Katie Meyler, Founder
katie@morethanme.org

After meeting Carlito, a 4-year-old boy who slept under a car in Bolivia, Katie was never the same. She knew she would spend her life working on behalf of Carlito and children like him. She spent a year living and working in post-war Liberia, and then returned to the USA to embark upon an 8-month speaking tour, sharing her life experiences with students. Katie loves dancing, writing, riding her bike in the city, trying to speak Spanish, and can most likely be found talking to a stranger. She lives by the motto, "Strangers are friends we haven't met yet."
Read Katie's story.

Stephanie Hood, Executive Director/Board Member
stephanie@morethanme.org

She is now in her eighth year working in the nonprofit sector as a community organizer, a researcher, and an advocate. She believes non-profits can achieve amazing things to better our world! The love and passion of people involved in nonprofits keeps her motivated and matches perfectly with her zest for life and love of sharing with others. She's a vegan, a mermaid, a lover of books, hockey, and her wonderful dog Murphey! Shes proud to be a part of an organization that reminds us everyday there is so much more.

Macintosh Johnson, West Point Scholarship Coordinator

West Point is home to Macintosh. He was born and raised here, and he knows the challenges of this area because they have been his own. For six years, Macintosh did community outreach in West Point with the Jesuit Refugee Council. After the Council left the area, the European Union in Liberia recommended him as a perfect fit for More than Me’s work in West Point. The children Macintosh works with are not just participants in a project, they are his neighbors, they are his children's friends. Macintosh is passionate about seeing West Point rise, and he believes the only way that it can happen is if the children, unlike most of their parents, receive an education.

Michelle Collins, Accountant/Bookkeeper

Michelle's energy and passion for life is a perfect fit for "More than Me." She graduated from the University of Colorado with a degree in political science and economics. Her childhood was busy growing up in both Korea and around the USA with parents who could never stay in one place. This gave Michelle a unique perspective of the world and an ability to understand and empathize with other cultures. She believes a few key human ingredients can change the life of one and hopefully many. She joins More than Me to help deliver those same opportunities to the next generation.

Josh Tetrick, Speaker/International Programming

A social entrepreneur, writer, and speaker - has led a United Nations business initiative in Kenya, worked for both former President Clinton and the president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, and taught street children as a Fulbright Scholar in Nigeria and South Africa. Through an organization he founded, Josh is currently engaging audiences around the world on how solving our world's biggest needs create dynamic career and financial opportunities. Josh is a summa cum laude graduate of Cornell University and the University of Michigan Law School.

John McKenzie, Editor/DC Team
john@morethanme.org

John grew up in a small Kansas town and earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in geography from Kansas State University. He then moved halfway around the world to teach English for the Peace Corps in Uzbekistan. He currently works in the state policy department of a public charity in downtown Washington, DC and has held management positions at various DC-area nonprofit organizations. Having visited more than 30 countries, he continues to pursue his passion for travel whenever and wherever possible. He became involved with More than Me through the Couchsurfing community and is most active with editing the newsletter and helping out with fundraisers.

Lauren Lomauro, Special Projects
lauren@morethanme.org

Lauren grew up in a worldly, not-for-profit family and is therefore drawn to the mission of More than Me. In May of 2012 she will graduate with her Master's degree from the Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations. Her specializations include International Law and Human Rights in sub-Saharan Africa. After obtaining her Bachelor's degree in International Business from Marist College in 2009, she worked in a development department at a local not-for-profit organization. She has interned at the US Fund for UNICEF as well as at an organization that represents victims of mass atrocities before the International Criminal Court in the Hague. She is thrilled to be a part of the More than Me family and looks forward to workly closely on the I Promise Project campaign in the coming months.

