Bob Boulter

Robert O. (Bob) Boulter is president and founder of Faithworks, Inc. a regional community development organization that provides planning, capacity building and development services to local pastors, churches and other faith-based organizations. Since opening its doors in 2001, Faithworks has assisted over 55 churches and community partners. Faithworks also acts as a developer with select partners and projects. Recent efforts include work with the historic missions of Washington, D.C. – The Salvation Army, Gospel Rescue Ministries, and Central Union Mission – and with the recently incorporated Washington East Community Land Trust to create and preserve permanently affordable housing in the District of Columbia.

Mr. Boulter attended Princeton University and Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and earned a BA degree in international studies from The American University in 1973. He is a graduate of the 1987-88 class of Leadership Washington. He and his wife Marla are parents of three grown children: Sarah, David and Jonathan and grandparents of one grandson, Dmitri.

Carrie Davis

Carrie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Washington, DC. Carrie earned her Bachelor's of Science degree in Social Work from Nebraska Wesleyan University. She went on to complete her Master's in Social Work from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. During this time, Carrie worked in at a Head Start program and at a family preservation agency. After graduation, Carrie worked in DC's child welfare system for two years. She was a social worker at a therapeutic foster care agency and provided case management to children who were wards of the District and their families. Carrie then went on to work at a private special education high school, High Road Academy, in DC. She worked with adolescents with learning disabilities and who were emotionally disturbed. Carrie provided case management, academic and social- emotional support, and individual and group therapy. Currently, Carrie is a social worker at an early education public charter school in Washington, DC. The school has three locations, one in Columbia Heights, and two in Southwest. Her responsibilities include case management, play therapy, parent workshops, and social skills groups. Carrie is in the process of obtaining her certification in play therapy. Carrie feels it is her passion and her gift to work with children especially those who are living in poverty, under served, and disadvantaged.

Anne Galdo

Anne works for Enterprise Community Partners in Washington, D.C., in the Resource Development department. Enterprise is a leading provider of the development capital and expertise it takes to create decent, affordable homes and rebuild communities. Anne’s responsibilities include cultivating individual supporters, strengthening current donor relationships, as well as supporting social media and green initiatives. Anne earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History at Davidson College (Davidson, N.C.). While attending Davidson, Anne volunteered at the Ada Jenkins Center for an afterschool program where she tutored disadvantaged children and served as a classroom coordinator. At Davidson, she conducted an independent study on Hispanic immigrant children and the North Carolina public school system.

After college, Anne worked at the Council for Affordable and Rural Housing (CARH) in Alexandria, VA as Director of Marketing and Education Programs. At CARH, Anne helped cultivate the CARH Scholarship Foundation and worked with members to help introduce legislation and improve regulations that better served affordable housing residents in rural America. Anne currently serves on the board of the D.C. Phi Beta Kappa alumni association and assists in running the PBK High School Scholarship Award for area students. Anne is also a member of ASAE Greater Washington Network’s Membership Action Team. In this capacity, she co-chairs the Young Professionals Committee, which is establishing a Young Professional’s Consortium to help bring D.C. Young Professional Groups together to enhance dialogue and promote professional development. Anne’s passion is to improve the lives of our nation’s children through enhanced educational opportunities and healthy communities.

Rich Gathro

Dr. Richard Gathro currently serves as the dean of the Washington DC campus of Nyack College and special assistant to Nyack's president in New York. Prior to his work at Nyack, Rich served as executive vice president and senior fellow at the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) in Washington, D.C. While at CCCU, his responsibilities included oversight and development of numerous professional development and student programs that serviced more than 180 colleges and universities in 25 countries. Rich also provided leadership to inter-cultural initiatives in racial harmony, internationalization, gender equity, human sexuality and the marginalized. He brings extensive experience in nonprofit management and development to UBB and currently serves on a wide range of charitable and educational boards and advisory groups.

Rich’s postsecondary education include a Bachelor of Arts in History from Trinity College; a Master of Theological Studies from Wesley Theological Seminary; Master of Arts in Psychology from Marymount University; Doctor of Education from Graduate Theological Foundation and Oxford University and a Doctor of Humane Letters (honoris causa) from Taylor University. He is married to Kathy Gathro (31 years) and, like Kathy, Rich shares a love for baseball, theatre, film, music, touring historic sites and traveling. They have two grown children, Will and Kate.

Andy Ho

Andy Ho is a Member Services Manager at the Council on Foundations in Arlington, Virginia, an association representing more than 2,100 grant making foundations and giving programs worldwide. He provides resources, programs, and services to family foundations and next generation philanthropic leaders. Additionally Andy is also a contributing writer to the blog, Asian American Giving. Andy previously served as a Consultant at TCC Group, a management consulting firm in New York City, where he specialized in strategic planning and capacity building with nonprofits, philanthropies, and corporate foundations. Prior to TCC, Andy was an Associate with Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP), and an Emerging Scholar at The Urban Institute's Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy.

