Staff
Robert Bhoolai
Interim Executive Director
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Robert Bhoolai is Interim Executive Director of the Cahn Fellowship and a 2019 Cahn Fellow. With more than two decades of experience in education, he brings the perspective of a school leader, leadership mentor, and program strategist to Cahn’s work with principals and district partners.
Since joining Cahn, Robert has served as Director of Expansion, Program Director, and Managing Director of Strategy and Partnership. In these roles, he has helped expand the organization’s reach, strengthen district partnerships, and develop opportunities for school leaders to learn from one another and lead lasting change.
Before joining Cahn, Robert was principal of T.R. Robinson High School in Tampa, Florida, which serves both traditional and magnet students. He led academic and student support initiatives that contributed to record graduation rates, increased college acceptance, and stronger postsecondary career outcomes. Throughout his career in Hillsborough County Public Schools, he also served as a teacher, assistant principal, district trainer, and leadership mentor. Those experiences shaped his commitment to developing leaders who build strong relationships with students and create schools where they can thrive.
Crystal Mayfield Jones
Managing Director of Programs
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Crystal Mayfield Jones, a 2018 Cahn Fellow, is the Managing Director of Programs. In this role she leads the work and programming for Cahn’s Leadership Lab, Distinguished Principal Fellowship and Alumni Network. A native Atlantan, Crystal was an educator in Atlanta Public Schools for 25 years, 15 of those she served as a principal. Her participation as a Cahn Distinguished Principal Fellow was the most impactful professional learning she had as a principal and catapulted her work into Leadership Development. She joined the Cahn Team fulltime in 2023. Crystal truly believes the leadership and development of others is the highest calling one can have.
Eva Capo
Manager, Strategy and Partnership
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Eva Capo brings more than 17 years of experience in education and a deep commitment to supporting school leaders and the communities they serve. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of Puerto Rico and a master’s degree in School Counseling from Argosy University. Before joining the Cahn Fellowship, Eva served as both a teacher and school counselor in Title I schools, supporting students academically and socially and helping them successfully navigate their path to graduation and postsecondary opportunities.
Eva joined the Cahn Fellowship in 2022 and has since grown into her current role as Manager, Strategy & Partnership. She supports the organization’s national growth by cultivating district relationships and coordinating the nomination, recruitment, selection, and onboarding of school leaders into Cahn Fellowship programs. Eva also works across teams to strengthen systems, communications, and processes that support participants and district partners throughout their engagement with Cahn.
Drawing on her experience as an educator and counselor, Eva brings a relationship-centered approach to her work and is passionate about expanding access to meaningful leadership development opportunities for exceptional public school principals across the country.
Andy Lovley
Director of Operations
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Andy Lovley serves as Director of Operations at the Cahn Fellowship. With two decades of experience in schools, nonprofits, early-stage startups, and the public sector, Andy brings deep expertise in operational leadership, financial management, and cross-functional strategy. He is passionate about building strong, mission-aligned organizations that expand educational opportunity and improve outcomes for students.
Prior to joining the Cahn Fellowship, Andy served as Assistant Director of Operations for the Community Safety Department for the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts. As a founding member of a newly established city department, he partnered with senior leadership to build internal systems, manage budgets, shape organizational culture, and implement operating protocols aligned with strategic goals.
Previously, Andy led operations at Education Opens Doors, a Dallas-based nonprofit focused on college and career readiness. During his tenure, the organization scaled from a five-person startup to a 25-person growth stage organization serving more than 80,000 students nationwide. Andy spearheaded strategic growth initiatives, led the digitization and rollout of the organization’s flagship program, and built high-performing teams and internal systems to support sustainable expansion.
Earlier in his career, Andy lived and worked overseas as an English and History teacher, a field organizer, and a nonprofit consultant - experiences that continue to inform his commitment to educational equity and organizational effectiveness. He holds degrees from the College of the Holy Cross and the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service.
Andy lives with his wife and two daughters in Massachusetts.
Nathan Blankenship
Development Coordinator
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Nathan Blankenship is a leader in strategic relationship management and a project specialist with extensive experience in development operations, partnership engagement, stewardship, and mission-driven initiatives. Before joining Cahn Fellowship, Nathan served as Development Associate at Chiefs for Change, where he played a key role in advancing the organization’s mission by cultivating relationships with sponsors and partners, tracking grants and funding opportunities, and managing internal systems and processes related to fundraising efforts. For four years, he was the Education Coordinator at the Anti-Defamation League-Southern Division, where he helped expand the organization’s signature K-12 anti-bullying program to over 500 schools. He also supported other key initiatives, including anti-bias programming in schools and workplaces. During his time at ADL, he received the prestigious Luzell Award for staff excellence.
Nathan comes from a family that emphasized community involvement, education, and civic engagement, which fueled his passion for purpose-driven work. He is deeply committed to making the world a more just and equitable place and ensuring that all students have access to a high-quality education.