Amy Carol Wolff, California Team Leader

Amy Carol Wolff hails from Santa Monica, California and works as an Account Supervisor for one of the world's most renowned fundraising and direct marketing agencies. She has a passion for the cause young women in the developing world and has spent much of her life devoted to bringing attention and funding to the needs that they have. Over the course of her career, Amy has worked for a number of nonprofit organizations and for-profit companies, including Opportunity International, TOMS, Disaster Psychiatry Outreach, among others. Amy has successfully led fundraising initiatives that deploy integrated media, engage and grow special interest group involvement, and support major and planned giving programs. Amy holds a Masters in Public Affairs in non-profit management from Indiana University.

Allison Oakes,, Event Organizer
ali@morethanme.org

Ali grew up the youngest of 6 in a large loving family on Long Island, NY. After living and working in NYC for a number of years she settled in Bernardsville, New Jersey with her husband Joe to raise their three children. She is an avid runner and loves to travel. Ali had always hoped to become involved in an organization geared at helping children, and while actively looking was introduced to Katie Meyler through a good friend and fellow MTM member. She was inspired by the mission of More than Me and almost immediately felt a dedication to the foundation and all of the little girls it's helping. As a mother, Ali has always been adamant about raising her own kids with a strong sense of social awareness. She was struck by the very close and personal connection More Than Me allowed her and her family to have with this Liberian community across the world. Ali considers her day to day involvement with More Than Me a life changing experience. She feels blessed to be a part of something that directly impacts the lives of so many and allows her the opportunity to teach her own children the importance of empathy and living for the greater good.

Ali Fakih, Relations & Marketing Liberia
fakihali@gmail.com

Born in Spain, Ali grew up in Sierra Leone and moved to Lebanon to study Management Information System at the American University of Science and Technology. After school, he moved to Liberia, where he has lived for the last seven years, working in the oil sector and fishing industry.

Having spent his formative years in West Africa, Ali feels a connection to the place and people. He has seen the daily progress taking place in Liberia since the end of the civil war, and felt he needed to be a part of the positive change. "It is a privilege to be a part of More than Me and to have an impact on the lives of people in the country I have made my home. I want to help turn these girls into future leaders and give them a voice that will be heard."

Jennifer Williford, Volunteer Coordinator

An accomplished public speaker with 23 years in the non-profit management and global engagement sector, Jennifer Williford brings know-how and professional experience to More than Me. Jenn loves to travel, and has been inspired to help disadvantaged children gain access to education by her visits to places like Macedonia. Katie told her about More than Me, and she knew she had to get involved.

Jenn lives in Lebanon, New Jersey, with her husband and two girls.

Maggie Muldoon, Director of Activities for Girls‘ Center in Liberia

Maggie Muldoon is an artist, illustrator, and educator living in Brooklyn, NY. She has been teaching and tutoring students of all ages in a variety of settings for over ten years in subject matter ranging from math and english to art and robotics. Maggie has developed programming and curriculum for various educational centers and not-for-profit organizations in areas such as art, physical science, game design, Do-It-Yourself electronics, and more. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Maggie got her B.A. in Creative Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara and spent one year studying art and culture at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana, West Africa. She specializes in using reused, recycled and repurposed materials in both art and education.

Web

Jacob Patterson-Stein, Blog Editor
jacob@morethanme.org

Jacob has worked as a dish washer, cameraman, writer, playground organizer, book prize judge, line stander, analyst, and ice cream maker/tester. He has a master's degree in literature from the University of Edinburgh and studied classics as an undergraduate. He now works as a researcher in Washington D.C. After the 50th office conversation about copy machines, Jacob decided he wanted to get involved with nonprofit work. Jacob loves school and has been lucky enough to follow his intellectual interests. Now he is thankful to be working with More than Me to help others enjoy the benefits of an education.

Daniel Winter, Web Admin
daniel@morethanme.org

Daniel grew up in New Zealand and has travelled to more than 20 countries. He met Katie on a train in Amsterdam and after hearing about her experience in Liberia wanted to be involved with More than Me. He enjoys culture, outdoors and the environment, and working with kids.

