Board & Supporters

Supporters make it possible for us to continue developing tomorrow’s leaders today.

Advisory Boards

National Advisory Board

James DeNaut
Sea Court Capital

Michael Dunigan
BankUnited

Kevin Grady
EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants

Karen Kelso
Sony Corporation of America

Kenneth Kirschner
Deloitte

Marc Latman
Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP

Matthew Mamak
Alston & Bird

Brian Maragno
Nissan North America, Inc.

Daniel McKinney
Ernst & Young

Local Advisory Board

Lance Bell, Mesirow
Joe Castelluccio, Mayer Brown
Hetty Chang, Moody’s
Matt Crocombe, Ernst & Young
Robyn Downing, Alston & Bird
Gregory Gong, Deloitte
Kecia Howson, Truist Financial Corporation
Eric Knox, Bass Berry Sims
Kenneth Kraft, JPMorgan
Dannell Lyne, Mark Spaneth
Lethia Mann, Regions Bank
Jannquell Peters, Alston & Bird
Nia Rock, BankUnited
Gardner Semet, MFederal Bank
Brian Sims, Bass Berry Sims
Vanessa Smiley, EPIC Brokers and Consultants
Derrick Steele, Ernst & Young
James Summer, Ernst & Young
Ben Tarpley, Bass Berry Sims
Jake Wise, Deloitte
Elaine Yu, JPMorgan

Educational Partners

Columbia University
Vanderbilt University

Students, Alumni & Mentors

A few kind words about our program.

"Nestlé Waters North America is pleased to join Youth About Business as a sponsor. We believe YAB’s mission ties nicely to Nestlé’s Project Opportunity, a global career acceleration initiative to help people of all ages gain work experience and strengthen their professional development skills, and with a pledge to reach 300,000 people with “readiness for work” activities annually." Charles Broll — YAB Mentor

"Since 2012 I have seen Youth About Business leverage its unique curriculum to show students how to persevere despite uncertainty and learn how to trust themselves and their teammates." Lance Bell — YAB Mentor

"Youth About Business is a truly unique program. In the YAB program, students' hard work gives them the confidence to succeed at the highest levels – in business and beyond – and plants the seeds for tools that will enable these students to be the next generation of leaders. I am proud to have served YAB for over a decade as a volunteer, mentor and advisor." Joseph Castelluccio — YAB Mentor