Zia Sheikh Founder/Exec Director My name is Zia Sheikh and I am an 20-year hospitality industry veteran. The journey from where I started to where I ended up was not easy. When I was a line cook... Read More |
Sara Nahshon Board Member Sara studied psychology as an undergrad at UC Berkeley, hoping to gain a deeper understanding of the inner worlds of herself and those around her. She went right to work... Read More |
Harris Mayer-Selinger Board Member Harris is the Founder of Hospitality Made Simple, a management company based in his native New York. He graduated from Cornell University with a degree in... Read More |
Ethan Frisch Board Member Ethan is a native New Yorker, entrepreneur and activist around issues of intercultural communication, food systems, and social justice. Ethan has... Read More |
Erin Reifsnyder Board Member Erin is a mental health advocate with nearly a decade of experience in the hospitality industry. With backgrounds that range from serving in restaurants to... Read More |
Christopher Russell, LP Board Member Christopher is a psychoanalyst in private practice and a member of the faculty at The Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies. In addition to... Read More |
Julie D'Amico, MA, EdM, LCMHC Director of Mental Health Operations Julie is a psychotherapist, consultant, and mental health advocate in Raleigh, North Carolina. She has a dual Master’s degree from Columbia University in... Read More |
Kiri Lester-Hodges, MPS, ATR-BC, LCAT Outreach & Partnerships Coordinator Kiri is a licensed art therapist in Brooklyn, New York. She was born in Japan and grew up in Singapore, and moved to New York to pursue her undergraduate degree in Psychology at NYU.... Read More |
Taylor Bauer Social Media & Marketing Manager Taylor's journey began in the heart of Minnesota, where her passion for hospitality was ignited. With over eight years immersed in the industry, she's worn many hats, from catering to valet, to working the front desk at the Hotel Ivy in Minneapolis... Read More |
