LEADERSHIP
Board of Directors
Cynthia Fisher
Founder and Chair Emeritus
Founder and Managing Director of WaterRev, LLC, and Board Director of several public companies and nonprofits. Previously, she was Founder and CEO of ViaCord and Founder and President of ViaCell. Fisher holds a B.S. in Biophysics from Ursinus College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Kathleen Choi
Board Co-Chair
Choi is the Managing Editor of The District Management Journal focused on public school management issues. She holds a M.P.P. from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and an A.B. from Harvard College.
Jennifer Price
Board Co-Chair
Price is Head of School at Buckingham Browne & Nichols (BB&N) in Cambridge, MA. She was former Superintendent of North Andover Public Schools and former principal of Newton North High School. She holds a doctorate from Harvard University's Graduate School of Education and a B.A. from Princeton University.
Chad Copeland
Chad is the Chief Operating Officer and Business Development Manager of Copeland Media LLC, a company focused on establishing B2B partnerships in the education, fintech, and sports technology sectors for his clients. Chad is a founding board member and of a nonprofit organization, Beyond the Basics Inc., which was the recipient of the 2020 NFLPA Alan Page Community Award, the NFLPA’s highest honor given for extraordinary dedication to service, social justice, and equality. As of today, Beyond The Basics Inc has given out more than $600,000 to individuals and families in need and impacted over 8,500 lives across 21 states. Chad graduated from Gilman School and earned his B.A. in Economics and business administration from George Washington University.
Anudha Gupta
Anudha is Vice President of Investment Platform Technology at Wellington Management. She has been at Wellington for more than 20 years in various senior investment technology roles. She has been very active with Diversity & Inclusion efforts at Wellington especially focusing on Women advocacy and mentoring, and also in promoting Financial Literacy among youth and underrepresented communities. She earned her B. Tech in Computer Science, from the National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, India.
Robert Kane
Robert teaches business at Newton North High School. He holds a B.S. in Business Management from the University of Scranton, a Master’s in Exercise, Leisure, and Sport from Kent State University, and a Post Baccalaureate in Business Education from Kent State University.
Lisa Matthews
Lisa is a Wealth Advisor with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serving a select
number of families, businesses, women, and non-profits. For over 30 years, when she founded her own firm in New York City, Lisa has been a connector and leader in the community. Previously, Lisa was managing principal of North American Management Corp and a financial advisor with Winslow, Evans & Crocker, Inc. Lisa earned a bachelor’s degree in Russian and Soviet Area studies from Dickinson College.
Ben Schumacher
Ben is a Senior Manager of Digital Marketing for Foot Locker Inc. and has held various marketing roles there for over 9 years. Ben has his degree with concentration in Marketing Communications, Entrepreneurship and Digital Studies from University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Staff
Randy Houk
Executive Director
Houk brings a wealth of experience in nonprofit leadership, having served as Executive Director for The Society for Participatory Medicine, The Reach Out and Read Collaboration with The Curious George Store, and Raising a Reader MA. She began as a reading curriculum specialist and Senior Editor with Addison-Wesley and, for 23 years, was CEO of her own multi-media publishing company producing original stories on endangered species.
Stephanie Madden
Deputy Director
Madden has previously served as the Head of Operations and Technology Innovation for a variety of companies and industries. She is a champion of holistic improvements and focuses on strategies that align people, technology, operations and finance. Steadfast in her belief that organizational collaboration and operational excellence go hand in hand, she makes every effort to engage all team members in developing impactful solutions that keep the mission progressing and innovating.
Jessica Chung
Programs Director
Chung is a veteran secondary teacher, experienced professional developer and educational technology enthusiast. She believes financial literacy is a critical equity issue, and has worked to build FitMoney's curriculum and implement financial literacy in schools since 2017.
Lauren Langlois
Academic Director
Langlois is passionate about education as an equalizer and found financial literacy lacking from core math curriculum during her 11 years of teaching and coaching. Lauren taught and created data-driven math curricula, led professional development and coached math teachers. She is excited to see FitMoney's curriculum live and grow through student, teacher and family engagement.
Jacob Wittenberg
External Relations Manager
Wittenberg is a Boston University graduate with a degree in Public Relations. With FitMoney, he works to establish the digital brand and create connections via digital platforms. As a young adult, he personally resonates with FitMoney’s mission and the importance for the next generations to be financially fit and educated.