Board of Directors

Joined BOD: 2004

Sheila Ryan-Macie is Chair of the Board of Directors at Building Hope, serves as Chair of its Governance and Compensation Committee and a guiding force in the organization. She brings years of experience as former SVP and Chief of Staff for Navient, leading the company’s public relations, government relations, and corporate marketing activities and working closely with the company’s president on strategic initiatives and growth priorities for the company. She held executive roles at Sallie Mae and Nellie Mae and was a leading spokesperson on education policy and servicing operations over the course of her career.

Joined BOD: 2004

Bill Quinby contributes his background in architecture, development, and project financing to the Building Hope Board of Directors serving on both the Investment and Governance and Compensation committees. He is Vice Chairman at Savills US , one of the major real estate players in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Bill has done strategic and site planning, workplace strategy, architecture, contract analysis and lease negotiation on more than 34 million square feet of development, including more than 20 build-to-suit projects.

Joined BOD: 2023

Bennin is the managing partner of Rethink Education, a prominent impact venture capital firm in the education sector. He’s had key roles at Juvo Ventures and Strada Education Network, leading investments and contributing to Indiana’s Next Level Fund creation. Bennin, originally from Côte d’Ivoire, emphasizes the value of education and its role in economic mobility. He holds degrees in molecular biology and law from Brigham Young University. He’s recognized as one of the Most Influential Black Executives by Savoy Magazine and has served on various boards such as the Authess, Cell-Ed, BridgeEdu, and Roadtrip Nation, and he has been an advisory board member of Kenzie Academy and GSV Ventures. He currently serves on the board of Pathstream and Believe Circle City High School in Indianapolis.

Joined BOD: 2022

Bob Marshall serves on Building Hope’s Investment Committee. He has a wealth of success at all levels of banking, including his current position as National Business Development Executive with Wells Fargo. He is a member of the Board of Regents at Boston College and the Board of Trustees at Livingstone College. The Washington Business Journal chose him as one of its 2017 Minority Business Leaders and he was the featured speaker at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Executive Speakers Series.

Joined BOD: 2021

Hugh Jarrett serves on Building Hope’s Investment Committee. He brings a valuable perspective to Building Hope’s Board of Directors from his experience as CEO of Central Charter School. The school addressed the academic and social needs of at-risk students in Fort Lauderdale. He is the CEO/President of Assistance Unlimited where he has responsibility for all school operations. Hugh also owns Jarrett Consulting, which provides marketing services to clients from start-up businesses to large corporations.

Joined BOD: 2018

Jennie Niles serves on Governance and Compensation Committee of the Board and draws upon a wealth of hands-on experience to help Building Hope’s Board of Directors. She is the President and CEO of CityWorks DC, the outcome of her research and design project as a Senior Fellow at CityBridge Education, an entrepreneurial venture that aims to reshape education-to-employment pathways in Washington, DC to help young people pursue family-sustaining careers.

Niles, a champion for equity and innovation, has spent her career reimagining what school can be. As founder of E. L. Haynes Public Charter School and former Deputy Mayor for Education in Washington DC, she brings invaluable insight into systems change, student centered design, and the role of the public sector in education. She now leads CityWorks DC, building stronger pathways from education to meaningful careers.

Joined BOD: 2019

Joe Fisher delivers a history of proven success to Building Hope’s Audit and Finance and Investment Committees. He was promoted to Chief Financial Officer at Navient in 2020 after spending six years in the company’s investor relations department where he was responsible for leading the company’s engagement with its equity and debt investors as well as the identification, evaluation, and execution of strategic business opportunities through acquisitions, strategic partnerships, new business initiatives and divestitures. Prior to Navient, Joe was the Managing Director of Investor Relations at Sallie Mae.

Joined BOD: 2025

Nina Rees is an education leader with extensive experience in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. She is currently a Senior Fellow at the George W. Bush Institute and a consultant to education entrepreneurs and advocacy organizations. Most recently, she served nearly 12 years as president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, where she expanded federal charter school funding from $254 million to $440 million, broadened bipartisan support, and grew annual revenue from $5 million to $25 million. Previously, she spent two decades shaping education policy, including as the first Deputy Under Secretary for Innovation and Improvement at the U.S. Department of Education—overseeing more than $1 billion in grants and implementing school choice provisions under No Child Left Behind—and as Deputy Assistant for Domestic Policy to the Vice President of the United States.

Joined BOD: 2025

Joe was Building Hope’s first hire in 2003 and has since overseen and directed all aspects of the organization’s operations. A certified public accountant, Joe has 50 years of accounting, finance, business, and management experience, including as a partner in two Big-4 accounting firms and as the CFO of a public company. He has not only expanded Building Hope’s reach (from Washington, D.C. to as far south as Florida and as far west as California) but its program offerings.

Joined BOD: 2018

Steve Hauber is Chair of the Building Hope Audit and Finance Committee. He is Executive Vice President and Chief Risk and Compliance Officer at Navient where he leads the company’s enterprise risk management, regulatory compliance, credit risk management, real estate, and asset protection functions. Steve was previously Navient’s Senior Vice President and Chief Audit Officer in charge of internal audit programs. Prior to Navient, he held several audit and risk management roles at Sallie Mae, Ernst & Young and Arthur Andersen.