Our Board
Andrew Menges
Board Member
Andrew works as a data analyst at AFS Intercultural Programs, an international NGO that sends youth on study-abroad and cultural exchange programs. Prior to that, Andrew worked abroad as a teacher throughout the Middle East and North Africa, an experience that culminated in two years with the Peace Corps in Morocco.
Although Bobby was 7 years younger, he inspired Andrew to learn to play the guitar. Andrew misses jamming with him in the basement and thinks about him regularly while playing.
Andrew graduated from Hamilton College in 2012 with a BA in History.
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Emily Menges
Board Member
Emily plays professional soccer for the Bay FC, and is a member of the team's leadership committee. Emily played a pivotal role in the creation of the National Women's Soccer League's (NWSL) Players' Association, the first union for the players in the NWSL, and has served on the Executive Board as treasurer since its inauguration in 2017.
Before coming to the Bay Area, Emily played for 10 seasons with the Portland Thorns. She was active in her community through her work as a Chemo Pal for the Children's Cancer Association, and as a volunteer in the Portland Thorns & Timbers Stand Together community outreach program. She is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of an online literary magazine, the Bel Esprit Project.
Emily graduated from Georgetown University in 2014 with a BA in Psychology.
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Jake is an officer in the US Navy training to be a pilot. Previously, he worked as an Account Manager at Astronomer, Inc., a technology startup enabling companies to adopt Apache Airflow, a data pipeline and machine learning software. Jake has experience in customer relationship management, software adoption and expansion, and business development. Prior to Astronomer, Jake served as the Director of Special Education at a charter school in New Orleans through Teach for America.
Jake and Bobby hosted bi-annual blood drives at their home since 2012, and Jake has continued the tradition in the years since Bobby died. The drives have collected over 1500 pints of blood.
Jake graduated from Hamilton College in 2017 with a BA in Economics.
Jake Menges
Board Member
Peter Menges
Board Member
Peter is the Senior Vice President of Customer Insight and Loyalty at Sandals Resorts, the leading luxury all-inclusive resort company. Peter is an experienced executive with expertise in marketing, sales leadership, customer engagement and strategic partnerships, and has held numerous executive leadership positions in a range of media and hospitality organizations.
Peter is also dedicated to supporting the adolescent and young adult cancer community. Peter currently serves as the Chairman of the I’m Not Done Yet Foundation, and is a member of the Duke Cancer Institute Board of Advisors and the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Board of Advisors. Peter is also passionate about the outdoors and enjoys snowboarding, music, along with helping other people succeed.
Peter graduated from Hamilton College with a BA in Government.
Liz is an active volunteer throughout the community. She has been a volunteer at NYU Langone-Long Island Hospital for over 30 years, and her roles include: vice president of the hospital Auxiliary, president of the Pediatric Patient and Family Advisory Council, a member of the Board of Regents, and a member of the NYU Langone-Long Island School of Medicine Admissions Executive Committee.
Liz volunteered in the Garden City public school district for 25 years, a member of the Duke Cancer Institute and the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center boards. Liz is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Long Island, and works as an editorial assistant and researcher for a dermatologist who is publishing two medical textbooks.
Liz graduated from Hamilton College with a BA in American Studies.
Liz Menges
Board Member
Young Adult Board
Kyle Abrahm
Board Member
Kyle is a mechanical engineer at Ocean Aero, where he helps design and manufacture their new-generation sailing and diving ocean vehicle. He graduated from Duke University in 2025, spending four years participating in and leading the Shave and Buzz event. He has also worked on a bridge project to improve access and human health in Eswatini, worked as a dive guide in Indonesia, developed an engineering curriculum at Duke, and started an ocean environmental non-profit in Colorado.
Kyle is proud to have helped expand the shave to UNC Chapel Hill and to keep the spirit strong at Duke.
Wyatt Bui
Board Member
Wyatt graduated from Duke University in 2022 and Georgetown University Law Center. After graduating, Wyatt joined Proskauer Rose as an associate in their Sports Group. Wyatt has a deep passion for sports and is excited to inject this passion into his legal career.
During his time at Duke, Wyatt was an active member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at Duke where he served as the External Vice President on the chapter’s executive board. Wyatt served in a philanthropy leadership position for three years, working alongside other chairs to strengthen the Shave and Buzz event and legacy. He oversaw two of the three most financially successful Shave and Buzz events, and Wyatt looks forward to continuing working with the I’m Not Done Yet Foundation and Pi Kappa Alpha.
Nate Drebin
Board Member
Nate is a Senior at Duke University double majoring in Economics and Political Science. He has planned large concerts on campus, cracked cases for Duke’s Consulting Club and assisted as a practice player for Duke Women’s Basketball. His professional experience includes business development for startups, and summer internships in finance with Boeing and consulting with Boston Consulting Group. Following graduation, Nate will be working full time at Boston Consulting Group in Atlanta.
