Kate studied political science with a focus on social movements at Boston University and for the past 25 years has created, led or grown youth-driven organizations such as Artists for Humanity, Harvard Student Agencies, and Jumpstart.

Today Kate helps iCouldBe live its mission to help thousands of teens reach their true potential and is especially passionate about engaging the many mentors, schools, companies, and supporters who make mentoring possible.

When she’s not leading iCouldBe to new heights, you can find Kate cooking gourmet meals for family, friends, and colleagues, remodeling a room in her home with her talented husband Brian or walking her dogs, Bandit and Finn, on the beach.

After completing her Bachelor’s in Forensic Psychology and Minor in Criminology, she worked in a printer company in the Wall Street area before transitioning over to the non-profit field. Maritsa’s first experience was in a re-entry program in East Harlem, working with young men ages 16-24 years old who had either previously been incarcerated or had any interactions with the criminal justice system. It was during her time in this field that she discovered that social work was such a versatile field, and it would give her access to working in any field she desired. Maritsa went on to work in foster care and also obtained her Masters in Social Work from New York University.

Today Maritsa is a Program Associate at iCouldBe, who supports partnering companies as well as mentors and mentees navigate the iCouldBe platform and ensure that they have the best experience possible.

During her free time, Maritsa likes to engage in fun activities such as bowling, karaoke, binge watching good shows and spending time with her family and friends.

Today, Michelle plays a critical role in shaping and implementing iCouldBe’s strategic vision. She is developing and leading iCouldBe’s AI exploration initiative to reimagine virtual capabilities to improve, deepen and build match relationships and community connections. Michelle is also exploring leveraging AI to scale iCouldBe’s impact.

Michelle is the creator and host of Road to Lead, a nonprofit podcast for all things succession planning in the sector. She is committed to centering the difficult conversations, including how the lack of funding for succession planning creates inequity for BIPOC leaders. For BIPOC staff to have an opportunity to lead and succeed, they need tangible support in the form of dollars and access to networks.

When she’s not engaging partners to enable iCouldBe to serve more students, you can find Michelle glued to a book, taking road trips, out in nature hiking and running (Tortoise, not Hare), and writing her imagination.

While attending Caldwell University, MaryAnne volunteered with vulnerable and low-income communities both in the U.S. and abroad. After graduating, MaryAnne began her career with a community-based organization in the South Bronx. Her career path has led her to serve vulnerable communities throughout New York City. MaryAnne has 30+ years’ experience working in youth development, volunteer management, and personal development.

Today, MaryAnne helps iCouldBe build collaborative partnerships to recruit, train, and retain skilled volunteer mentors and school partners across the U.S.

When she's not recruiting mentors, you can find MaryAnne bird watching, taking long walks, reading, writing, or watching the New York Mets.

Kelsey was a competitive gymnast for 15 years and her first mentor was her gymnastics coach. He and the sport of gymnastics taught Kelsey life lessons such as hard work, a self confidence, and perseverance through adversity.

She graduated with a bachelors degree in Biology and a minor in Psychology from the University of North Florida.

Through the years she has worked as a Director for summer camp programs, recreational gymnastics programs, and coached competitive gymnastics. She has also worked in pharmaceutical and medical sales.

Outside of iCouldBe Kelsey works in medical sales. She loves spending time with her husband and their sweet dog Franklin. You can usually find her on the beach or outside getting lost in a good book. She also enjoys cooking--as she is a huge foodie--and good exercise!

After Wendy received a BA from Vassar College, she spent 20+ years building website development and business skills as Director of Marketing at the American Stock Exchange, Vice President of Content and Product Development at Pershing (a Bank of New York company) and Director of Product Management at Dow Jones.

Today Wendy helps iCouldBe manage evaluation and metrics, curriculum development, technology requirements, grant writing, financials, project management, and marketing. She especially loves being surprised by the unexpected and often brilliant ideas iCouldBe mentees share.

When she's not keeping the back-end operations running smoothly, you can find Wendy writing, reading, doing yoga or taking long walks around the city.

In college, Bill realized he enjoyed the quantitative skills of Physics more than Biology. After studying Physics and Computer Science, Bill received a BS from SUNY Stony Brook. He worked for several years as a scientist, then as a engineering manager for a high-tech instrumentation company. After that, Bill started a software business, and now has over 15 years of programming experience working with online communities, including many nonprofits. He has developed dozens of websites and desktop applications and specializes in database programming.

Today Bill is responsible for the development and maintenance of the iCouldBe website. He loves learning new technology and helping the staff develop exciting and fun ways to provide the best virtual mentoring environment on the internet.

When Bill is not programming, you can find him at work in his garden or trying to figure out how to raise aquatic plants.

After receiving his BS in Business Administration he worked as manager of a Tennis & Fitness club before moving in to the not-for-profit arena. He has spent 8+ years working with not-for-profits in various capacities including auditor, accountant, financial reporting systems consultant, and trainer.

Today he helps iCouldBe maintain their accounting records, financial reporting, and budget development among other tasks.

When he’s not balancing the books, you can find Benjamin water skiing and attempting to learn how to slalom.

One of the most influential mentors in Elizabeth's life was her grandmother, who taught her the value of persistence and determination. Her grandmother showed Elizabeth that anything is possible if you work hard enough and never give up on your dreams.

Motivated by her desire to make a positive impact on young lives, Elizabeth pursued a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Alabama and went on to spend seven years teaching middle school and mentoring new teachers. Her dedication to her students and her commitment to creating a nurturing and supportive environment fueled her efforts to inspire a love of learning and empower her students to succeed.

Today, Elizabeth helps iCouldBe create meaningful connections between mentors and mentees. As a Program Manager, she manages a portfolio of mentee-mentor matches, ensuring that the mentoring process runs smoothly from start to finish.

When she’s not managing the mentoring program at iCouldBe, you can find Elizabeth traveling the world, adventuring in nature, or at a theme park. She also enjoys cooking/baking and gardening.