JESSE RASCH, CHAIRMAN
Jesse Rasch founded, built, and successfully sold several businesses over the past 10 years. In his youth, Jesse acquired an appreciation for the importance of environmental conservation as a Forest Ranger in Northern Ontario, and as a youth leader for various environmental causes. At the age of 24, Jesse established the Rasch Foundation in the year 2000 with a substantial endowment so that he and his family could pursue their commitment to philanthropy and social entrepreneurship.

When not working, Jesse spends his time SCUBA diving, hiking, and pursuing other adventures with his family. He first studied Marine Biology, then Computer Science and Finance, at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, before dropping out of school.

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JULIE LEE, DIRECTOR
Julie graduated with an honours B.Sc from the University of Toronto and a Masters degree in Counseling from Arizona State University. As a student she worked in Research at the Clark Institute of Psychiatry and the University of Toronto Psychology Department of Child Studies. She was a behavioral therapist at the New England Center for Children in Boston, Massachusetts. Most recently she was a counselor for at-risk youth at Phoenix Job Corps, dealing with substance abuse, child abuse victims, domestic violence, gang related subjects, and various mental health disorders.