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Clayton KeirPresident of the Board of DirectorsClayton Keir is a passionate squash player who learned how to play growing up in the Philadelphia suburbs. He is a foreign affairs professional with undergraduate and master's degrees from Georgetown School of Foreign Service.
Clayton has worked internationally in Qatar and Jordan, where he really honed his squash skills. He believes that squash is an incredible sport and that everyone who has a chance to play it will immediately fall in love with it. He laments that the sport is generally only accessible to people with means wants to make the sport accessible to people from all backgrounds. He also believes that society is stronger when women are educated and empowered. |
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Rachel LeeVice President of the Board of DirectorsRachel joined Squash Dreamers in September 2017 while teaching science at King’s Academy in Jordan. When Clay told her about his goal for the girls to enroll at higher quality schools, Rachel knew that Squash Dreamers was ready to start an English language learning program.
She created an English curriculum for the program and began to recruit volunteers to help her teach it. Since then, Rachel has continued to advance the rigor and difficulty of the English program. She has moved back to the US and is currently a math and science teacher at a public school in Philadelphia. Since taking on her new position, Squash Dreamers has inspired her to specifically work with students who are learning English as a second language and to get her master's degree in education with this same focus. Rachel is a graduate of Villanova University and is originally from Boston, Massachusetts. |
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William CliftonFounding Board MemberWilliam brings over 10 years experience in education, sustainability, and international peacebuilding. He is driven by social impact-focused work and believes in a trans-disciplinary and collaborative approach to tackling major problems in today's world. He's spent time living in 3 different countries outside his home in the U.S., most recently in Jordan where he got involved with Squash Dreamers. He currently resides outside of Washington, D.C.
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Charles BoltonFounding Board MemberCharlie Bolton is the Chief Economist to U.S. Senator Rob Portman; and Director of the U.S. Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy. Previously, Charlie worked in the Senate as a legislative aide covering foreign policy (including the Middle East), tax, and budget issues.
Charlie first became passionate about squash while attending at the Groton School in Massachusetts. Charlie then matriculated at Georgetown, where he captained the Georgetown Squash team, led the team to its highest-ever national finish in back-to-back years, and earned his A.B. in Political Economy. Charlie remains an active squash player in the National Capital League in Washington, D.C. |
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Mona NaffaFounding Board MemberAn Arab American, Mona Naffa Nazzal was born, raised, and educated in California, USA, the eldest daughter of immigrants, a Jordanian Father and Palestinian/Lebanese mother.
Ms. Naffa-Nazzal has vast experience in a Corporate America from Telecommunications and the Pharmaceutical Industry (Women’s Health Specialist) as a Top Producer in the nation. A voice for Jordan through social and main stream media, Mona and company (a Private Sector Hotel Owner and Investor) are constantly working, to improve the image thru Travel/Hospitality, Health/Well Being, and Female Inclusion in the workforce and campaigns for the Kingdom as the Expedia Brand Ambassador. |
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Marta RadzyminskiBoard MemberMarta Radzyminski has graduated from Harvard Business School Class of 1996. She has had a successful career on Wall Street (Dillon Read, First Boston, Oppenheimer Funds) and media industry (AOL Time Warner, Time Inc., McGraw-Hill) and in tech startup. She is currently managing family office investments with her partner.
Marta is on the Board of Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter and Squash Dreamers. She has been an active member of the HBS Club of NYC over the years with recent focus on Community Partners which delivers pro-bono strategic advisory to non-profits (Hackley School, StreetSquash, Julliard School). She is a native of Poland and speaks fluently Spanish and Polish. She is an avid culture vulture and traveler. |
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Rakey DrammehBoard MemberRakey Drammeh was born in Gambia and immigrated to NYC with her parents at just two years old. It was at the age of eleven that she was introduced to the world of squash through a program called, StreetSquash. From there she went on to play squash at Bates College all four years and was captain her senior year. Since college, Rakey has worked in the education and financial services field. She continues to be involved with squash by serving on the Board of Directors at StreetSquash and playing in the NY Squash league.
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Maddie UlanowBoard MemberMaddie is a softball alum, (very) amateur squash player, and risk consultant at Deloitte & Touche LLP. She has previously worked as a Fulbright fellow with UNRWA in Jordan and as Program Director for Reclaim Childhood, where she helped develop the first cohort of Squash Dreamers in Amman. Maddie is passionate about human-centered program evaluation and local ownership of programming, and has been inspired by the coaches, players, staff, and volunteers at Squash Dreamers.
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