The Mentor Project Team
The Mentor Project Officers bring a breadth of mastery and decades of leadership in a variety of learning disciplines.
Our goal is to contribute to a better world as we advance the immeasurable influence even a single Mentor can have on this and future generations. Join us in this quest and become part of helping shape our common future.
The board supports the mission and work of The Mentor Project™ and provides mission-based leadership and strategic governance. The Board-CEO relationship is a partnership, and appropriate involvement of the Board is both critical and expected.

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Deborah Heiser
CEO
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Jura Zibas
Vice Chair
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Kartik Subramanian
Treasurer
The Executive Operations members support the mission and work of The Mentor Project ™ and provide mission-based leadership and management. The Board-CEO relationship is a partnership, and the appropriate involvement of the Board is both critical and expected.
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Deborah Heiser
CEO
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Megen Schlesinger
COO


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Anand Raghavan
Nominating and Governance
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Bill “Ches” Cheswick
Special Advisor - Nerd-Making
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Bob Cousins
Special Advisor - Innovation
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Irene Yachbes
Special Advisor - Partnerships

Development
Marilyn Price
Works with the board to set annual fundraising goals, and implement planning and development.
Hackathons
Javier Francario
Hold two annual global hackathons involving TEMP mentors and judges.
Patenting
Jura Zibas and Bob Cousins
Patenting advist and guidance for mentees and to hackathon teams with patentable ideas.
Education Outreach
Gabriel Lewis
Organizing schools in the US and globally for programming and mentor matching.
Podcasts
Jibi Jacob
Podcast series held on TMP podcast platform, as well as outside platforms.
Public Television
Susan Birne-Stone
BRIC public access television shows featuring TMP mentors and mentees.
Mask the World
Devabkhatuni "Sri" Srikrishna
Works with high school and college students to research mask options, test DIY options, test fabric, engage in hackathons, an write journal articles.