Brandeis Alumni, Family and Friends

New Alumni Board Members

Daniel Acheampong is a co-founder and general partner at Visible Hands, a venture capital firm that backs overlooked, formidable founders transforming the future and reshaping finance, health, and relationship-building technology. He holds master's degrees from the Wharton School (MBA) and Harvard Kennedy School (MPA). Before his graduate studies, he worked as an associate at Summit Partners and as a financial analyst at Goldman Sachs. At Brandeis, he majored in economics and served as president of the Student Union. He currently serves as an entrepreneur-in-residence at MITdesignX and a venture advisor at Yale University’s Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking. He also serves on the national board of the Posse Foundation and the board of American Student Assistance.

Charles Alexander, also known as Prince Charles Alexander, is a multi-platform, three-time Grammy-winning music producer and audio engineer for artists like Mary J. Blige, the Notorious B.I.G., Jennifer Lopez, Aretha Franklin, and Sting. He has been a professor of music production and audio engineering at Berklee College of Music, New York University, and Northeastern University, along with lecturing internationally in Sweden, Kenya, and Malaysia. He is the author of “Hip Hop Production: Inside the Beats” and is an active member of the Recording Academy that awards the Grammys, the Audio Engineering Society, and the Musicians’ Union. A 2023 inductee of Berklee’s Hip-Hop Hall of Fame, he was also honored by the city of Boston as a Living Histories of Color recipient for outstanding contributions to the music industry in 2024.

Rita March comes from a true Brandeis family. Her late husband, Marvin March ’52, P’93, P’94, was a member of the university’s first class, while two of her three children attended and graduated in the 1990s. Two of her cousins even followed in her footsteps. Lately, she has been involved in collecting artifacts from her husband’s time as a student and donating them to the archives. She hopes to help preserve the university’s history. Now, she is also excited to help ensure and brighten its future as a member of the Alumni Board. 

Libra Forde is executive director of the gender equity nonprofit Women’s Foundation of Oregon, where she leads all operational, administrative, and philanthropic functions. Prior to joining that organization in 2022, she served in leadership roles at a number of other community, family, and academic organizations. As a senior executive, she also has ample experience in the private sector, having led a number of food, fitness, and wellness businesses. After graduating from Brandeis, she earned her master of business administration from the University of Phoenix.

Since graduating, Susan Abrams Kolpon has remained involved with Brandeis in a number of ways. As co-chair of the Alumni Admissions Council, she helped recruit prospective students in Chicago, and arranged connections between them and university officials. Additionally, she has partnered with Alumni Relations to host gatherings for local alumni and new Brandeis students, and has organized a number of alumni volunteer opportunities. Now living in Pennsylvania, she is excited to promote the work of the Alumni Board and engage the Brandeis community in new ways.

Stevie Rachmuth is an operations associate in the New York City school system. Prior to joining the board, he helped to publish several books through Brandeis University Press and has also hosted alumni receptions at New York’s famed Harmonie Club. He’s proud to serve on the alumni boards of both his elementary and high schools and is excited to help Brandeis pursue its long-term goals relating to alumni engagement, philanthropy, and volunteerism.

Through her business consulting firm, Strategies for Success International, Tracy Tyler partners with leaders, teams, and organizations of all industries and sizes, providing executive coaching, team, and leadership development. She is an externship exchange advisor for the Rutgers UniversityMaster of Business and Science program and has served on the board of Human Resource People & Strategy along with several other boards in the nonprofit spaces. Tracy is a member of the Impact100 Garden State chapter and is active with BioNJ’s HR and STEM committees, as much of her consulting practice focuses on life sciences.

Sharon’s desire to attend Brandeis grew out of the two summers she spent as a high school student in the Brandeis Upward Bound program. There she was exposed to many Brandeis students and professors who worked or volunteered with the program. Their commitment and investment in her as a student was hugely impactful and led her to Joseph Warren, MSW’72, PhD’83, who encouraged her to apply and was one of the most influential people in her life. Sharon majored in African American History, was a member of the gospel choir, and volunteered with the Waltham Group — where she tutored students in Waltham Public Schools. She is a Boston native and lives in Roslindale with her family.