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Junior Board

Apr
11

Parker

Robert joined the CitySquash Junior Board in 2024. He is an Associate at Apollo, where he focuses on private equity investments. Robert graduated from Amherst College in 2021 and served as captain of the men’s squash team. He grew up in Locust Valley, NY and currently resides in Manhattan.

 
Apr
02

Braff

Andrew Braff works as an acquisition associate at Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing based in New York City. Andrew graduated from the University of Virginia in 2021 with a B.S. in Commerce and a minor in Real Estate. At UVA, he was a member of the men’s varsity squash team and co-captain his senior year. He joined the Junior Board in 2024.

Apr
02

Alexandre

Betsy Alexandre is an Associate Vice President at Christie’s auction house, where she works on the digital marketing team. She holds a B.A. in Art History and English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is currently a second year student at Columbia University where she is pursuing her Masters in Fine Arts. Since 2020, Betsy has volunteered as a charity auctioneer and has raised over three million dollars from the stage for non-profits and institutions across the tristate area. She is a committee member for the Young Lions, the New York Public Library’s young membership. She has run the New York City Marathon twice, in 2019 and 2021, to raise money for CitySquash. She joined the Junior Board in 2024.

Apr
02

Mawji

Daelum Mawji recently graduated from Princeton University where he played on the Varsity Squash Team. Before that, he attended The Allen-Stevenson School for K-8th and The Dalton School for high school. He has played squash competitively since he was 9 years old and was the 2018 Junior National Champion and the 2017 Dutch Open Champion in the BU17 division. He has gotten to know many CitySquashers throughout his squash career. Currently, Daelum is an Analyst at BMO Capital Markets. He joined the Junior Board in 2024.

Feb
07

Fleurima

Billy joined the CitySquash Junior Board in 2023. He is currently an analyst at UBS Securities in their New York office, where he has worked since graduating from Connecticut College in 2021. At Connecticut College, he was the varsity captain of the men’s squash team and a school record holder on the Track & Field team. Billy was admitted to the Columbia Business School deferred MBA admissions program in 2022 where he hopes to matriculate by 2027. Billy is a proud alum of CitySquash, after joining the program his 4th grade year in 2008.

Oct
31

Peppiatt

Jonah joined the CitySquash Junior Board in 2023.  He is counsel at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, where he represents creditors, companies and purchasers in a wide range of corporate restructurings, bankruptcy and liability management transactions.  Jonah earned his JD/MBA from NYU’s School of Law and Stern School of Business, and his bachelor’s degree from Tufts University where he was on the varsity squash, rugby and water polo teams.  He has been playing in NY Squash tournaments and leagues since high school, and currently captains a team for Open Squash.  He grew up in Manhattan and lives in Brooklyn.

Feb
07

Pitaro

Isabel joined the CitySquash Junior Board in 2022.  She is currently an Associate at Milbank LLP in the Litigation group.  Isabel earned a B.A. magna cum laude in International Relations from Brown University in 2016 and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2020.  At Brown, Isabel played on the women’s varsity squash team for four years and was Co-Captain of the team her senior year.  Isabel grew up playing squash at The Heights Casino in Brooklyn and attended The Brearley School.  She currently resides in Manhattan. 

Jan
25

Wherry

Luke joined the CitySquash Junior Board in 2022. He is a corporate associate in the New York office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Previously, Luke worked at Shearman & Sterling LLP in the mergers and acquisitions group. Luke earned a B.A. with Honors from the College of Social Studies at Wesleyan University and a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School. At Wesleyan, Luke served as captain of the men’s varsity squash team. Luke is a life-long New Yorker and attended the Saint Ann’s School in Brooklyn Heights.
Oct
20

McGowan

Lauren joined the CitySquash Junior Board in 2021. She is a Senior Associate at KPMG in their financial services audit practice, and is a Certified Public Accountant. Lauren earned a B.S. in Accounting and Finance from Fordham University in 2017, and an M.S. in Accounting from Villanova University in 2018. At Fordham, she captained the Women’s Squash Team. Lauren is the proud mentor of High School team member Ashley Montesinos and was named Mentor of the Year in 2021. She currently resides in Manhattan.

Apr
14

Bansal

Rana joined the CitySquash Junior Board in 2021. He is currently an Associate at Crestview Partners, an investment firm based in New York City. Rana graduated from Harvard College in 2019 with an A.B. in Economics. At Harvard, he was a member of the Men’s Varsity Squash Team. Rana is the proud mentor of Gabe Garcia, a Middle school CitySquash Team Member.