
Role at CSBM
As Founder and CEO, Raj is the driving force behind all of CSBM’s current and future initiatives and is responsible for the growth and sustainability of the company. Widely regarded a national expert on charter school finance, Raj has presented at conferences and workshops across the country and has been featured in numerous publications. In February 2013, he graduated from the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative, designed to help small businesses grow and create more jobs. He was named Small Business Person of the Year for the NY district by the U.S. Small Business Administration in 2011 and 2018, and under his leadership, CSBM was also awarded Small Business of the Year for Eastern Region of the U.S. by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in 2009 and 2017. Raj was named a 2013 Top Entrepreneur by Crain’s New York Business. He was also recognized as one of 50 Outstanding Asian Americans in Business by the Asian American Business Development Center. Never losing sight of CSBM’s mission, Raj maintains strong ties with all of our clients to ensure that our work is enabling them to focus on student achievement.
Prior Experience
Before founding CSBM in 2006, Raj served as the Chief Financial Officer for Explore Charter School.
NYU Stern School of Business, MBA in Finance
Hofstra University, BS in Engineering Science
The CSBM Team
Altagracia “Alta” Taveras
Finance Manager
Althea Cope-Reid
FINANCIAL CONSULTANT
BRITTANY GREEN
SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGER
Christopher Daniels
Senior Financial Manager
Chrystal Moore
FINANCE ASSISTANT
CLAUDIO PADILLA
FINANCIAL CONSULTANT
Collin Raymond
Director of Growth
COURTNEY ERICKSON
FINANCE MANAGER
Dana Burton
FINANCIAL CONSULTANT
DAVID OLSON
FINANCE MANAGER
Dawnisha Lane
Finance Manager
DeShanna Rider
ACCOUNTING MANAGER
Elaine Schmiedeshoff
Finance Manager
Gretchen Wagner Liga
Director of Development Services
Heather Blumberg
DIRECTOR
Javonn Wright
ACCOUNTING MANAGER
jenee williams
FINANCE MANAGER
Jenny Geesaman
Senior Financial Consultant
JOLLY KELLY
FINANCIAL CONSULTANT
JUANA CRUZ
FINANCIAL CONSULTANT
Kamilah O’ Brien
Associate Director
Karen Daniels
President & COO
Kayla Butler
Finance Manager
KAYTI PORTER
FINANCIAL MANAGER
KE-KE LEE
SENIOR FINANCE MANAGER
KIM JOHNSON
SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGER
Laron Walker
Senior Financial Manager
LAUREN BURDEKIN
SENIOR FINANCIAL CONSULTANT
Lauren Torres
Finance Manager
LEASHA MEHTA
TALENT PROGRAM MANAGER

LEON SHAW
FINANCE MANAGER
Leslie Cruz
Senior Financial Manager
Leslie Roper-Thomas
Associate Director
LISA LEVANGER
FINANCIAL CONSULTANT
Lola Barbarash
DIRECTOR
Maria Campo
Development Manager
Marianne Howe
SENIOR FINANCIAL CONSULTANT
