Jim is a chief strategist, development and communications officer with major clients including The Carter Center, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) at Georgetown University and the Global Fund for Children. Jim is the Founding Director of Global Philanthropists Circle with Peggy Dulany and David Rockefeller. In addition to the BYkids Board, he serves as a trustee of Future Generations University, Madoo Conservancy and LongHouse Reserve. He lives in Sagaponack, NY.

Stephanie launched Final Cut edit, a post production company, in the United States in 2001 and was president until 2022. She began her career working in ad agencies as a director of production. Stephanie has been involved with films from “Other People” to “Do you Dream in Color” to “Moonlight”. She is currently a producer/writer on her own projects, while acting as a consultant for others. Stephanie lives in New York City with her family.

Mike has spent his career in financial services helping families and institutions with their investing goals. He recently served as a Managing Director at ICONIQ Capital where he advised many of the leading technology entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. Prior, Mike was a Vice President at Goldman Sachs.

Mike received his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and his BS with Honors from the McIntire School at the University of Virginia. He is a supporter of many educational and social programs and lives in Marin County, California with his family including two teenagers and his beloved golden retriever Roger.

Hilary earned a degree in urban planning from NYU and worked in the Manhattan Office of the New York City Planning Commission. She then worked as an advertising copywriter, on Wall Street as a writer/producer of print and video marketing materials and as a manager of corporate philanthropy. Hilary spent a number of years as a producer of corporate/industrial and documentary films at Mediaworks, Inc. (producers of the Academy Award nominated My Architect).

Melanie is a NYC based producer with over 25 years of experience in Kids Media. As SVP, Production Management, she most recently oversaw production of Sesame Workshop’s award-winning creative content, including Sesame Street (HBO/MAX), Ghostwriter and Helpsters (Apple TV+) and Mechabuilders and Esme and Roy (HBO/MAX). Prior to joining Sesame, she served as VP of Production for National Geographic Kids Entertainment and produced acclaimed animated series for Cartoon Pizza/Jumbo Pictures, including Stanley (Playhouse Disney) and Doug (original Nickelodeon and Disney).