MEET OUR TEAM
Kate Curran
Founder & CEO
Kate founded School the World in 2009. Her vision is to fight extreme poverty at its roots by bringing education to the world's poorest children. Prior to School the World, she was an attorney and executive at General Electric Company. She grew up in Bridgeport, CT and enjoys reading, traveling and spending time with her very large extended family.
Natalie Hambor
Chief Operating Officer
Natalie has a background in entrepreneurship, finance and marketing as well as a strong passion for global service travel. Natalie joined School the World in 2015 and managed the Student & Corporate Service Program, growing it to what it is today. Now, as our Chief Operating Officer, Natalie oversees all international and domestic program operations, administration, HR and finance. Originally from Connecticut, she's been a Bostonian transplant since her days at Northeastern University - Go Huskies!
Bianca Argueta
Director of M&E and Director of Programs, Guatemala
Bianca has a master's degree in monitoring, evaluation, and educational research. She gained her experience while working in projects funded by USAID and with some Guatemalan Universities. She is also an educational researcher who has been published in university magazines.
She is passionate about education, which she considers the way to achieve a better quality of life. Bianca enjoys working in communities and learning from those around her.
Ana Joya
Regional Director of Service & Special Projects
Ana's background in Psychology aided in her love of people. From her first positions at AFS and World Renew, she developed skills in connecting people all over the world and promoting cultural exchange.
During her time at School the World, Ana has helped in many capacities. To name a few, expanding and managing programs in Honduras, Guatemala and Panama and helping manage our Student Service Program. Ana helps with the service groups by leading trips and managing all in-country trip logistics.
She loves to help our World Changers and locals understand each other and work together to improve the education of the children in Central America.
united states
Meg Gilman
Service Learning & Global Citizenship Coordinator
REGIONAL
Petronila Reynoso
Regional Manager of Administration
Beatriz Zamora
Director of Institutional Giving and Donor Relations
Crissy Capella
Donor Relations Coordinator
Panama
Jorge Ortega
Engineer
honduras
Marlon Soto
Director of HON Programs
Gabby Castellano
Change Agent
Heydie Cruz
Engineer
Ersy Hernández
Change Agent
Irma Montoya
Change Agent
Olvin Molina
Change Agent
Henry Maldonado
Change Agent
Guatemala
Héctor Cruz
Boys Scholarship Coordinator
Mario Tipáz Sóc
Special Projects Manager
Francisco Panjoj
Change Agent
Roselia Vicente Tavico
Change Agent
Crelyn Yeritza García
Assistant to M&E
José Ajeataz
Team Leader, Change Agents
Josefina Lux
Change Agent
Felipa Gómez
Change Agent, Alt. Educ. Coordinator
Rut Brán
Early Childhood Coordinator
Angelina Ortíz
Alternative Education Assistant
Byron Canil
Change Agent
Melisa Léon
Engineer
Rosa Pérez
Middle School Scholarships Manager
Elma Xoná
Change Agent, Alt. Educ. Coordinator
Griselda Martínez
Admin. Assistant
board of directors
Merrily Bodell
Chief Operating Officer, Ivywise
Keith Clausen
CEO, Envisage International Corporation
Cynthia Clemson
Co-director of Municipal Investments, Eaton Vance
Joseph Cronin
Founder & President, International Insurance Group, Inc.
Kate Curran
Founder & CEO, School the World
Spiros Giannaros
President & CEO, Charles River Development
Andrea Hoff
Vice President of Marketing, Kincern
Meredith Massaro
Social Worker, MSW
Jim Pelusi
Founder & Managing Director, Valero Capital Partners
Claudia Pinto
Investor, Former EU & Portuguese Foreign Service
Nicole Sahin
CEO, Globalization Partners
advisory board
Nicole Arnold
Business Development Manager, Everybody Water
Linda Carter
Dina Debs
Business Banker, Eastern Bank
Bruno Mercenari
Co-President, Ino
Alberto Musalem
CEO, Co-CIO & Co-Founder, Evince Asset Management LP
Vanessa O'Malley
Alison Qualter
Founder, Press Play
Michael Tassinari
Director, Advanced Analytics, Liberty Mutual Insurance
Rafael Urbina
CEO & Founder, Batanga Network, Inc.
young Professional advisory board
Young Professional Advisory Board (YPAB) members are early-mid career professionals passionate about School the World's mission of solving extreme poverty through the power of education. We're looking for more members!
Gabby Alfonso
Financial Analyst, Healthcare.com
Gabriela Bahgdady
Teacher, Baltimore Design School
Jack Berson
Policy & Gov. Relations Assistant, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition
Kaitlin Brown
Senior Enrollment Manager, Ivywise
Matt Chiappinelli
Client Service Associate, GuidePoint
Marie Compas
Marketing Consultant, Freelance
Jessica Ennis
Manager of Global Talent Rewards, International Medical Group
Astryaal Graham
Legal Assistant, Atwood & Cherny, P.C.
Brian Huang
Portfolio Manager & Tutor/Consultant, Spark Capital LLC & Ivywise LLC
Megan Powell
Client Success Specialist, Flywire
Allison Stackhouse
Marketing Coordinator, Maisons & Domaines Henriot America