Executive Director
Lauren Graham (YSE ’13) is the Executive Director of Yale Blue Green. She is the founder and CEO of Velvet Frame, LLC, a a boutique social impact strategy and communications consultancy which works with non-profits, social entrepreneurs, and mission-driven startups on their capacity-building and change management challenges in the areas of strategic communications, organizational design, and leadership development by applying a holistic, ecosystems approach to the creation of scalable and sustainable change. Lauren is also an adjunct lecturer at several universities, a board member of the Natural Areas Conservancy and Earthshot, and the Board Secretary of Yale Women, Inc.
Communications & Social Media
Georgia Silvera Seamans, YSE ’01
Outdoor Engagement Coordinator
Conner Lachenbruch, YC ’15
Webinars
Hope Connolly, SOM ’19
Huda Mustafa, YC ’85
Tomas Nordberg, JIA ’01
Webmasters
Chapters
Chapter Manager
YBG Austin Co-Chairs
Rachel Schoenin, YC ’15
YBG-Boston Co-Chairs
Divita Bhandari, YSE ’14
Michael Brod, YSE ’14
Kathryn Wright, YSE ’13
YBG-Chicago Co-Chairs
Judith Singleton, YGS ’00
YBG-Washington D.C. Co-Chairs
Elliott Brennan, YC ’11
Dr. Michael Dorsey, YSE ’96
Brennan Hackett, YC ’04
Vijeta Jangra, YSE ’13
Beth Johnston, YLS ’97
Barbara Bauman Tyran, SOM
YBG-London Co-Chairs
Olga Babakina, F&ES ’05
Simon De Stercke, F&ES ’12
Melissa Merryweather, YC ’83
Alexander Vernoit, YC ’16
YBG-New York City Co-Chairs
David Bergman, YC ’78
Sabina Byck, YSE ’10
YBG-San Francisco Co-Chairs
Laura Franceschini, YSE ’14
Berkley Rothmeier, YC ’09, YSE ’10
Lin Shi, YSE’14
Lisa Veliz Waweru, YSE/SOM ’17
Peter Wyrsch, YDS ’17
YAA Staff Liaison
Henry Kwan, MA ’05, Director of Shared Interest Groups
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