TEAM

Team & Training Leaders

Bent On Learning is led by a collaborative team of educators, mental health professionals, and nonprofit leaders committed to youth well-being and care.

Anne Desmond — Co-Founder & Executive Director
Jennifer Ford — Co-Founder

Anne Buckley Reen — Pediatric Occupational Therapist
Maddy Clark — LCSW, Educator in Behavioral Therapy
Tanya Farmer — Educator & Yoga Teacher
Verta Maloney — Educator, DEI & Leadership Consultant
Niomi Rupram — Senior Yoga Teacher
Karen Schwartz — LMSW, C-IAYT, Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Facilitator

Board of Directors

Paul Kesicki
Vice President, Commercial Real Estate, Bank United.

Jennifer Moore, Board Chair
Senior Vice President and Head of Talent, Standard Industries

Shaival Shah
Research Data & Analytics at Ashler Capital

Associate Board

Ann Senflug, CPA, Associate Board Chair
Senior Manager, Ernst & Young

Julia Kaback
Development Assistant, Education Alliance

Jessica Ledingham
Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences Consulting at PwC

Piyush Ranjan Satapathy
Product Management Executive

Thomas White
Senior Associate, Strategy&

For information about joining our Board of Directors or Associate Board, please email us at info@bentonlearning.org.