Natalie Cuchel

In April 2003, Natalie Cuchel was appointed Executive Director of the Oasis Community Corporation.  Before arriving at Oasis, Ms. Cuchel founded the REACH Community School, which served primarily homeless children and operated in the lower Manhattan until it premiered as one of the first charter schools in New York City in 2000.  Ms. Cuchel currently remains active and involved as a member of Oasis’ Board of Directors.

Robert Musicker is a world traveler, an educator and has been director of Musiker Tours’ European operations. He earned his BA in Political Science at Colgate University, studied communications at UCLA, debating and literature at Cambridge University and music at the University of Madras, India. Bob serves on the board of directors of the REACH Community School in New York City.

Victoria Bassetti

Victoria Bassetti, Esq., is the Senior Vice President for Industry and Government Affairs at the EMI Group, Inc.  She advises EMI on government, regulatory and industry matters and oversees the company’s activities and participation with its various trade associations and industry bodies on a global basis.  Prior to EMI, she held several posts with the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, including Democratic Chief Counsel and Staff Director for the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition, and Business and Consumer Rights.  She also worked as Legislative Director for Democratic Presidential candidate and former Sen. John Edwards (D-NC).

Charles Miles

Charlie Miles is a Portfolio Manager for Del Mar Asset Management in Manhattan. Previously Mr. Miles serves as the Managing Director and hedge fund manager for Deutsche Bank Asset Management. Prior to 2002 he ran US equity derivative sales for Salomon Brothers and then Citibank, where he managed the fast growing sales effort from the mid 90's. Early in his career he was a quantitative analyst for Salmon Brothers. He is a graduate of Middlebury College.

Adam Weiss is currently a consultant who focuses on social entrepreneurship, program design, project management and training.

In 2000, Adam founded Oasis Children’s Services, a for-profit company that operates academic and recreational summer programs for children in partnership with schools, communities and public agencies.   The company is well-known for its distinct educational model and philosophy, and its ability to replicate the model consistently in a variety of locations.  Organizations with which Oasis collaborates include the NYC Department of Education, New York State, numerous colleges and universities and the NYC Parks Department.  In 2008, Oasis operated in 25 different locations and served over 5,000 children.   As Chief Executive, Adam oversaw all aspects of the company including business development, program operations, financial operations, curriculum development and the hiring and training of over 1,000 seasonal and year-round staff.

In 2001, Adam founded the Oasis Community Corporation, an independent not-for-profit organization that executes the Oasis educational model in after-school programs.  In 2008, OCC will run 18 after-school programs throughout New York City and have a budget of approximately $3million.

Adam stepped down as Chief Executive of the company in 2007, but continues to serve as a consultant to the company, as a member of the Board, and as Chairman of the Board of the not-for-profit.

Prior to starting Oasis, Adam was the Executive Director of the American Camp Association in New York, a not-for-profit organization that works to promote and enhance summer camp experiences for children.  As Executive Director, Adam led the design and implementation of “Break-Aways: Partnerships for Year-Round Learning,” a collaborative program with the New York City Public Schools that enabled over 10,000 children from over 125 schools to attend over 75 different summer camps.  Adam also oversaw a portfolio of educational programs, including the world’s largest annual conference for summer camp professionals.  After leaving ACA, Adam served as a member of the Board until April, 2008.

From 1993 to 1997, Adam had a number of roles at the Partnership for New York City, a civic organization that leverages the influence and expertise of New York’s corporate leaders to address challenges facing the region.  As Director of Education Initiatives, he led the design and implementation of Partners for Leadership, a citywide program that gave over three hundred school principals access to professional development opportunities at major corporations.  From 1995 to 1996, he served as a full-time consultant to the Office of the Schools Chancellor, overseeing a portfolio of programs aimed at improving school leadership and coordinating the development of a new principal performance review process.  Adam spent his final year at the Partnership working directly with the CEO on all aspects of the organization including business planning, policy development, fundraising and operations.

Throughout his career, Adam has also designed and directed numerous summer programs including academic enrichment programs at Amherst College and at Stanford University.

Nicholas H. Wood

Mr. Wood grew up in Upper Montclair, New Jersey. He is one of four boys of Mary and Jack Wood. Mr. Wood attended St. Peter’s Preparatory school in Jersey City where he was captain of both the football and tennis teams. After graduating St. Peter’s, he went on to attend Georgetown University in Washington, DC.

While at Georgetown, Mr. Wood received the Dean’s Citation in recognition of outstanding contributions to the welfare of the university. In addition, he was named Outstanding Student in Community Service and was selected as a Young Columbus Ambassador by Parade Magazine for his leadership skills. Mr. Wood graduated from Georgetown in 1990 with a major in finance and theology.

In his sophomore year at Georgetown, Mr. Wood helped start Best Buddies International a non-profit that matches college students on a one to one friendship basis with people with mental retardation. He worked with Best Buddies for two years as Director of the Eastern Region and served on its board of directors. After Best Buddies, Mr. Wood worked as the Associate Director for the Inner-City Teaching Corps a non-profit group that places recent college graduates as full time volunteer teachers in Chicago’s inner-city.

After spending six years working for non-profits, Mr. Wood attended business school at the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management in Evanston, IL. He graduated from Kellogg in 1995 with majors in finance, management strategy and marketing.

Once he graduated from Kellogg, Mr. Wood became a trader at Citigroup (Smith Barney) on the Equity Derivatives desk. In 2000, Mr. Wood was named Managing Director and co-Head of the US Equity Derivative Sales desk. In July 2003, Mr. Wood left Citigroup and joined Susquehanna International Group as the Head of their Derivative Sales group. Susquehanna is a leading institutional sales, research and market making firm active in financial markets on five continents.

Mr. Wood serves as Vice President and is on the board of directors for Project Rebirth. Project Rebirth is filming the rebuilding of the World Trade Center so that future generations learn about the impact of September 11th, and our process of recovery and healing from the tragedy. Project Rebirth is designed to reach people around the world through installation in a Memorial, in museums and through a feature length documentary film.