Board of Directors

These are the people who are legally and fiscally responsible for Do Something. They are sort of like owners ... except that instead of cutting up the profits (there are none), they give us advice, support, money, and in some cases, their first-born child. We meet with them 4 times a year -- and we have great attendance at Board meetings because this is a fun group of smart people. Most of them are also on committees that meet in between Board meetings-so they are an involved, active, group of intelligent people. Board terms start in October.

Jeff Arnold

He founded WebMD. Yeah, that guy. Then he built (and sold) www.howstuffworks.com . He is super-smart and gives us really great ideas.

Larry Berg

He is a mergers and acquisitions guy at Apollo. He has terrific instincts and knows lots of cool people. We love his advice and introductions. Good guy.

Steve Buffone

Big lawyer at big law firm, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher. He has been on the Board since the beginning--and his firm has given us over 1 million dollars in pro bono legal services! Steve and his people have always treated Do Something like a high paying client. We're super lucky.

Dave Burwick

The guy is a marketing genius and has super ideas and connections for us. Everyone we meet has something nice to say about him...even if he is a Red Sox fan.

AJ Discala

This guy knows everybody. Seriously. AJ has his own investment firm called CaliBrax. They are taking us on pro bono to help us raise a big chunk of money for growth.

Damien Fahey

Smooth, all-American host of TRL. Super cool. Teenage girls swoon. Teenage boys want to be him. We're just proud to call him one of us.

John Faucher

Every board should have a financial analyst on it. He is our very own JPMorgan guy who zeroes in on the exact summary of a point, the crux of an issue. We love having him around (and some of us would like to bring him to Thanksgiving dinner to mediate among family members). An Eagle Scout, youth volunteerism is in this guy’s blood.

Icemba Gibbs

She is part of the marketing team for one of the coolest companies in the world: jetBlue, the official airline of Do Something. And, she is as fabulous as her company. Is there a better compliment than comparing someone to jetBlue?

Raj Kapoor

As managing director at Mayfield Fund, Raj is an e-commerce, online advertising, and internet infrastructure whiz. Prior to joining Mayfield, Raj was co-founder and CEO of Snapfish – the online photo giant! Raj is our go-to man for all things online!

Dave Mazza

He is so involved with us that sometimes it is hard to remember that he is also one of the most powerful venture capitalists in the country. Grove Street Advisors is the fund that funds other funds. (Did you follow that? Read: he is important.) It is not uncommon to get a call from him at 9pm on a Friday with a great idea. Love his passion.

Jason McDonell

He runs the sales team at Frito Lay that puts your Doritos on your local grocery store shelves. That’s right. This is the guy makes it possible for you to eat Cool Ranch. He is a super-strategic thinker—has really helped us hone in our brand. And we love that he is Canadian!

Wenda Millard

Super connected, super cool, super woman. (And somehow, not super tired. We sure would be!) Media Link is lucky to have her at the helm, but we’re lucky to have her heart. Every Board should have a 5 foot tall fireball on it.

Jim Milligan

His company, FreedomZone, does really cool alternative marketing campaigns. He was the one who said, "Let's really turn the BRICK Awards into the Oscars and televise it." So we did it on the CW in 2007 and brought it to the Teen Choice Awards in 2008. Love this guy so much that we've turned his name into a verb: how can we Milligan that idea?

Brett Ratner

Acclaimed director of The Rush Hour film franchise and X-Men: The Last Stand (among many others), Brett is our newest board member! He’s an awesome guy and gives us tons of great ideas from the world of Hollywood.

Michael Sanchez

The CEO of CafeMom and the co-founder of Do Something. Mike has the institutional memory here from when he was CEO of Do Something in the late 90's. He now chairs the Audit Committee-which is a thankless job. So we're thanking him here. Thanks, Mike!

Tom Scott

One of the "two Toms" who founded Nantucket Nectars. He also founded and now runs Plum TV. Tom is the guy who doesn't make it to every Board meeting, but when he does, he asks good questions about our impact, strategy, etc. He is truly dedicated to making the world a better place and always wants to hear about the lives we change and the great things young people are doing thanks to us. We all expect him to run for office someday. He has our vote!

Andrew Shue

Ok. So we all remember him as "Billy" from Melrose Place, but in reality he is a super smart, down to earth guy. He could have started a clothing line or launched a cologne, but instead, Andrew poured his fame into Do Something, convincing Aaron Spelling to give him 1 minute of airtime to launch the organization in 1993. All the girls (and some of the boys) love it when he pops into the office for the day.

Cleary Simpson

One of the top dogs in global communications at Time Warner for nearly 30 years (yeah, a long time). We love her enthusiasm and energy. Really helpful as a sounding board for new ideas and partners.

John Swift

He is enormously humble and kind…and yet super powerful. Responsible for about 2 billion in media buys, he is running PhdUS, overseeing the spending of some really cool brands. Random fact? He has seen The Boss in concert more than 100 times...

Darryl Wash

A venture capitalist who founded Ascend Ventures, which invests in education and technology companies. He is the best Treasurer Do Something has ever had--really reviewing numbers, setting clear policies, and communicating effectively with everyone. This is the guy everyone wants on their Board; we've got him!

Kimmie Weeks

At the age of nine, he came face to face with civil war, human suffering and death in Liberia, West Africa. Kimmie vowed that if he survived the war, he would spend the rest of his life working to ensure that no child suffer as he did. In 1998, Kimmie was forced into exile after troops loyal to Liberian President Charles Taylor attempted to assassinate him for a report he had issued on that government’s involvement in the training of children as mercenaries. So he came to the USA and founded Youth Action Intl…and won a BR!CK Award in 2007. You go, Kimmie!

Michael Yanover

Is the Head of the Business Development at Creative Artists Agency. CAA’s Business Development department works across the agency to create new lines of business (e.g., CAA China, CAA Sports and CAA Lifestyle) and service its clients outside their core activities. (Read: no, he is nothing like Ari from Entourage.) We’re psyched to do good things with him and CAA.