Meet Our
Board Of Directors
Bob Bernstein
Co-founder, Chairman & Treasurer
Founder - Prism Family Office, LLC (RET'D)
Co-Founder – Envestnet Inc. Retirement Solutions (ret’d)
Advisor/ Trustee – US Bank & Trust / PFM Advisors, Fay Financial, Inc., Audiience, Inc., Avatar Buddy, Inc,
Conference Co-Chair, 2022 Stanford Family Office Summit: Next Gen Leadership, Sustainability & Social Impact
Bob has been a serial entrepreneur/intrapreneur in the institutional money management, financial advisory, fintech, and social space for over 45 years. Now living in Miami after 50+ yrs in Chicago and Philadelphia, he has served as the Board’s Chairman since inception. As Chad’s father and mentor, Bob helped Chad turn his passion for service through music into a national channel for social impact.
Chad Bernstein
President & CEO
Dr. Chad Bernstein is a celebrated musician and the founder of Guitars Over Guns. The organization is built out of his vision that music provides the bridge toward creating the relationships that are necessary to empower youth living in challenging circumstances. Chad has dedicated his life to the pursuit of unlocking potential in youth from vulnerable communities through mentorship and the arts.
H Jordan Weitz, CIA, CFE
Secretary
Senior Director, Compliance Risk Intelligence Group, Carnival Corporation & plc
H Jordan Weitz is the Senior Director of Compliance Risk Intelligence at Carnival Corporation & plc, where he has spent over 20 years managing risks. He previously worked in Carnival’s internal audit department, evaluating risks across cruise operations and corporate functions, before building and leading a forensic investigations and fraud detection unit. Since 2018, he has focused on ethics, risk, and compliance for the company’s global fleet. Prior to Carnival, he worked at Arthur Andersen LLC in Business Process Risk Consulting. Weitz serves on the boards of Guitars Over Guns and Miami Waterkeeper and holds degrees in Accounting, Finance, and a Master of Jurisprudence from Florida State University, along with CIA and CFE designations. He has presented at numerous professional conferences, including those hosted by the University of Cambridge and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
Lisa Anastos
Founding Partner, Techhood ventures & advisory
Lisa Anastos is the Founding Partner at TECHhood Ventures & Advisory, providing strategic guidance to technology and tech-related companies across industries. With a career spanning venture capital, financial services, healthcare, real estate, fashion, sports, and technology, she has held executive roles at start-ups, high-growth firms, and global corporations, including Kirkland & Ellis, Falconhead Capital, Prove, Acoustic, and Edifecs. She has also worked at American Express and Goldman Sachs. Beyond business, Anastos is a prominent figure in the contemporary art world, founding initiatives like the Whitney Contemporaries and serving on boards of major art institutions, earning recognition from The Wall Street Journal and ARTNews.
Alan Samuel Cohen
Founder, Alan Cohen Executive Coaching & Training
Alan S. Cohen is an executive coach, speaker, and trainer specializing in storytelling to foster connections, inspire transformation, and drive impactful change. With a background in marketing, communications, HR, and theater, he helps leaders enhance confidence, executive presence, and public speaking. His clients include top organizations like American Express, Bloomberg, NBC, and Audible. Previously, he held leadership roles at The Broadway League, MWW Public Relations, and Scholastic, where he promoted the “Harry Potter” series. Alan holds a BA from Connecticut College, an MBA from Fordham, and multiple coaching certifications. He is the author of The Connection Challenge® and resides in Miami with his spouse and their Wheaten Terrier, Bentley.
Sarah Feil Lewin
Head of Business Development, Tilden Park Capital Management
Sarah spent her professional career leading business development at several leading New York hedge funds, where she worked with many major endowments, pension funds, and family offices. Sarah manages her family office’s philanthropy which has focused on democracy, environmental sustainability as well as ocean and wildlife preservation. Sarah is a Society of Fellows member at the Aspen Institute, and a founder of their Miami Braintrust. Sarah is a Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Circle member of Friends of the Everglades, a member of the Miami Committee for Human Rights Watch and a National Board Member for Guitars Over Guns. In her spare time, Sarah is a Mom to her brood of two preschool girls and one toddler boy.
Ebony Howard-Sims
Program Manager, The ELMA Philanthropies Services (U.S.)
Ebony supports the management of the grants portfolio of The ELMA Music Foundation, and in particular supports investments in the U.S., which use music programming to advance youth development. She sits on the Leadership Council of Arts Ed Newark, an alliance advocating for equity in high-quality arts education for all youth in Newark, NJ. Ebony is also a 2020-2021 ABFE Connecting Leaders Fellow, a program designed to increase leadership capacity of foundation staff, donors, and trustees who are committed to assisting Black communities.
Scott Jacobson
Director, Institutionl Retirement / Sales Manager (Central Region), Bank of America Merrill Lynch (Ret'd)
Scott is a CPA with a Law degree, previously at Bank of America Merrill Lynch managing retirement in sales. Scott is also an elected official (commissioner) of Buffalo Grove and has been an avid fundraiser for the Parks, the Jewish community, and United Way.
