Team

Originally from Colorado Springs, Ben left the Pikes Peak region to obtain a BA in Economics at Davidson College in 2005. He began his career working in finance, and more specifically, wealth management, primarily in New York City. He earned a Masters in Business Administration from Wake Forest University in 2011 and took that opportunity to move into higher education. Ben returned to Davidson College to work in development, partnering with donors and other funding organizations to develop need-based financial aid and other college programs.

In 2014, he was recruited to the University of Bath, in Bath, UK as a Senior Development Manager, and head of development for the School of Management. Once again, Ben was responsible for working with funding partners to develop new scholarship and research programs at the University. He returned to Colorado Springs in 2018 to lead the Sachs Foundation.

Ben has served in multiple advisory roles throughout his career including serving as a representative on the Davidson College Investment Advisory Committee and multiple Presidential task forces at the college, and as a development advisor to the Board of Trustees at the Holburne Museum in Bath, UK. He currently serves as a Trustee for the Colorado Springs School. In his free time, you can usually find Ben on a hike, listening to a great album, or reading a comic book at a local coffee shop.

Born in Southern California and raised in Las Vegas, Nev., Pamela was brought up with an appreciation for education. Graduating from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2012 with a Bachelors in Sociology, Pamela began to look at the career path that kept calling her back; social services. From working with homebound seniors, to providing behavioral treatment plans for youth, to supporting people with developmental disabilities, social work became a passion for Pamela.

In 2016, Pamela graduated from the University of Denver with a master’s degree in social work and emphasis on Family Systems. Pamela began working to support marginalized students in out-of-school time in Denver, Colorado’s Five Points and surrounding neighborhoods.

​Pamela serves on the board of directors for Safe Passage, and Pikes Peak Children’s Museum, chairs the El Paso County Block Grant Advisory board and is a commissioner with the 4th Judicial Court Commission. She was named as Next Generation Leader Award winner through the National After-School Association in 2017 and a Fellow with the National Institute of Out-of-School Time with Wellesley College. As a first-generation student, Pamela personally knows how education and representation matters to a person, their family, and their community. In her spare time, Pamela can be found hiking, going to food festivals and spending time with family.

Brook was born in southern Idaho but raised as an Air Force brat in Guam, Japan, Hawaii, Montgomery, Ala., Colorado Springs, Colo., and Tucson, Ariz. She graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology.

Being active as a volunteer since high school, Brook rolled her volunteering into a career as a Volunteer Coordinator for various non-profits such as the Idaho Botanical Garden, World Center for Birds of Prey, Pima Air and Space Museum, Girl Scouts of Colorado, and Goodwill of Colorado.

In her spare time, Brook can be found spending time with her two daughters, husband, and dog, finding new food spots, exploring Colorado, and helping with her daughters’ Girl Scouts troop.

Anna Taniguchi is passionate about uplifting her local community through an equity and inclusion-driven lens. Skilled in building innovative pathways to advance and highlight mission impact, Anna brings over four years of expertise spanning across higher education philanthropy, nonprofit marketing, and strategic communications experience.

Anna joins us from the San Francisco Marin Food Bank, where she expanded their leadership giving, stewardship, and special events programs to advance food security in Bay Area communities. With an educational background in English Literature from the University of California, San Diego, Anna is a creative and strategic writer and communicator poised to oversee our marketing and outreach initiatives, community engagement, and strategic communications work.

Her leadership will be crucial to expanding our network of alumni and supporters, forging partnerships with like-minded organizations, and ensuring that the Sachs Foundation’s impact continues to grow.

In her free time, Anna enjoys exploring new coffee shops, cooking, watercolor painting, hiking, and spending quality time with friends and family.