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Junior Board

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.

Nov
10

Matthews

Hope joined the Junior Board in 2020. She is an Associate Product Manager at Discovery, where she works on the direct-to-consumer Food Network digital team. Hope graduated from Middlebury College in 2018 with a B.A. in Computer Science and a minor in Geology. While at Middlebury, she played on the Women’s Varsity Squash and Golf teams, and captained the golf team her senior year. Hope is the proud mentor of Middle School team member Ashley Amaro.

Feb
13

Nolan

Peter joined the Junior Board in 2020. He currently works in financial services at BlackRock where he is a Vice President of business strategy and development for iShares, BlackRock’s exchange-traded fund (ETF) business. While he has also worked at The Vanguard Group in various roles and at JPMorgan in equity derivatives, his formative professional experience came from a brief stint as Squash Director at CitySquash Brooklyn in 2015. Peter graduated from Kenyon College in 2011, where he captained both the men’s squash and soccer teams, and received an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Feb
12

Cady

Brian joined the CitySquash Junior Board in 2019. He currently works as a Product Manager at BlockFi, a crypto currency wealth management platform. Brian graduated Middlebury College in 2011 where he played on the varsity squash and golf teams. He also coached the Middlebury Men’s and Women’s squash teams during the 2014-2015 season. Brian grew up in Rye New York and has been a CitySquash mentor to Alex Lorenzo, a High School team member, since 2013.

May
02

Hartmeyer

Ripley joined the CitySquash Junior Board in 2019. She is Head of Talent & Community at Canvas Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm. Prior to Canvas Ventures, Ripley worked at Spencer Stuart, where she focused on board and senior-level searches in technology, media, and telecommunications for Fortune 1000 companies. She began her career at Oxford Global, a global risk management firm. She earned a B.A., cum laude, in Philosophy, Politics, Economics and Law (PPEL) from the University of Richmond in 2013, where she was Co-Captain of the women’s division I tennis team. Ripley grew up in Locust Valley, and played varsity squash at Groton School. Ripley currently resides in New York City, after two and a half years in San Francisco.

Mar
12

Perez

Mannie joined the CitySquash Junior Board in January 2019. She is currently the Assistant Director of Admissions at the Oliver Scholars Program. Mannie attended Barnard College where she double majored in Economics and African Studies. Mannie joined CitySquash as a 6th grade member in 2006 and has dedicated a lot of time to giving back to the program since she graduated, including serving as a mentor to a current High School team member, Fatima Jaquez. She is the first alum to join the junior board and is thrilled to continue her journey with CitySquash.

Nov
27

Hanson

Chris joined the Junior Board in 2018. He is currently competing on the PSA World Tour, ranked #66 in the world. He runs SquashBound, a college consulting service, in Greenwich, CT. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 2013 with a B.A. in Psychology and was a 4-time college squash All-American. Chris is also a mentor to Judah, a Middle School Student in the Brooklyn program. He lives in New York, NY.