OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chris Sinclair
Executive Director, External Affairs
Chris Sinclair is the Executive Director of External Affairs for FLIP National. “FLIP” is an acronym; it stands for “First-Generation Low-Income Partnership”. FLIP National is a national non-profit organization that…
Sara Goldrick-Rab
Board Member
Sara Goldrick-Rab is Professor of Sociology & Medicine at Temple University, and Founding Director of the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice in Philadelphia. She is also the Chief…
Tiara Smith
Board President
Tiara Smith is currently an academic advisor for the School of Business at George Mason University. Prior to coming to Mason, she attended Shippensburg University, where she received her BS…
Sunny Singh
Board Vice President
Sunpreet ‘Sunny’ Singh is a recent Dartmouth College alum (Class of 2020) from Jamaica, Queens. At Dartmouth, Sunny majored in Government with a minor in Latino studies and graduated as a FGLI student and QuestBridge scholar…
Christian Suero
Board Secretary
Christian Rafael (he/him/his) is a Doctoral Candidate in Sociology at George Mason University who studies labor, class, well-being, within higher education. He currently works as an Assistant Director for Staff Development, Engagement…
Levi Roussell
Board Treasurer
Levi is an analyst at Tyton Partners in the strategy consulting practice. Prior to joining Tyton Partners, Levi earned a B.A. in engineering sciences at Dartmouth College and a B.E. with a focus in computer engineering at Thayer School of Engineering, where he worked with a…
Ajaipal Chahal
BOARD MEMBER
Ajaipal (Ajai) Chahal is from Santa Clara, CA and recently graduated as a member of Dartmouth College’s class of 2020. He majored in Government and minored in Latin American Studies. At Dartmouth, he has been involved with the Great…
Ivan Quintana
BOARD MEMBER
Ivan Quintana is currently a Senior at Arizona State University majoring in Criminal Justice & Criminology, minoring in Public Service & Public Policy, and also receiving a certificate in Cross-Sector Leadership. He was born in the small…
Khaseem Davis
BOARD MEMBER
Khaseem Davis is a first-generation college graduate originally from Long Island City, New York. He serves as the Director of the Early Identification Program at George Mason University, where he provides strategy, leadership…
Kris Harvey
BOARD MEMBER
Kris Harvey is the Founder and Executive Director of FirstGenerationCollegeStudents.org, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is to increase the number of first-generation and low-income college…
Sam Vaghar
BOARD MEMBER
Sam Vaghar is a social entrepreneur committed to helping young people own their voice and power for social impact. With over a decade of impact co-founding and leading Millennium Campus …