Our Team

We’re making it happen.

Leadership Team

Michael Schumer
New York // Founder, President & Chief Program Officer
Ryan Brinkerhoff
New Jersey // Vice President
Jonathan Byer
New York // Secretary
Alexandra de Matteo
New York // Yoga Coach
Bob Litwin
Colorado // Performance Coach
Rachel Schlau
Florida // College & Career Coach
Micka Carmen Edith Nugent
New Jersey // Martial Arts Coach
Monica Fullerton
Florida // SpouseConnect Advisor
Victoria Pillman
Virginia // SpouseConnect Coach
Lee Hightower III
California // Gardening Coach
Katie Prill
Virginia // Social Media Coach
Natosha Rector
Ohio // Yoga Coach

Veteran Mentors

Nick Canete
Indiana // Navy
Max Levasseur
Maryland // Army
Rocio (Rivera) Kary
Arizona // Air Force
Bobby Springer
Illinois // Army
Matt Visnovksy
Virginia // Army
Angela Scott
California // Navy
Mickaella Carmen Edith Nugent
New Jersey // Marines
Nancy Villaseñor
California // Army
Evan Ensweiler
Illinois // Navy
Ari Friedman
California // Navy
Natosha Rector
Ohio // Army
Amanda Yoder
Virginia // Navy
Bobby Payne
Florida // Air Force
Joash Ward
Washington, DC // Navy

Patriot Fellows

Gavin Zucker
New York // ‘26, ‘25, ‘24
Roman Tse
New York // ‘26, ‘25, ‘24
James Colacino
New York // ‘26
Chris Ancona
New York // ‘26, ‘25, ‘24
Molly Moskowitz
New York // ‘26, ‘25, ‘24
Julia Isham
New York // ‘26, ‘25, '24, ‘23
Jack Rachford
Illinois // ‘26
Matthew Denekas
Illinois // ‘26
Henry Williamson
Illinois // ‘26
Tia Kattady
Ohio // ‘26, ‘25, ‘24
Kaya Malkovich
Massachusetts // ‘26, ‘25, ‘24
Nick Summa
New York // ‘25
Samuel Park
New York // ‘25
Ava Krebs
Illinois // ‘24
Harrison Gonzalez
Illinois // '24
Maria Ruggiero
New York // '24, ‘23
Zach Marmor
New York // '24
Olivia Marrale
New York // '24, ‘23, ‘22
Sanam Mehta
New York // '24, ‘23, ‘22
Lucy Moskowitz
New York // '24, ‘23, ‘22, ‘21
Savi Metha
New York // ‘24
Liam Bell
New York // ‘24
Alex Ahn
New York // ‘24
Zachary Zipes
New York // ‘24
Jordana Kahn
New York // ‘24
Anka Lampe
Illinois // ‘23
Kate Polomsky
Illinois // ‘23
Azaria Arroyo
Illinois // ‘23
Annie Rogers
Illinois // ‘23, ‘22
Jessica Sloan
Illinois // ‘23, ‘22
Kyle Zang
Illinois // ‘22
Dominic Seaney
Illinois // ‘22
Carina Cudzilo
Illinois // ‘22
Norah Youssef
Illinois // ‘22
Daniel Kahn
New York // ‘22
Theodore Janedis
Virginia // ‘22
Michael Marrale
New York // ‘22, ‘21
Sheridan Scofield
California // ‘22
Logan Grotas
New York // ‘21
Ben Bell
New York // ‘21
Jordan Kenny
New York // ‘21

