I have had the pleasure of being a member of AEI's board for the past 1.5 years, primarily focusing on working with Sarah Geller on tactical issues including operations, budgeting, organization planning, and program execution.

I continue to be impressed by Sarah's singular focus and vision for her nonprofit and have witnessed first-hand the impact that AEI's programs have on orphaned and abandoned children in West Africa. Sarah operates her organization with a keen focus on what the kids need, and is effective at aligning her administrators' and artists' objectives to investing the limited funding that she works tirelessly to generate into the right place at the right time. This is why she continues to be successful and why AEI's programs have expanded by over 75% in the past two years. And as a donor, I cannot envision a more effective way to make a difference in childrens' lives.