Kellie O'Connell
CEO, American Red Cross of Illinois
Kellie O’Connell is the Regional Chief Executive Officer of the American Red Cross of Illinois, leading a team serving over 12.2 million people across Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri. An accomplished nonprofit and government leader, she previously served as CEO of Nourishing Hope (formerly Lakeview Pantry), where she expanded food distribution, launched an online market, grew mental health services, and rebranded the organization. O’Connell is a Leadership Greater Chicago Fellow, a board member of Guitars Over Guns, and an active member of the Economic Club of Chicago. She holds sociology degrees from Northern Illinois University and Loyola University Chicago and completed executive education at Harvard Business School. Under her leadership, Nourishing Hope earned numerous social impact awards, including the Mayor’s Medal of Honor. A proud South Sider and single mom, she is dedicated to strengthening communities and expanding equitable access to resources.
Gabriel Pierre
Guitars Over Guns Alumnus
Director of Acquisition, Fund-Max
A proud alumnus of Guitars Over Guns’ flagship after-school mentorship program at North Miami Middle School, Gabriel Pierre is an accomplished bassist, emerging community leader, finance professional, and loving father. He performs regularly throughout Miami as a member of Unistiq and as the co-founder of Kingdom Vybez, a faith-based performing arts nonprofit.
Sheila Roche
Co-Founder & Partner, WRTHY
Sheila Roche is an expert in creative marketing and communications. Sheila launched the (RED) organization, founded by Bono and Bobby Shriver, to fight AIDS in Africa by mobilizing private sector resources for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, where she remains a creative consultant. Formerly the Managing Director of Principle Management, her clients included U2 and PJ Harvey. Her work with Bono on his advocacy catalyzed her interest in the power of talent and business to help change the world. Sheila sits on the board of The Carol Shield Prize for Fiction, is a member of the Human Rights Watch Chicago Committee, and The Elevate Prize judging panel.
Kent Savage
Founder & Executive Chairman, Apex Order Pickup Solutions
CEO, Savage Content
Kent Savage is a serial entrepreneur, inventor, and investor. He was a 2017 recipient of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award, a National Finalist and delegate to the EY 2018, and 2019 World Entrepreneur of the Year proceedings in Monaco. He is widely recognized as an international expert in the field of supply chain, fulfillment and order pickup automation technologies. Mr. Savage is an active philanthropist and Social Entrepreneur. As Founder and CEO of Blue Loop LLC, he is building multiple socially-focused digital and real-world platforms and communities. Kent is the CEO of an innovative artistic platform, Savage Content. A jazz musician himself, he understands the unifying power of music and how its healing powers can bring hope and light to the world.
Andrew Stroth
Managing Director, Action Injury Law Group Of Counsel, Handler Thayer LLP
As a sports and entertainment law attorney, Andrew Stroth has negotiated business partnerships and endorsements for professional athletes and celebrities. Mr. Stroth served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Northwestern University School of Law in the Negotiations Program from 2002 to 2008. He founded Action Injury Law Group out of his vision to protect communities of color and end police brutality in America. Mr. Stroth earned his law degree from Northwestern University School of Law and his undergraduate degree (Magna Cum Laude) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Dave Walsh
Managing Director, FON Advisors
Dave Walsh serves as the managing partner of FON Capital and is a founding partner of Social Venture Partners Miami. Prior to FON and SVP, he was the CEO of Prescient Edge Holdings. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Mr. Walsh was previously engaged in sensitive counterterrorism operations in the U.S., Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.
Yonathan Yehezkel
VP Real Estate Services, Sonny’s The Car Wash Factory (FMR.)
Joining the board of directors of Guitars Over Guns in May 2024, Yonathan Yehezkel comes from a successful career in business and real estate. Yonathan is also an expert teaching artist with years of experience in and passion for empowering youth in our community to succeed through the arts. Yonathan supports Guitars Over Guns philanthropically as well as by aiding in strategic planning and relationship-building. Yonathan believes deeply in this work, from having been a teenager whose life was impacted by music, to now passing that gift forward to young students across Miami-Dade County.
Regional Advisory Boards
Miami Regional Board
ANDREW BERKOWITZ
VERONICA CREGO-FLORES
MARY DE LEON
DAFNA GOLD
CATHY GORDON
TOM JOHN
TANNER LEE
JP MELO
DENISE MINAKOWSKI
DUANE MIRANDA
JACQUIE O’MALLEY
CHAD TURNER
YONATHAN YEHEZKEL
Chicago Regional Board
JASON HAWKINS
MICHAEL JONES
KERRY JORDAN
MARK MCSHANE
LAUREN O’NEIL
CARL WASHINGTON
Chicago Impact Committee
BRANDON KOSSACK
SARAH MOSS