Board of Trustees

Ally is a health insurance and benefits broker with Gallagher, focusing on startups and private equity-backed companies. She resides in Philadelphia with her husband, Sam, and their 3 Spanish-speaking daughters.

Ally graduated with honors from Wesleyan University in 2009, and then earned a JD and Master’s in Psychology from Duke University. Ally practiced matrimonial law in New Jersey for over a decade and then spent 3.5 years as an administrator at Temple Law School, working with international law students.

Ally is active in the Philadelphia chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (“ACG”) and volunteers as the Wesleyan

She enjoys investing in real estate and playing beach volleyball.

Jon Landau recently retired as a senior partner at Landau, Hess, Simon, Choi, Doebley, a Philadelphia-based immigration law firm. As an attorney, Jon specialized in asylum, business, and family immigration law. Since his retirement, Jon has been serving as a substitute teacher at schools throughout Philadelphia in kindergarten through eighth grade classrooms, as well as occasional service in autism support classrooms. In addition, Jon served as a member of the support committee for the Chester Arthur School, now Marian Anderson Academy.

Jon holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Rutgers University where he was a Henry Rutgers Scholar, and a law degree from Cornell Law School.

Sandra Mosquera Vargas is an Afro-Colombian immigrant and award-winning tech executive with nearly a decade of experience leading technical product teams at Fortune 500 companies, including Thomson Reuters, Comcast, and J.P. Morgan Chase. An expert in API integration, reliability engineering, and operational excellence, Sandra delivers scalable digital solutions benefiting millions worldwide. Passionate about social impact, she co-founded Latinas in Tech Philadelphia and Nexo Fondo de Impacto, empowering underrepresented communities through technology.

Zach is an Engineering Manager at VividSeats, where he leads a team of software engineers providing products and services to B2B partnerships in the Secondary Ticketing Marketplace. An expert in Agile methodologies and mindsets, Zach’s innovative approach to technology leadership seamlessly blends human psychology, user experience design, and competitive metrics to ensure business growth.

At VividSeats, Zach was the founding executive sponsor of VividPride, an LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group. Previously, he held a similar leadership position with Comcast’s OUT@Comcast ERG. 

With his husband, Zach also volunteers as a Class Parent for 1st grade. He holds a BS in Computer Information Systems from Rider University and an MS in Software Engineering from Drexel University.

Andrea Liess is a veteran educator with over 14 years experience. She currently teaches 7th grade ELA. Both her children currently attend ICS (3rd and 6th grade). She holds degrees in Spanish and Elementary Education, with certifications in  TEFL, K–12 Spanish, ESL, and more. Passionate about language acquisition and global citizenship,  Andrea serves as staff representative on the board and is dedicated to opening lines of communication between staff, leadership, and the board.

Evelyn Reed is a dynamic HR executive, entrepreneur, and community advocate with over 15 years of experience leading strategic people operations across North America. She currently serves as VP of Thought Leadership for Philly SHRM and leads global HR functions at Jacent Strategic Merchandising. Evelyn holds an MBA, SPHR and SHRM-SCP certifications, and is a commissioned Notary Public.

She is also the founder of Experience the Harmony, home to the HR Jawn® and After Effex Co.® brands, and host of The Harmony Hour: Talks & Thoughts, where she explores the intersection of business, wellness, and culture. Evelyn’s work centers on building inclusive, human-centered workplaces and inspiring transformative leadership.

ROLE
As Associate Partner, Gaurav leads Go-To-Market transformation
programs across pharmaceutical organizations, with an objective to
enhance organizational effectiveness and customer engagement
EXPERTISE
Gaurav has 10+ years of strategy consulting and analytics experience
across diverse industries such as Pharmaceutical and Manufacturing. At
ZS, he drove multiple strategic planning and
Go-To-Market transformation engagements for pharma companies
(across both commercial and medical). This includes field model design,
launch planning, promotional assessment, targeting and call planning,
territory alignment and personnel placement. He has also designed,
developed and implemented Incentive Compensation (IC) programs for
multiple clients across the globe (including Asia Pacific)
PRIOR EXPERIENCE
Prior to ZS, Gaurav worked with Deloitte and then Ernst & Young, to
provide risk advisory and information management services to various
global organizations in Manufacturing and Pharmaceutical sector
EDUCATION
Gaurav holds an MBA from Indian School of Business, Hyderabad (India),
with specialization in Strategy and Finance. He also holds a Bachelor of
Technology degree in Electronics and Communication, from Birla Institute
of Technology (BIT MESRA), India,
SOCIAL SECTOR EXPERIENCE
▪ Consulted an NGO (supported by IFC) working towards girl education ,
on an exit strategy for withdrawing its intervention across 2,342
schools and 250,000 children in Rajasthan, India
▪ All India Coordinator for India-Redefined (NGO with 10,000 members)
in 2012-13

Danielle is an instructional design consultant with over 15 years of experience in urban education and learning design. She partners with mission-driven organizations to create learner-centered solutions that advance equity and engagement.

Previously, she was Lead Designer at Salesforce and spent a decade in K–12 education as a teacher and instructional leader. Danielle holds degrees from Temple University and Saint Joseph’s University and is an alum of New Leaders Council and LEADERSHIP Philadelphia.

She brings a strategic, equity-focused perspective to the ICS Board of Trustees. Outside of work, Danielle enjoys teaching yoga and spending time with her two young daughters.