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Staff at icouldbe.org
Kate Schrauth, Executive Director and former Chair of the icouldbe.org Board of Directors, has the primary responsibility of successfully managing and growing icouldbe.org to serve thousands of students throughout the US and internationally. With over 22 years of nonprofit leadership experience, Ms. Schrauth has played a variety of roles including Founder and Director of Artists for Humanity & City Teens Design Company, and has held a variety of roles at organizations including Jumpstart, New School University and Harvard University.
Nathaniel Calhoun, Director of Education, is in charge of curriculum development for icouldbe.org’s US and international programs. Currently, Mr. Calhoun is working to expand icouldbe.org’s presence internationally, with a focus on initiatives in East Africa and partnerships with UNICEF and naomba.com. Before joining icouldbe.org, Nathaniel co-led the African Aids Awareness Campaign and spent several years as an educator in the developing world heading the English Department at Gambia's top high school and designing courses in English, Philosophy, History and Debate at a high school in Lebanon. Nathaniel received his BA in English, Philosophy and Religion and his MA in Literature from the University of Pennsylvania.
M. Michelle Derosier, Director of Programs, is the chief relationship manager, recruiter, trainer and retention specialist for mentors, students and teachers for all icouldbe.org programs. As a JP Morgan Chase Fellow at Fordham University, Michelle earned a Certificate for Mentoring Supervisor. Michelle received a BA in psychology from SUNY New Paltz and a MA in Organizational Leadership with a certificate in Servant Leadership from Gonzaga University.
Jake Kersey, Program Manager, is in charge of generating strategies to monitor and improve the delivery and effectiveness of icouldbe.org's programs. Prior to joining icouldbe.org, Mr. Kersey directed tutoring programs in New York’s South Bronx and Washington Heights neighborhoods. By partnering with families and teachers to emphasize holistic educational solutions, these programs worked to combat chronic academic underperformance. Jake holds a BA in American History & Literature from Harvard University.
Bill Silverman, Chief Technology Officer, is responsible for the development and maintenance of the icouldbe.org website and database. Bill has a BS in Physics from SUNY Stony Brook and has over 12 years of programming experience working with online communities, including many non-profits. He has developed dozens of websites and desktop applications that use SQL server, MS Access and MySQL databases.
