Meet Philanthropy Tank’s Coaches for 2018/2019
Every season of Philanthropy Tank we are fortunate to welcome volunteer coaches who help guide each student through the extensive process of developing their ideas, presenting their charities and executing a strategy, among many other things. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please email info@philanthropytank.org
Scroll down and get to know this season’s Volunteer Coaches.
Coach: Edward C. Howell
Coaching: Alex’s Free Kicks
Dr. Ed Howell has always been fascinated by what makes people tick and the relationship between motivation and success in his students. Following a 25 year career as a financial executive in banking and securities with Merrill Lynch and A.G. Edwards, as well as eight years as an elected official, Ed is now a university Professor and Chair of the Economics & Finance in West Palm Beach, Florida. He received his Doctor of Education degree at Nova Southeastern University in 2013. Ed holds an Experimental Sciences degree from Aix-en-Provence, France, a B. A. from Vanderbilt University, and a Master’s in Economics and Finance from Middle Tennessee State University.
Author of What Are You Waiting For? A workbook for living your purpose, path and passion various short articles and essays, Dr. Howell’s Wheel of Motivation emphasizes his teaching focus: motivation and application. “I want to see my students wanting to learn and feeling that they can confidently handle any new situation that comes their way in life,” he says. Ed is married to Jayne who have five children together; two cats make up a family of seven. Ed and Jayne live in Jupiter, Florida.
Coach: Andrew Huber
Coaching: Art for the Soul
Andrew Huber is a managing director and wealth strategist at U.S. Trust in Palm Beach, Florida. In this role, he is responsible for developing and implementing
comprehensive strategies to assist individuals and families with complex financial needs such as preservation, transfer and management of wealth. He provides wealth management services in the areas of financial, estate, and philanthropy planning to help clients reach their goals and objectives. This includes coordinating with the client’s team of advisors and by conducting periodic reviews to help clients monitor progress. Prior to joining U.S. Trust, Andrew practiced law in Miami and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, in the areas of wealth transfer tax, international taxation and the taxation of commercial transactions. Andrew earned his B.A. in Economics and History from Emory University, his J.D., with honors, from the University of Miami School of Law, and his LL.M in Taxation from the University of Florida College of Law. Andrew holds the Accredited Estate Planner® (AEP®) and Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® (CAP®) designations. Andrew is past President of both the East Coast Estate Planning Council and Palm Beach Tax Institute. He has also been involved in the Florida Bar Tax Section since 1998 and has served in a variety of leadership roles. Andrew has contributed to various publications and is a frequent speaker on topics such as The Role of Trust Protectors; Charitable Giving Involving Art; Tax and Estate Planning for Individuals Moving to Florida; Estate Tax Portability; Roth IRA Re-characterizations; and Year-end Tax Planning. Andrew serves as a Member of the Board and of Directors andVice-Chair of the Bak Middle School of the Arts Foundation and as a Florida Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League. Andrew does not provide tax or legal advice in his role at U.S. Trust.
Coach: Takeata King Pang
Coaching: Alive With Music
Takeata King Pang specializes in Communications, Campaigns, and Community Organizing. She has worked on numerous candidate and issue campaigns across the country. She also spent three years at Planned Parenthood of South, East, and North Florida working in communications, community organizing, and governmental affairs. She then served as Chief of Staff to Florida State Representative Kevin Rader for three years. Most recently, Takeata worked in Corporate Communications at TBC Corporation with a focus on internal/external communications and corporate giving events. In 2011, Takeata earned a Masters in Campaign Management from The George Washington University; and completed her Bachelor of Art degrees in Political Science and Communication Studies from Stetson University in 2004. Currently, Takeata is a partner in Blue Ocean, a campaign consulting firm specializing in local and municipal elections and is the Chief Program Officer for the Women’s Foundation of Florida focusing on developing and managing the organization’s programming while expanding efforts statewide to empower women and girls to change the world.
Coach: Richard T. Tripp
Coaching: STEM Lab
Upon graduating from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, I began my career in corporate banking working for the National Bank of Georgia and First Georgia Bank. When I wasn’t lending money to small and midsize companies I was teaching financial statement analysis to junior executives and graduate students. Inspired by Monty Python, my efforts to interject humor into spreadsheet preparation and liquidity analysis caught the attention of my supervisors and I was quickly smitten with the desire to teach.
Over the course of the last twenty-five years, I have had the unique opportunity to be one of the founding directors of Oxbridge Academy and American Heritage of Delray Beach and the founder of the Academy at Middle Earth. I have served on the Board of Directors for a local film production high school, a regional bank and occupied a number of teaching and administrative positions at some of the finest schools in South Florida and Bethesda Maryland. Instead of crunching numbers my students have learned how to design and construct submersible ROVs, assemble one of the most unique tarantula research programs in South Florida, spend an afternoon swimming with dolphins or braving the crystal clear springs of winter while rubbing the stomachs of endangered manatees. Guiding and inspiring students in their preparation for life’s challenges has ultimately been the most gratifying component in my life.
Coach: Amber Warren
Coaching: Code Autism
Amber Warren is the Programs Manager for JustWorld International, a nonprofit organization that unites the global equestrian community to provide basic needs programs to children around the world. She manages JustWorld’s partners in Honduras, Guatemala, Cambodia, and the United States; the volunteer program; and supports her colleagues with fundraising and events. Amber graduated from the University at Buffalo with a B.S. in Business Administration and an M.A. in International Events Management from London Metropolitan University. She enjoys traveling, spending time with her family, and dessert.
Philanthropy Tank Executive Director Carolyn Kost has the honor of coaching Little Angels Today, Bright Minds Tomorrow Coach this season
Coach: Daniel Morgan
Coaching: Mayan Girls
Daniel Morgan recently moved down to Florida from the Fabulous city of Las Vegas, Nevada. Having spent his whole life in the sun-dried desserts of Sonora and the Mojave, he is accustomed to both high temperatures and the absence of seasons. Although, nothing could have prepared him for the strangling like sensation he got as he took his first steps out of Palm Beach International and into the thick Florida humidity. His next shock came when he found himself estranged from his longtime career in “hospitality” and in the extremely lucrative field of social work. The crowded waiting room at 430 N G Street, Lake Worth, Fl, where between the hours of 8am and 5pm, Monday through Friday, you can find a multitude of children running, playing, laughing, crying,adults conversing, phones ringing, doors closing,doors opening; among all this noise, is where Daniel Morgan heard his call to action.
The Guatemalan Maya Center is a non-profit organization committed to accompanying the exiled Mayan people as they begin the process of transitioning into American society. The Center recognizes that the indigenous Maya face a particularly difficult set of challenges as they seek to make a life for themselves, in a world that is unfamiliar with their unique heritage. For this reason, the Outreach Department at the Guatemalan Maya Center has been tasked with unveiling and exploiting any and all opportunities that will help to ensure a future for the exiled people of Guatemala, the preservation of the Mayan Languages, and the continuation of Mayan Pride.