He spent over 1000 hours volunteering with the American Red Cross on the local and national level, with a focus on international services and services to the armed forces. He has served as a leader in Duke’s Shave and Buzz club since freshman year and has served as co-president for the past two years. He's excited to guide future leaders of the club in upcoming years as a senior advisor!
Ryan Fader
Board Member
Ryan Fader Ryan is an associate at Fox Rothschild in Atlantic City working in the gaming department. Ryan graduated from Rutgers Law School in Camden in 2024. Ryan was heavily involved with the planning and execution of Shave for Schreiber, Buzz for Bobby every year while at Duke. Ryan was an active member of Camp Kesem, a free summer camp for kids whose parents have cancer.
Ryan graduated from Duke in 2020 with a BS in Chemistry with a concentration in Biochemistry.
George Gallagher
Board Member
George is currently the Director of Player Personnel for the Columbus Crew in the MLS. In his role, he oversees player contracts, salary cap management and planning, and the Analytics group. Previously, George worked as a Senior Consultant within Sportsology Group’s advisory practice. Before Sportsology Group, George began his career at Deloitte within their Strategy & Operations group in NYC. At Deloitte, George was the company lead for the Junior Achievement program, a non-profit organization that seeks to help and prepare local high-schoolers for the future job market.
A close friend and former member of Pike with Bobby, George is reminded every day of the drive and passion Bobby attacked life with. George is excited to bring that same motivation and ambition to the INDY foundation.
George graduated from Duke University in 2019 with a B.A. in Public Policy, as well as minors in Finance and Spanish.
Zachary Glassband
Board Member
Zach graduated from Duke in 2024 with a degree in chemistry. After working as a research coordinator for the Hospital for Special Surgery, Zach entered Rutgers Medical School in the summer of 2025 with an interest in pursuing hematology/oncology.
Zach has volunteered for several Durham organizations including the Durham Center for Senior Life, the Miracle League of the Triangle, Root Causes, and Liberty Homecare and Hospice. He hopes to help carry forward the incredible work of the I’m Not Done Yet Foundation in supporting adolescents and young adults affected by cancer.
Justin Greenberg
Board Member
Justin is a junior at Duke University from New York City, majoring in Economics and Public Policy with a minor in History. On campus, he serves as a Duke tour guide, has held leadership roles as Executive Vice President and Philanthropy Chair of his business fraternity, and has conducted research on political polarization through the North Carolina Leadership Forum, focusing on ways to reduce division in North Carolina politics. This past summer, Justin worked as a startup accelerator intern at Deloitte in Tel Aviv, and he will be spending next summer in Washington, D.C. as a summer consultant at Bates White Economic Consulting.
Shave and Buzz holds a deeply personal meaning for Justin and his family, and he was honored to serve as President for the 2026 Shave. He is passionate about bringing people together in support of meaningful causes and is excited to continue that work through the I’m Not Done Yet Young Adult Board.
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Megan Hardesty
Board Member
Megan is a Senior at Duke University, majoring in Economics with a finance concentration and earning a certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Outside of class, she is a member of Scale and Coin Business Society, Bull City Beds, and her sorority Delta Delta Delta. Megan will return to Rockefeller Capital Management following graduation.
After participating in the National Charity Legue with her mom in high school, Megan wanted to find ways to make a difference at Duke. After learning more from her aunt who is on the Duke Cancer Institute board and witnessing her friends participate in Shave and Buzz every spring, Megan was eager to get involved with the I'm Not Done Yet Foundation. She hopes to expand the Shave and Buzz event to include more means of fundraising other than the shave, as well as encourage more women on campus to get involved with the event.
Bud Harrison
Board Member
Bud is a credit specialist at First Citizens Bank in Raleigh, NC. He graduated from UNC Chapel Hill in 2023. Bud is a teen cancer survivor, diagnosed in 2015. He has been an active peer coach within the Bobby's Coaches program since 2022 after successfully completing the program himself. His firsthand experience with the treatment process and understanding of the long-lasting impact allows for a unique perspective for connection and support
Liam is a Sophomore at Duke University from Northbrook, IL, studying Mechanical Engineering and is a Biomedical Engineering Design Fellow. On campus, he serves as Finance Chair for Chabad, one of the Jewish organizations on campus. He is also involved with Duke Motorsports and GoBringIt, a food points-delivery service.
Liam loved the opportunity of working as VP of Shave and Buzz in 2026 alongside Justin and Hale. Shave and Buzz has been the most meaningful and rewarding experience of his college career, and he has loved working with Duke Hospital, the Menges Family, and the rest of the Shave and Buzz team. He is excited for next year's event and hopes to break the record again in 2027!
