| Robert (Bob) Bandoni:
Executive Director
Bob has been the assistant headmaster at Vail Mountain School since 1984. He has directed the middle and upper divisions, taught academic courses in both and supervised academic department chairs. He continues to serve on the Ethics Committee for the Vail Valley Medical Center. Bob teaches classroom based ethics seminars for all upper school students. These seminars follow a curriculum that he wrote, progressing from introductory topics in ethics to the application of decision-making principles and the philosophical foundation of global ethics. Students Shoulder to Shoulder's fundamental tenets are a blend of Bob's work in school leadership, years of teaching ethics to adolescents, and a passion for challenging and motivating youth to become global citizens.
Michele Hovey
Board Member
Michele Hovey, M.Div., has over thirty years experience as a community activist primarily in the areas of public health, education, social justice ministry, and support to families in poverty. She is a founder and director of International Peace Initiatives (IPI), an NGO based in Kenya and Denver that has a primary focus on care for children orphaned by AIDS. IPI also works with grassroots community programs for health, education, economic sustainability, and conflict resolution training. IPI opened the Amani Children's Home in August 2009 to create a home for and educate orphaned and vulnerable children. An experienced convener, she facilitated International Women's Conferences in Kenya in 2005 and 2009. She serves as adjunct faculty for the Masters of Social Change degree program at the Iliff Graduate School of Theology. Michele is a founding board member of SStS, believes deeply in the mission, and helped to implement the first SStS trip to Kenya.
Pat McConathy
Board Member
Pat McConathy is a principal in Yarmony Energy, a natural gas production company, running cow/calf and hay operations from Denver, Colorado. At his ranch, he also breeds hunter/jumper horses. A former chair of Vail Mountain School's board of trustees, Pat is currently the board chair of Colorado State University's Board of Governors and serves as a board member for Middlebury College. Pat just finished an ambitious project as the executive producer of the documentary film, Climate Refugees. The film won international acclaim and was one of only a few chosen to be shown at the recent United Nations conference on climate change in Copenhagen. In 2010, it was shown at the Sundance Film Festival. Pat views Students Shoulder to Shoulder as a natural extension of his investment in education as a central, universal force for global examination and change.
Greg Perkins
Board Member
Greg Perkins is an attorney who advises clients on real estate, homeowners association structuring, formation and governance, and general business matters in the Vail, Colorado office of Denver-based Sherman & Howard L.L.C. His community involvement includes serving on the board of trustees of Vail Mountain School (where he is the chair of the development committee), and representing Habitat for Humanity of Eagle and Lake Counties on a pro bono basis.
Carlos Mier y Terán
Board Member
Carlos Mier y Terán is a VMS alumnus and industrial engineer with an MBA from Harvard. He is the founder and CEO of Grupo MYT, a restaurant developing and operating group that currently runs 13 restaurants in Mexico and one in New York City. Carlos has wide experience in capital procurement for his own company and other entrepreneurial endeavors, such as film production in Mexico. He is also currently starting a non-profit organization focused on training street youth for the restaurant industry. Additionally, he is starting a business plan competition in Mexico with other HBS alumni to help trigger entrepreneurial drive in Mexico. Coming from a developing economy, Carlos is a proud member and strong believer in SStS's mission.
Mark Wilhelm
Board Member
Mark Wilhelm is the founder and president of Amware Logistics Services, with operations in eleven states and eight hundred employees. Mark and his wife Amy provide their Colorado guest ranch as a home for the First Descents program, which is committed to curing young adults of the emotional effects of cancer and empowering them to regain control of their lives. He also has close ties with the Georgia Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, Georgia Chapter of Diabetes and numerous other philanthropic interests. Mark believes each individual must "give back" from what they have received and sees the mission of creating global citizenship as a crucial step in this direction.
John Goldstein
Board Member
John Goldstein, a semi-retired entrepreneur, co-founded a venture capital backed start-up in insurance processing. In 2004, when the company was sold to a global private equity fund, John, his son Jordan, and wife Lisa relocated to Vail full time. Still active as a consultant and investor, John brings over 25 years of business experience to the aspiring philanthropic vision of Students Shoulder to Shoulder. He currently serves on several boards, including Stone Creek Charter School as vice president. He strongly believes in the mission and values of SStS.
David White
Board Member
David White is the managing partner of Creekside Capital, an investment company focused on the energy and healthcare sectors. His four children are alumni of Vail Mountain School who have experienced the life-changing impact of SStS, domestically and internationally, both as students and as a trip leader. He is active in the Vail community (Vail Leadership Institute, The Vail Church, Round-up River Ranch, Ski & Snowboard Club Vail and Cordillera) and is currently the committee chair of Young Life-Vail Valley (youth ministry).
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