Board of Directors

Charles Moore (Chair)
Thrive Street Advisors
Charles Moore is the principal at Thrive Street Advisors. He is an executive coach and consultant who helps leaders improve impact and organizations better execute strategy. Charles focuses on the intersection of strategy, implementation, and leadership, specifically, helping executives improve their ability to achieve results with a clear lens for the leadership, management, and personal practices that are most relevant for a leader’s purpose, their strategy, and their organization’s culture. He has coached leaders across the for-profit and nonprofit sectors, including Capital One, Hilton Hotels, and Advancing Real Change. Charles attended Harvard College for his undergraduate degree. He earned an MBA and an MA in Education from Stanford. His certificate in Leadership Coaching is from Georgetown University.

Mary Gately (Secretary)
DLA Piper
Mary Gately is a managing partner at DLA Piper’s D.C. office and co-head of DLA Piper’s Washington, D.C. Litigation Practice Group. Mary focuses on reputation management, class actions, cross-border litigation, and other complex litigation in the fields of the First Amendment, product liability, and commercial litigation. She serves on DLA Piper’s Hiring Committee and Pro Bono Committee in the Washington, D.C. office.

Lionel Andre
SECIL Law, PLLC
Lionel André, a partner at SECIL Law, PLLC, specializes in defending clients facing parallel enforcement actions brought by the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice. With extensive experience, Lionel also conducts internal investigations and provides defense for companies and their executives during government inquiries. Having commenced his career at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Enforcement, Lionel boasts 14 years of invaluable experience, handling securities cases in federal courts and administrative proceedings nationwide. Following his tenure at the SEC, Lionel served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Fraud and Public Corruption Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. In addition to his legal practice, Lionel is deeply committed to various causes, including youth empowerment, mentorship, criminal justice reform, and human rights advocacy.

Xiao Liu 
Ed-Ops
Xiao Liu is a finance manager at Ed-Ops. She is an experienced finance lead with a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry. Xiao is skilled in new market implementation, financial planning and analysis, regulatory compliance, audit, budgeting, and accounting.

Shalini Shybut
Independent Coach
Shalini Ananthanarayanan Shybut is an independent coach and consultant working with Washington, D.C. nonprofit leaders, primarily in the education space. She was most recently a founding member and partner of Schools and Talent Investments at Education Forward DC, a local venture philanthropy organization whose mission is to improve outcomes for D.C. students who are furthest from opportunity. Prior to this role, Shalini was at E.L. Haynes Public Charter School, where she worked with school leaders to improve the school’s ability to meet the needs of underserved students. There, she co-led several key strategy projects as E.L. Haynes expanded to full size. Earlier in her career, Shalini spent time at the Recovery School District and worked in the private sector McKinsey & Company. Shalini started her career with Teach For America as a fifth grade teacher in a bilingual inclusion classroom. Shalini lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband and three children. She also serves on the board of DC International School, a multilingual charter school.

Jennifer Thomas
Community Member
Jennifer Thomas is the owner of Still Small Voice, LLC. Jennifer is a former educator with more than 15 years of experience focused on youth development and leadership. She has worked in the nonprofit sector and is currently a policy advisor at the federal level. In her current position, she focuses on employment matters pertaining to people with disabilities.

Paul Timm
Connected Aviation Solutions, Collins Aerospace
Paul Timm is director of marketing, leading the global marketing organization for the Connected Aviation Solutions business at Collins Aerospace. He is a strategic, data-driven marketer who grows businesses through positioning, branding, product marketing, digital transformation, and innovation. Paul is a collaborative team leader, demand generator, and problem solver, experienced in technology, financial services, consumer goods, and global markets. Paul is an active advocate for students with disabilities and LGBTQ youth. He also serves on boards for the Arlington Special Education Advisory Committee, the University of Richmond Customer Experience Center, and advises startup businesses. He holds an MBA from Duke University and is fluent in Spanish.

 

Kate Miley
Moore
Kate Miley is a marketing and fundraising leader with a passion for working in the nonprofit space. She currently serves as Director of Product Marketing at Moore, the country’s largest media, data, and fundraising company catering to purpose-driven organizations. She previously held marketing roles at Bonterra, Data Axle, and Danone. In her time away from work, Kate enjoys volunteering and first met the SchoolTalk team through a Compass Pro Bono consulting project. She looks forward to continuing her engagement with SchoolTalk and its important student-school-system work as a board member.  Kate obtained her BA at Middlebury College and MBA at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. She lives near Annapolis, Maryland, with her husband Alex and enjoys getting outside and trying local crab shacks as often as she can. 

Thomas Green
L3Harris
Thomas T. Green, Jr. is the Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis at L3Harris Technologies within the Tactical Communication Sectors. He focuses on enhancing efficiency and streamlining processes to drive continuous improvement in the financial forecasting cycle. Thomas earned his B.S. in Accounting and M.B.A. from St. Bonaventure University and holds the Certified Managerial Accountant (CMA) designation from the Institute of Management Accountants.