Liam Korol
Board Member
Vik Manocha
Board Member
Vik grew up in Savannah, Georgia and graduated from Duke in 2024 with a degree in physics. During college, he was passionately involved in medicine and medical research; he studied macular degeneration at the Duke Eye Center and worked as an ophthalmic technician at the Georgia Eye Institute.
He currently works as a healthcare consultant at Simon-Kucher, with interests in accelerating development and increasing access for oncology drugs. He plans to attend medical school, with an eye towards ophthalmology or radiation oncology.
Vik also volunteers with several fundraising groups, having served as a mentor for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and on the Young Adult Advisory Board for the I'm Not Done Yet Foundation.
Julia Merrill
Board Member
Samuel Reiff
Board Member
Julia is Bobby’s cousin and is passionate about caring for young adults with cancer. She’s a clinical psychology doctoral student at PAU-Stanford. She has a BA in Psychology from Amherst College. She loves to swim, read, and spend time outside.
Bobby’s joyful outlook on life and his ability to bring people together was such a gift to all those who knew him and continues to be a gift for those involved with I’m Not Done Yet. Julia is very excited to be on the Young Adult Advisory Board to help honor and amplify Bobby’s message!
Samuel is a Strategic Operations Lead at Chime, a fintech company providing banking services to everyday people. He has prior experience as a strategy manager at FIS and a strategy consultant at Mars & Co. He graduated from Duke University in 2019 with a BSE in Mechanical Engineering.
At Duke, Samuel led Shave for Schreiber, Buzz for Bobby during its first four years, helping grow it into a major annual school-wide fundraiser. After graduating, he continued supporting the I’m Not Done Yet Foundation by expanding efforts to include a New York City fundraising event. Inspired by Bobby’s enthusiasm and passion for life, Samuel continues to advance Bobby’s mission to “don’t ever be done”.
Alex Schlessinger
Board Member
Alex grew up in River Vale, New Jersey and graduated from Duke in 2026 from Duke with a Major in Economics, Minor in Biology, and a Certificate in Innovation & Entrepreneurship. He currently works as a mid-cap Financial Sponsors Analyst at J.P. Morgan in Chicago.
During his time at Duke, Alex co-led Shave & Buzz from 2024-2026, held several leadership roles on the Pike executive board, and founded Make Every Minute Count, a mental health sports tournament philanthropy initiative. Shave & Buzz was Alex’s most meaningful experience at Duke, and he remains passionate about its mission and is excited to watch the Shave grow each year.
Mark is a brain cancer survivor and currently a data scientist at the cybersecurity start-up Material Security, with prior experience at DocuSign and Airtable. Now 9 years cancer-free, Mark is a dedicated advocate for adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients and is committed to reducing the socio-economic impacts of cancer, ensuring AYA patients and survivors face fewer barriers to education, social connection, employment, and financial stability.
Mark is honored to serve on the board, bringing both his professional expertise and personal experience to support the AYA cancer community.
Mark Schreiber
Board Member
Michael works as an investment banking analyst for Solomon Partners in New York following his graduation from Duke University in 2025 as a Statistical Science major. He is originally from Boca Raton, Florida, and was involved in the Shave and Buzz club all four years of college.
Michael is passionate about community outreach having tutored in the Durham and Boca Raton communities and in the Special Olympics Unified Sports organization. He is excited to continue growing the I’m Not Done Yet Foundation and staying in touch with the Duke community.
Michael Shoichet
Board Member
Hale is a sophomore at Duke University from Washington, DC, studying economics, energy, and the environment. Outside of Shave and Buzz, Hale is involved in all things climate finance on Duke's campus—including Duke Investment Club, Duke Impact Investing Group, and Duke Energy and Climate Club. He will be joining Centerview Partners as an investment banking summer analyst in their NYC office in 2027.
Hale served as VP of Shave and Buzz this year and is incredibly excited to be co-president next year. He considers Shave and Buzz the most meaningful and impactful part of his college experience and is eager to continue expanding the event during his last 2 years at Duke.
Hale Snyder
Board Member
Alexandra Walker
Board Member
As a Bay Area native, Alex decided to try something different and moved to Durham, NC to attend Duke University. It was there that she met what she describes as one of her first and very best friends, Bobby. "The impact that he had on my life in those two years is astronomical - he was and will forever be a light in my life."
Alex graduated from Duke in 2019 with a degree in biomedical engineering. After graduation, Alex worked for UCSF’s Pediatric Oncology department in clinical research. After completing medical school at Rush Medical College in Chicago, Alex matched into the Triple Board (combined training program in pediatrics, psychiatry & child psychiatry) at Stanford.
Alex enjoys spending time outside with friends, family, and foster-turned-adopted pup, Rhino.