Board Chair

Josh is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Create Venture Studio. Prior to Create, Josh served as Vice President at Accretive, a venture studio that has built companies across the healthcare and education industries. 

Josh started his career in education; first as a high school history teacher in St. Louis, and then in several roles at Knewton, an edtech startup that leveraged machine learning and psychometrics to tailor content to individual students' specific learning needs. As a product of a progressive education, Josh took care to incorporate its tenets into his own teaching. Josh holds a B.A. from Yale and a Masters in Education from the University of Missouri – St. Louis. He lives in NYC with his wife and son.

Treasurer

Trustee

Coleman Skeeter is Senior Vice President and Head of Asset Management at Vanke US, where he is at the forefront of strategic decision-making for a multibillion-dollar real estate portfolio. A visionary business leader with a dynamic career spanning two decades, he has diverse expertise in real estate investment, development, and organizational management. Prior to his role at Vanke US, Mr. Skeeter was Vice President of Investments and Finance at BedRock Real Estate Partners where he played an integral role in establishing the private equity firm’s foundation.

Mr. Skeeter is deeply committed to community enrichment and progressive education. In addition to his involvement at Compass, he is a Board Member of SCO Family of Services. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Morehouse College and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Trustee

Trustee

 Preeti Farooque is a marketing analytics leader who has built her career helping companies understand and prove the impact of their media investments. She is currently the Global Head of Measurement at Pinterest, where she leads measurement strategy and innovation to connect advertising performance to real business outcomes.

Preeti studied statistics at Carnegie Mellon University for her undergraduate degree and went on to earn a Master’s degree in Statistics from Columbia University. Preeti comes from a long line of educators which has helped her to develop a deep appreciation for the role education plays in shaping opportunity and future talent and she’s excited to carry that commitment forward as a member of the Compass Charter School board. While she is originally from NJ, she is now based on the Upper East Side in New York City.

Trustee

Josh is the Director of Operations at Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School (BUGS). As a core member of the Senior Leadership Team, he leads all non-instructional school functions and serves as a strategic partner to executive leadership. Josh directs the school’s long-term financial strategy, human resources compliance, and technology infrastructure, while overseeing comprehensive talent management, facility operations, and emergency preparedness. 

Guided by a commitment to progressive education and community empowerment, Josh began his journey in the field by managing a family-centered, after-school tutoring network in Brooklyn. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Baruch College. A Brooklyn native, Josh lives in the borough with his husband and their puppy.