Andy is the author of several research papers on philanthropy, including "Asian-American Philanthropy: Expanding Knowledge, Increasing Possibilities," a working paper presenting findings on the motivations and attitudes of Asian-Americans towards philanthropy, which was cited in The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times. He holds an MBA and a Master's in Public Policy from Georgetown University, where he was a Waldemar A. Nielsen Philanthropy Fellow.

Jim Klinger

Jim Klinger is a Certified Public Accountant and currently works in the accounting department at Montagu Newhall Associates. Previously, Jim worked as a Financial Analyst at Summit Partners and as a Senior Auditor in the Assurance and Advisory Business Services Practice for Ernst & Young, LLP, in Boston. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Providence College in Rhode Island, spent his junior year abroad at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, and earned his Master of Science in Accountancy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  Prior to moving to Maryland, he served as the treasurer for the National Association of Asian American Professionals' Boston Chapter, was the lead accountant at Community of Faith Christian Fellowship, and completed the Community of Faith Training School.  Jim is a small group leader at Frontline Silver Spring and a fellow of Startingbloc. 

Susan Lee

After seven years of teaching high school English at The Frederick Douglass Academy in Harlem, Susan is currently an English Teacher at the Ivymount School in the Model Asperger Program—a school in Rockville, MD for students with High Functioning Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome. Prior to her time in the classroom, she was the Education Specialist for the Computer Resource Centers City of New York Parks & Recreation focusing on curriculum and program development for city-wide community recreation centers. As an Americorps*VISTA, Susan was the Resource Development Coordinator for the Affordable Housing and Homeless Alliance, an advocacy agency for low income families to obtain affordable housing in Honolulu, HI.

Susan received her BA in English Language and Literature from Smith College and her MS.Ed from Bank Street College of Graduate Education with a concentration in Secondary English Education. Children with special needs and urban education are issues that are close to her heart as both have taught her the importance of authentic learning and “keeping it real.” An avid fountain pen collector, Susan enjoys reading, writing and really good food.

Sandy Pan

Sandy is an urban planner and social engineer residing in Amsterdam, NL. Living in Amsterdam has offered her the opportunity to cycle on a daily basis to places near and far, to live with her English fiance, and to work as the Communications Officer for Aflatoun, an international NGO focused on Child Social and Financial Education. Despite the distance and a fulfilling life in Holland, she is still dedicated to improving communities, education, and the environment in the US when she can. She's incredibly grateful that she can still be involved in UBB's comprehensive, community-building work.

Sandy has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Brown University and a Master of Urban Planning from Hunter College. This combination has given her great insight into the dynamics of people, organizations, and community and has developed her analytical skills for community needs, assets and physical domain. Her knowledge and skills have been sharpened through her work at Project for Public Spaces, design/build prototyping at Hester Street Collaborative, a Participatory Planning with Youth research assistantship, and several internships in New York City. While waxing nostalgic for NYC, she eagerly explores and learns about her new home, Amsterdam, NL.

Ashley Poole

Ashley Poole is excited to be a part of Urban Bridge Builders because of its commitment to community development and children in Washington, DC. Ashley has lived in the DC area for 6 years and is a Deaconess at Grace DC Presbyterian Church in Washington, which is how she first became connected with UBB. As a member at Grace DC, Ashley has served as a tutor and mentor for children at a DC public school. Ashley is in her ninth year of teaching elementary school, and is currently in a role of teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages and working on the committee for determining eligibility for Special Education. Ashley graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill and then taught 4th and 5th grade in New York City as a part of Teach For America. Since then she has been working in education as a teacher and program coordinator at several non-profits. Ashley received a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction, with an emphasis in Bilingual Special Education from George Washington University. Ashley enjoys traveling around the world and learning about different cultures, as well as running, playing basketball and watching college basketball.

Chin Young Yi

Chin Young is currently a credit risk analyst for Beech Street Capital,a privately owned mortgage banking company engaged in originating, underwriting, closing and servicing multifamily mortgage loans throughout the United States. Formerly, she was a real estate consultant at RCLCO which specializes in providing advisory services to clients in the real estate industry. She attended Emory University earning a Bachelors of Business Administration at the Goizueta Business School with concentrations in Finance and International Business.

During her tenure at Emory, Chin Young actively served in Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, holding several positions, including Community Service Director and President. There she organized and volunteered for numerous community service activities, including building for Habitat for Humanity and Hands on Atlanta. She also participated in Emory READ, an after school tutoring program for elementary school students. For two years, Chin Young served on the board of Dance for a Difference, a non-profit organization which raised funds for a local homeless shelter in Arlington, Virginia. She currently attends McLean Bible Church, and resides in the Washington, DC metro area.