Dinara Sagatova, Web Designer
dinara.sagatova@gmail.com

Dinara was born in Almaty, Kazakhstan to a family of two Soviet engineers and one curly haired boy. After moving around the globe she finally settled in Washington, D.C. She holds a BA degree in photojournalism/graphic design from Western Kentucky University and a MA degree in visual communication/interactive multimedia from Ohio University. She tries not to label herself and explores various mediums of visual communication, applying what is the most appropriate for a given project. In the past she had an opportunity to work as a photo editor, graphic and page designer, web developer and a design instructor.

Board

Erica Duncan, Board Member/Secretary

Despite her career as a corporate tax attorney, Erica has fortunately been able to find ways to utilize her degree and skills to help others. She has advised non-profits on US tax issues, represented a Guinean family in an immigration asylum case, and organized a trial advocacy training program in Liberia, West Africa. During her stint in Liberia, Erica was able to see firsthand what it means for education to be a luxury when she met a family who could not afford to send their child to school. Assisting the family with their educational expenses led Erica to seek additional opportunities to help Liberia's children. It was around this time that she met Katie Meyler who had already begun to sow the seeds for More than Me.

Katie Borghese, Advisory Board Member/Corporate Connections

Katie and her husband Skip live happily in Far Hills, New Jersey with their four children. Katie is the executive director of Casa di Francesca Home Fragrance and Décor, which she sells on the Home-Shopping Network. She is also the creative director at Multi Media Exposure. She recognizes how much she has been given and finds a sense of purpose in giving back both to the local community and to the girls that More than Me helps in Liberia. Because Katie has two girls of her own, imagining small girls on the street selling goods instead of being in school hits close to home. She believes we are the same humanity and deserving of an equal chance at our dreams.

Scipione Borghese, Board Member

Born in Rome Italy to the illustrious Borghese family, Scipione (Skip) was educated in France and attended college in the U.S. After working in finance he joined his father’s cosmetics business which distributed some of beauty's best known fragrance and cosmetic brands. At 23, Skip presented Perlier on QVC. In 1996 he brought Perlier to HSN. He recently celebrated his 15th year on HSN and has built Perlier as one of the largest beauty lines sold on Live TV. Skip is president of Multi Media Exposure Inc, a marketing specialty company. He is married to Katherine Borghese (née Long) and they have four children. Skip is passionate about More than Me because it provides a way to have a direct impact on some of the world’s most vulnerable children. Skip brings all his skills to the table in order to make the biggest difference he can for the girls including his shameless talent at doing the worm.

Chid Liberty, Board Member

In addition to being a finance guru and social entrepreneur, Chid presides over a four-pronged hybrid social enterprise across two continents. His organization, Liberty & Justice, develops local African factories and connects them with international retailers and individual consumers. These factories produce fair-trade apparel for American and European retailers, replacing a culture of sweatshops with a culture of sweat equity.

Before co-founding Liberty & Justice Chid worked in finance and information systems for several high growth technology companies including Metavante Corporation (now Fidelity National Information Services), Mindjet, and Trilogy Integrated Resources. A Liberian native, Chid left Africa as an eighteen month old baby when his father became the Liberia's Ambassador to Germany with residence in Bonn. Chid's family later fled to the United States to escape Liberia's deteriorating political situation. In addition to his work at Liberty & Justice, Chid lectures extensively on social entrepreneurship and innovation, most recently at Stanford, IE Business School, Princeton, Tennessee State, and the University of Liberia where he serves as Entrepreneur in Residence at the Monrovia Business Startup Center, a program funded by SPARK, a Dutch NGO, and other European partners. He sits on TransFair USA's Fair Trade Certified Apparel Multistakeholder Group where he helps to guide Fair Trade Certified apparel policy for the United States. Chid was also awarded the Cordes Fellowship in 2010 and sits on the 2011 Cordes Fellowship Selection Committee where he helps give emerging social entrepreneurs a chance to attend the Opportunity Collaboration, a four-day problem-solving, strategic retreat for change-makers engaged in poverty alleviation and economic justice enterprises.