She graduated from Columbia University with a dual master’s degree in business and international affairs. During her graduate studies, Cheryl completed a number of international development projects including the launch of an IT center in a rural Andean community in Peru to help local women farmers access new markets, developed a business plan for an eco-tourism business in Sri Lanka, and completed a 10 month consulting assignment with the garment industry association in Jordan where she managed the organization’s marketing programs, public relations efforts, program budgets and lobbying activities.

Cheryl has held senior positions at Tecom Investments, MTV Networks International, NBC Universal, and Rosetta Stone. Cheryl lives in Herndon, VA with her husband Sunil and son, Nathan, born 16 weeks early in January 2013.

In 1981, Cheryl was appointed as the Neonatal Outreach Educator and Coordinator for the Tennessee Perinatal Regionalization Program, which encompasses medical and nursing continuing education, neonatal skills labs and regional neonatal resuscitation provider and instructor courses (NRP) for over 40 hospitals – a role she continues to hold today. Over the course of her 45-year career in Tennessee, Major has received numerous awards on the local, state, and national level in the field of maternal child health. In 2010, she received the Pediatric Nurse of the Year award from the March of Dimes, Music City Division, and she received the March of Dimes National Advocacy and Government Affairs Appreciation Award in 2014.Cheryl is a regular teacher, researcher and author on neonatal medicine and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Music City Division of the March of Dimes. Cheryl received her bachelor’s degree in nursing, with honors, in 1968 from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY.

n 2006, Rokas began his work in the financial services sector with Bank of America. In August 2007, Eagle Bank hired Rokas as a Vice President of Business Development for the Washington, DC market where he helped grow the bank by double digits. He also brought in key banking relationships with entertainment professionals, politicians, local schools and hospitals. Following this success, Rokas was recruited by HSBC Bank USA, one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world. As Vice President of Global Business Banking, Rokas helped grow and sustain their international presence in the Washington, DC market. In 2013, Rokas was recruited by the State Bank of India to head its east coast market expansion.

Giving back to the community is also important to Rokas. In 2007, he joined the Georgetown Business Association (GBA) and was named Vice President in 2011-2012 and then it’s President in 2012-2013. In the past, Rokas served on the Board of Directors for the CSAAC Foundation, the Georgetown Ministry Center, Young Executive Society DC and the National Jewish Health Association. Currently, Rokas is a founding board member of Pebbles of Hope and The Perisphere Theater. He is also an honorary board member of The Embassy Series. Rokas is the founder of the Lithuanian nonprofit organization Global Lithuanian Leaders (GLL).

In addition to serving on the Pebbles of Hope Board of Directors, Katherine is the Manager of Member and Board Relations for 340B Health, a non-profit organization of more than 1,000 hospitals and health systems participating in the federal 340B drug pricing program. In this role, Katherine oversees membership services, including educational and professional development programs, and she manages 340B Health’s governance-related activities, including business development and strategic planning.

Katherine earned her Master of Social Welfare and her Bachelor of Arts from The University at Albany-State University of New York. While obtaining her MSW, she was awarded the US-Africa Partnership for Building Stronger Communities Project Scholarship, which allowed her to study HIV/AIDS programs and policy in Ethiopia and South Africa.

Katherine lives in Washington D.C. with her husband, Jim.

 
Philanthropy and community involvement are important to Mark, as he and his family support organizations such as March of Dimes, The Washington Ballet, Citizens Association of Georgetown, Friends of Volta Park and Pebbles of Hope.  Mark serves on both the Membership Development Committee and the Pension Committee of the University Club of Washington, DC and is also an active member of the Georgetown Club.  In addition to his Board position; he is a Parent Advisor and guest blogger for Pebbles of Hope.
 
In his spare time, Mark enjoys running, traveling and yoga.  He lives in the Georgetown neighborhood in Washington, DC with his wife Jennifer, son Wynn, born at 28 weeks in December, 2013, and dog Derby.

Jenné holds a Masters Degree in Public Health from Temple University, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Ecology Nutrition from The University of Maryland Eastern Shore. She currently lives in Philadelphia, PA and loves being a mother.

He then served as a Development Manager for the UN Foundation where he successfully cultivated relationships with donors to secure funding for major events. For William, being a part of a movement bigger than himself is the most rewarding thing he could do with his time. Pebbles of Hope fits perfectly with his ideology of what an organization should stand for and deliver, and he looks forward to guiding the organization to its fullest potential by ensuring it’s fully funded.

Barbara has held several administrative/clinical positions including Territorial Director, Maternal and Child Health, U.S. Virgin Islands; Director, Maternal-Fetal Services, Southern New Jersey Perinatal Cooperative; and Director, Office of Maternal-Child Health, Philadelphia Department of Public Health. She has held full time academic and clinical positions at Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA and Howard University College of Medicine. She is the recipient of several awards, including being selected one of “America’s Top Obstetricians and Gynecologists” by the Consumer’s Research Council of America every year since 2009; in 2013, she was named “Scientist of the Year” by Continental Who’s Who. Barbara has published several articles in the fields of maternal-fetal medicine and public health.