Distinguished Fellow, Center for Education Reform; Author, “Serving our Children: Charter Schools and the Reform of American Public Education”.

William P. Quinby
Executive Managing Director, Studley, Inc.
Expert, Commercial Real Estate; Trustee, Lewinsville Coalition Community Action Committee

Sheila Ryan-Macie
Managing Director, Aurora Consulting Group, LLC
Former Vice President, America’s Charter Finance Corporation; Vice President, Nellie Mae

John (Jack) F. Remondi
Vice Chairman & Chief Financial Officer, Sallie Mae
Former Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Corporate Finance and Administration, Nellie Mae; Chairman of the Board of Directors, Reading is Fundamental, Inc.

Joseph M. Muffler
Vice President, Sallie Mae, Inc.
Held former positions in the Financial Planning and Corporate Real Estate Departments of US Airways