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35 Years!

Educating, Organizing, & Mobilizing

Our Team

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Charles Thompson

Managing Director

Charles Thompson is the Founder & Executive Director Emeritus of Sound Business, Inc. (SBI), a not-for-profit education services organization established in 1989 and was the Executive Director through June 1, 2022. Thompson currently serves as the Managing Director to the organization and is a member of its Board of Directors.

charlesthompson@soundbusiness.org

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Geordano "Geo" Abreu

Multimedia Consultant

Geo Abreu is a Freelance Graphic & Multimedia Designer and alumnus of A. Philip Randolph Campus High School, class of 2010. Since Freshman year, SBI's Theatre Tech Program played a pivotal role in his future career, providing an outlet for his creativity serving as a Lighting and Graphic Designer for SBI's annual student-run talent shows at APRCHS.  Graduating from CUNY's City Tech with a Bachelor of Communication Design, Geo has continued proficiency in industry standard design programs such as Photoshop, Illustrator and Premiere Pro throughout his 16 year Graphic Design career and serves as a multimedia consultant for SBI. 

geoabreu@soundbusiness.org

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Eileen Portorreal

Associate Operations Manager 

Eileen Portorreal is the Associate Operations Manager for Sound Business, Inc. She is an alumna of A. Philip Randolph Campus High School, where SBI has been a presence for over 30 years, and she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from SUNY Geneseo. Eileen began her involvement with SBI as a student and became the head intern after graduating before attending college. Additionally, she served as the Web and Print Designer/Social Media Manager for SUNY Geneseo’s Recess Magazine. She also worked as a part-time office assistant at SUNY Geneseo from September 2019 to May 2022.

eileen@soundbusiness.org

Our Team

Aris Munoz

On-Site Operations Associate

Kelly M. Downing, Ph.D.

Mentoring Kings 

Program Manager

Jose Mitaynes

Creative Arts Director

Gregory Caldwell

Stage Manager

Krystina Buckley

Bookkeeping & Human Resources

Chris Calienes

Program Assessment

Geordano Abreu

Graphics & Multimedia

"The desire to reach the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise and most possible."

Maya Angelou

"Equality is at the heart and essence of democracy, freedom and justice, equality of opportunity in industry, in labor unions, schools, colleges, government, politics, and before the law.  There must be no dual standards of justice, no dual rights, privileges, duties, or responsibilities of citizenship. No dual forms of freedom."

Asa Philip Randolph

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