Meet the Team

Jason joins RAFT from Revolution Robotics Foundation, a STEM focused foundation that creates robotic kits, challenges, and competitions for kids, where he served as Executive Director. Prior to leading Revolution Robotics, Jason was the President for the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation where he spearheaded their overall growth from $1M to almost $10M in seven years by expanding STEAM programs and participation to over 18,000 teams in 40 countries. Jason is a former award-winning high school teacher in San Jose. He has successfully planned, developed, and launched global education and workforce development programs, including initiatives to promote the inclusion and advancement of girls and under-represented groups in STEAM disciplines and fields.

Dave joined RAFT in 2015 as Director of Finance after 20 years in the high tech industry. Dave brings strategic financial planning and analysis leadership having supported a variety of business organizations including corporate finance, product design, sales, marketing, and manufacturing for technology companies.

Kate Ball believes in the power of fundraising to bring together our community to address common challenges. With experience in grant writing, event planning, and donor cultivation, she has raised over $5 million in her fundraising career from individual and institutional donors. She has also served on the Association of Fundraising Professionals Silicon Valley Board of Directors since 2020. She believes all educators should have the resources necessary to provide quality education to our students and is excited to help answer this need with RAFT.

Chase has worked in education for over 20 years serving as a teacher, administrator, curriculum content writer, program evaluator, charter school advocate, and consultant. Chase started his education career as a classroom teacher and has taught at the middle and high school levels. After a brief stint in the private sector, he ran a charter school, then joined the California Charter Schools Association, where he served as Director of School Quality, Vice President of School Development and Support, and Vice President of Research and Evaluation. He also currently serves as a Commissioner for the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

Before joining RAFT, Chase served as the Managing Director for The Alvo Institute, one of the first technology-agnostic consulting firms dedicated to personalized learning, and as the Director of Personalized Learning for New Leaders. In these positions, Chase helped traditional, charter, and private schools and districts across the country to design, pilot, implement, and evaluate blended and personalized learning programs.

Chase earned his BA in History from Pomona College in Claremont, CA, and his Master’s in Curriculum and Teacher Education from Stanford University.

Anwar Tamiz has 10+ years of experience in international and local nonprofit organizations. Anwar brings expertise in financial analysis, systems designs, and implementing cost-effective policies and procedures in nonprofits.

Anwar has a Bachelor of Commerce in Banking & Finance and an MBA in corporate finance from the University of Bologna.

Clara is a strategic architect dedicated to bridging the gap between social mission and operational scale. As the Director of Strategic Growth at RAFT, she leads the organization’s Go-To-Market transformation, modernizing its 30-year Silicon Valley legacy into a scalable engine for educational equity. Clara spearheads the strategic expansion of RAFT’s product ecosystem, ensuring that high-impact, hands-on STEAM resources reach diverse learning environments-from large school districts to community-based programs.

Before joining RAFT, Clara spent over a decade architecting growth engines for international organizations. While her core expertise lies in EdTech and SaaS, her diverse background in cross-functional operations allows her to turn complex challenges into streamlined, global growth.

An alumna of the Tsinghua-MIT Global MBA program, Clara combines executive leadership with a foundational background in education and psychology. She is committed to “unboxing excellence” for every student, transforming industrial surplus into the seeds of next-generation innovation.