Ambassadors

Jakob Feinstein
New York // Technology
Jacob Kaminsky
New Jersey // Finance
Kathleen Walters
California // Marketing
Baxter Stein
New York // Technology
Michael Scheck
Washington, D.C. // Corporate Strategy
Caitlin Kelly
New Jersey // Fine Art
Lia Kapani
Illinois // Law
Jordan Brail
Florida & New York // Sports, Entertainment, & Hospitality
Hasan Khan
New York // Digital Strategy
Joash Ward
New York // Education
Ryan Shearmire
New York // Finance
Zubin Desai
California // Finance
Andrew Storch
Illinois // Aerospace
Ernesto Corona
California // Immigration & Human Rights
Jacob Peter Brown
Texas // Energy
Jacob Pastor
Illinois // Consulting
Adam Kalinsky
New York // Finance
Michael Marrale
New York // Science & Tech
Shue Her-Sturm
California // Fine Art
Paul Her-Sturm
California // Marketing
Lee Hightower III
California // Wellness
Ruth McCormack
California // Social Impact
Theodore Kim
Washington, D.C. // Medicine
Raelyn Kelley
Illinois // Gerontology, Education & Health Policy
Emily Eichenthal
Washington, D.C. // Public Policy
JT Dyer
New York // Finance & Tech
David Saunders
New York // Talent Acquisition
Osmar Lima
Florida // Hospitality
Kristen Stenehjem
Illinois // Medicine
Monty Washington
New York // Human Resources
Meredith Christoper
Massachusetts // Data Science
Kevin Krebs
Illinois // Education
Sunaina Swaminathan
Colorado // Corporate Partnerships
Cindy Floyd
Pennsylvania // Data Science
Samuel Tavel
New York // Data Science
Kelby Barnewolt
Iowa // Equity Research
Erin Hainey (Kelly)
New York // Insurance
Tyler (Mulford) McCue
Connecticut // Data Science
Christopher Walker
California // Space Research & Technology
Sam Folco
New York // Data Science
Steve Suta
Connecticut // Marketing
Victoria Pillman
Virginia // Social Entrepreneurship
Jonathan Cowen
New York // Healthcare Strategy
Yvonne Mizrahi
New Jersey // Fine Art
Connor Sink
New York // Multimedia
Nancy Villaseñor
California // Social Impact
Dylan Lopez
Virginia // Public Policy
Connor Lopes
New Jersey // Finance
Laura Struck
Illinois // Entrepreneurship
Erin Grimm
Hawaii // Entrepreneurship
Melissa Marie Jagessar
Florida // Entrepreneurship
Steven Threet
Florida // Data Science
Thomas Forlenza
New York // Data Science
Luke Borsare
New York // Data Science
Jonathan Matz
Washington, D.C. // Data Science
Amir Javeri
Illinois // Cybersecurity
Susan Urgenson
Florida // Healthcare
Katie Schrader
New Jersey // Education
Seth Pychewicz
Illinois / Technology
Arden O. Martinez
California // Social Entrepreneurship
Mandi St. Germaine
Louisiana // Entrepreneurship
Alise Morales
Washington // Entrepreneurship
Stephanie Downing
Arizona // Entrepreneurship
Nicole Zettlemoyer
Texas // Entrepreneurship
Nicole Cowan
Kansas // Entrepreneurship
Lindsay Wirst
Georgia // Entrepreneurship
Katie Prill
Virginia // Social Media Coach

SpouseConnect Fellows

Alise Morales
Washington // ‘25
Lindsay Wirst
Georgia // ‘25
Mamie Pack
Florida // ‘25
Mandi St. Germaine
Louisiana // ‘25
Stephanie Downing
Arizona // ‘25
Nicole Cowan
Kansas // ‘25
Nicole Zettlemoyer
Texas // ‘25
Laura Struck
Illinois // ‘25, ‘24
Melissa Marie Jagessar
Florida // ‘25, ‘24
Erin Grimm
Hawaii // ‘25, ‘24
Sarah Scholz
Tennessee // ‘24
Savannah Sawers
California // ‘24
Lyman Good
New Jersey // ‘24
Natosha Rector
Ohio // ‘24, ‘23
Katie Prill
Virginia // ‘23
Victoria Pillman
Virginia // ‘23
Jane Zoleta
New York // ‘22
Amy Cody Smith
New York // ‘22

Battle Buds

Melanie Kamburian
Florida // ‘25
Chrystelle Anderson
Florida // ‘25
Susan Urgenson
Florida // ‘25
Melissa Jagessar
Florida // ‘25
Steven Threet
Florida // ‘25
Ari Friedman
California // ‘ 24
Victoria Pillman
Virginia // ‘ 24
Lucy Moskowitz
New York // ‘24
Olivia Marrale
New York // ‘24
Jessica Sloan
Illinois // ‘24