Amy Bevilacqua is an experienced operator and investor in the education sector whose career began in college admissions and has been focused on driving innovation and scale in K-12 and higher education. She is the President of the Building Hope Impact Fund, partnering with national philanthropies to provide catalytic capital and design, incubate, and grow innovative programs and services for education entrepreneurs, building on Building Hope’s 22 year track record providing capital and service solutions in the charter school sector. Earlier she co-founded Green Street Impact Partners, a private equity firm investing in companies that represent the future of education. As Chief Innovation Officer at American Public Education (NASDAQ: APEI), she led strategy, growth initiatives, and investments centered on business model innovation, and she also served as Chief Marketing Officer for an early learning company and ran content-related businesses at PBS. Her perspective was further shaped by teaching in the University of Pennsylvania’s Master's in Education Entrepreneurship program, where she led the Capstone Program and supported entrepreneurs launching new K-12 schools in underserved communities. A prominent voice in impact investing in the education sector, she founded ElleCap, the only global network of women investors in education with over 225 members worldwide. 

Tiphanie Edwards’ extensive professional experience includes serving in various educational capacities including teacher, academic dean, director of human resources, director of diversity, equity and inclusion and assistant head of school. Tiphanie’s portfolio has included human resources planning; compliance and regulatory management; talent recruitment; organizational development and performance management.

Tiphanie pursued undergraduate and graduate studies at Towson University. She holds a master’s degree in Educational Leadership with a concentration in Human Resource Development and a certification in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion from Cornell University. Tiphanie also received leadership training at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education through the Principals’ Center and was previously certified as an principal. Her human resources certifications include Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR) and Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP). Tiphanie resides in Bowie, MD, with her husband, Mark and their three children.

Allison Serafin brings experience, accomplishment and energy to her responsibilities at Building Hope. Allison has more than 20 years in the education field, including time as an elected member of the Nevada State Board of Education. She helped raise more than $40 million for IDEA Public Charter School in her hometown of Houston and was Domestic Portfolio Director at Dovetail Impact Foundation. Allison is a dedicated Peloton bicyclist. She earned a BS in Political Science at Texas Christian University and an MS in Social Work at the University of Texas-Arlington.

Christine has served as an educator, school administrator and executive director of a system of four charter schools in the state of Florida. Throughout her career she has helped with all phases of charter school operations ranging from the writing of the charter application to the successful replication of a high-performing charter school. She joined the Charter Support Unit in 2021 with a desire to support charter schools meet their mission and goals for student success. Christine holds a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Florida International University and a master’s degree in Reading Education from Nova Southeastern University.