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The Catchafire Foundation

The purpose of the Catchafire Foundation is to build and strengthen the capacity and sustainability of nonprofit leaders, movement leaders, community leaders, and social entrepreneurs working to address the world’s greatest challenges.

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Board of Directors

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Mike de la Rocha, President

Co-Founder, Revolve Impact and Tepito Coffee

Mike de la Rocha is a visionary strategist, acclaimed artist, and compelling voice for change. Celebrated as one of the most influential changemakers of our era, Mike has been behind several of the largest policy victories and cultural shifts in U.S. history. He’s earned accolades as one of GOOD magazine’s top 100 people reshaping our world, recipient of the AFL-CIO’s prestigious Justice, Peace and Freedom Award, and was lauded as a groundbreaking innovator by Stanford Social Innovation Review. A proud alumnus of UCLA, Mike co-founded Revolve Impact, Tepito Coffee, and Athletes for Impact. Mike lives in Los Angeles, CA with his family and sings in the punk electronic band ON/NOTICE. Follow him at @mrmikedelarocha

 
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Kelly Dane, Treasurer

Executive Director, Line of Business Strategy at KPMG

With over 25 years of business experience, Kelly currently supports go-to-market strategy and internal operations for the Products Line of Business at KPMG (spanning the Consumer & Retail, Energy, Industrial Manufacturing and Life Sciences sectors). Kelly makes it a point to take a consultative approach with internal and external clients to help achieve the best results from both people and technology in our rapidly changing business environments.

 
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Mark Newberg, Secretary

Founder and President of Stockbridge Advisors, LLC

Mark has been working at the heart of the Impact Economy for nearly 15 years. He has led impact policy initiatives at the federal level, served as a post-Katrina policy advisor to the New Orleans City Council, developed impact strategies for major philanthropies and multinational organizations, created quality jobs frameworks for corporations, and advised numerous high-growth impact startups on initial business organization and growth strategies. In addition to his work at Stockbridge Advisors, Mark is an Innovator-in-Residence at Tulane's Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, a mentor for MassChallenge and the Harvard iLabs, and a judge for the Louisiana Startup Prize. He is also the lead author of the Desktop Manual for Impact Policymakers. Mark has a BA from Tulane University and a JD from Tulane Law School.