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Rice Business Board Fellows

Matching Rice MBAs with Houston-Area Nonprofits

Student Application   Organization Application

Founded by Rice MBA students and staff in 2008, Rice Business Board Fellows is a year-long experiential learning program that matches talented, energetic, and committed Rice MBA students as fellows to local nonprofit boards to serve as non-voting board members.

Both students and organizations benefit from the Board Fellows program:

  • Organizations can deploy a Rice MBA student’s ideas and energy to solve a problem or execute a project with the possibility of cultivating a future board member. MBA candidates learn valuable leadership skills from community leaders and gain experience in the nonprofit sector from “real live” nonprofit management and governance.
  • Students and organizations must apply in order to participate in the program. Once they are chosen, the board fellows and organizations are then matched according to the student’s skills and background and the organization’s needs. The student’s personal interest in an area of service provided by the nonprofit is also considered.

Questions? Contact boardfellows@rice.edu

2024-2025 Board Fellows

OrganizationStudent
ACE Mentor Program Houston, Inc.Kit Cicardo
Advocates for Immigrant SurvivorsMauricio Parilli
American Red Cross Houston ChapterRachael Dahl Hinojosa
Bayou Land ConservancyNana Baker
Capital IDEA HoustonKarla Rubio
Child Advocates, Inc. Jake Hoffman
Child Care Council of Greater Houston, Inc.Nina Briones
Children at RiskShaina Perry
Chinquapin Preparatory SchoolAlexander Fayemi
Cullinan Park ConservancyWandy Martinez
Educational Programs Inspiring Communities, Inc. DBA The H.E.A.R.T. Program Giovanna Hughes
Family to Family NetworkHaejin Choi
FamilyPoint ResourcesDavid F Pena
Fresh ArtsRich Lewis
Friends of Mercer Botanic Gardens | The Mercer SocietyJohn Hurdt
Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council (GSSJC)Renee Rodriguez
Girls Inc. of Greater HoustonSindhura Cheruku
Higher Up TexasJawad Haqqani
Houston Angel NetworkVeni Peter
Houston Chamber ChoirAryaman Argawal
Houston ZooMichael Molman
Institute of Hispanic Culture Houston (IHCH)Paula Gonzalez Gago
League of Women VotersMarcia Lee
Literacy NowAbdul Rehman
Medical BridgesRudo Ndamba
Momentum EducationLeigh Noblin
MusiqaMaddie Neu
Nature Discovery CenterMichelle Khan
Nehemiah CenterMoriah Shaw
Houston Health FoundationChristopher Pham
Open Dance ProjectAriana Azimi Bolourian
SEARCH Homeless ServicesMoises Mendoza
SER-Jobs for Progress of the Texas Gulf Coast, Inc. (SERJobs)Colin Dodson
SIRE Therapeutic HorsemanshipRebecca Bond
STEM·E Youth Career Development ProgramDev Rathore
Target HungerAbraar Motiwala
Texas Fire Fighters HomeIsaiah Tsau
The Monarch School and InstituteTino Haddad
The RoseShivanki Juneja
The Women's HomeCaroline Metts
The Women's ResourceAshley Hines
YMCA of Greater Houston: Weekley BranchMarkas Brunson