(In alphabetical order)

Brian Dever works as the Director of Development for Let’s Get Ready, a nonprofit that helps more than 2,000 underserved high school students reach college each year with the support of college student tutors and mentors. Brian has worked in nonprofits and education for almost ten years. He served as the Executive Director of a youth organization in Minnesota, where he also participated in a local giving circle and led a youth in philanthropy program. As an undergraduate at Carleton College, Brian was the co-director of the school’s service-learning activities.

Jason K. Babbie is the Membership Services Program Director for the Environmental Grantmakers Association, an international organization of over 200 foundations. Prior to EGA, Jason was the Senior Environmental Policy Analyst for the New York Public Interest Research Group, directing state-level clean air, energy, and global warming campaigns and all federal environmental activities. He was also an adjunct professor at Pace University, the Air and Energy Program Director at Environmental Advocates of New York, and a consultant to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. Jason holds an M.A. from Brown University and a B.S from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

Jason Solle has over six years of experience designing and implementing social impact programs for both the non-profit and private sectors. Most recently, Jason has consulted for a number of Fortune 50 and Fortune 500 companies on their CSR, philanthropic giving, and employee volunteer programs, spanning the pharmaceutical, bio-tech, and manufacturing industries. Previously, Jason spent three years in the Philippines, with the U.S. Peace Corps, launching and expanding social ventures with the rural poor. He holds an M.P.A. in Policy and Management from NYU’s Wagner School and a B.A., with honors, from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.