Graduate
Brian Lemek is director of development at PeacePlayers International, a nonprofit headquartered in Washington, D.C. He emails, “PPI’s goals are to teach conflict resolution through sports (primarily basketball) to boys and girls, 6 to 22; empower young adults as coaches and mentors; and change perceptions in regions divided by strife. I raise funds to support our more than 5,000 annual participants in South Africa, the Middle East, Cyprus, and Northern Ireland. I first came to PPI as an international fellow in Durban, South Africa, and then worked for nearly a decade as a nonprofit consultant while earning my MBA. I returned to PPI in early 2014 because I believe entrepreneurship is not limited to the private sector.”