Associate Board
The Associate Board is a group of young professionals in the Boston area who are dedicated to educational equity and to advancing Breakthrough’s mission. The Associate Board has three main goals: to raise awareness, to attract new supporters to Breakthrough, and to recruit volunteers. The AB achieves these goals by hosting events geared towards young professional engagement including trivia nights, an annual young professional’s Bash, and ongoing special events throughout the year to raise awareness about Breakthrough’s mission and successes! To learn more about the Associate Board and how you can be involved, contact Emma Samler, Director of Development and Partnerships at esamler@btgbmail.org.
AJ Massetti
Senior Scientist for Commercial Drug Product, Amgen
Bio coming soon.
Grant Glosner
Senior Research Associate, Fidelity Investments
Bio coming soon.
Elisabeth Symczak, Co-Chair
Learning & Development Manager, ZoomInfo
Elisabeth has a background in higher education and academic affairs and now works In Learning & Development at ZoomInfo. Originally from San Diego, she enjoys exploring the mountains and beaches in New England, skiing, playing tennis (poorly), and traveling as much as possible. She is passionate about education access and loves working with people. In addition to being on the Associate Board, she volunteers as a College Access Coach for Breakthrough.
Peter Rizzi
Software Engineer, Google
Bio coming soon!
Zach Lovett
Revenue Strategy Manager, UiPath
Bio coming soon!
Catherine Cloutier
Program Manager for News, Google
Catherine is the program lead for News Content Strategy at Google based in the Cambridge office. Before joining Google, she was a reporter for The Boston Globe. Catherine holds degrees from Boston College (B.A. English) and the University of Southern California (M.A. Journalism). Beyond journalism and Google, Catherine enjoys reading fiction, trying new takeout spots, and making frequent trips to her home state of Maine.
Tony Tala
Experienced Assurance Assoicate, PwC
Bio coming soon.
Members-At-Large
Alita Edelman-Brown
Customer Success Manager at mParticle
Jessye Smith
Senior Manager of R&D Business Operations at Biogen
Jon Wu
MBA Candidate at Harvard Business School
Kolleen Burbank
Director of Content at ClassForward
Michael O’Leary
Senior Associate at Bain Capital Double Impact
Michael Protasewich
Co-founder, COO at SubscriberVoice
Mike Burns
MBA Candidate at Northwestern University
Nora Frias
Director of Graduate Support at Nativity Preparatory School
Presceia Cooper
Director of Community Engagement at the Institute for Nonprofit Practice
Robbie Greenglass
Managing Director at Waterline Ventures
Ryan Sweeny
Motion Graphics Designer and Editor at Natixis Investment Managers
Sean Crowley
MBA Candidate at Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management
Sharon Kelleher
Law Clerk at Connecticut Supreme Court
Tim McGee
Human Resources and Training Manager at The Briar Group
Will Chrysanthos
National Service Consultant