Meet the board

Sharon Donnelly Love

Sharon Love, Yeardley’s mother, co-founded One Love with her daughter Lexie to honor Yeardley’s positive spirit. Sharon has been the main driver behind One Love, steering it toward prevention strategies after learning more about the issue in the wake of Yeardley's tragic death. Sharon had a 25 year career in the Baltimore City Public Schools teaching hearing-impaired students before retiring in 2013 to work on One Love full time. She works tirelessly on the behind-the-scenes tasks of developing a national foundation and has become a well-respected leader on the topic of relationship violence. As the main spokesperson for One Love, Sharon has reached many groups of students at every age level, professionals in the relationship violence arena and politicians on both a local and national level.

Alexis Love Hodges

Lexie Love Hodges, Yeardley's sister, currently works as an IT engineer and consultant at Baltimore-based Agora Publishing. Lexie’s drive and ability to overcome extremely challenging obstacles helped her establish One Love in recognition of Yeardley and the tremendous legacy she left behind. In addition to the never-ending behind-the-scenes tasks of developing and growing a national foundation, Lexie is a public spokesperson for the cause. She has been interviewed by various national and local media outlets.

Sydney Browne

Sydney is an undergraduate junior at Cornell University, studying Industrial and Labor Relations with minors in Business, Psychology, Human Development, and Law & Society. On-campus, she is a part of the Cornell Speech and Debate Society, the Cornell Advocacy Project, the Caribbean Students' Association, and the Cornell chapter of the OneLove Foundation. Off-campus, she serves as a Hotline Volunteer for the Ithaca Advocacy Center. After graduation, she hopes to attend graduate school and become a legal advocate for domestic and/or sexual violence survivors. She first got involved in OneLove after attending an impromptu information session and was immediately interested in the chapter's commitment as well as the organization's mission as a whole. "I'd never seen an organization that focused on relationship health so early in the process, so I knew that this was something extraordinary and had to get involved." Sydney is incredibly excited to engage with OneLove members and contribute to student leadership on a national scale.

Teresa Edwards

Teresa is a senior at the Academy of the Holy Cross in Kensington, Maryland. She first learned about One Love from her school and became a trained student leader in the summer of 2021 and has been involved ever since. Teresa believes that the education that One Love provides is essential and she hopes to contribute to a powerful change that One Love can make by implementing more workshop opportunities in the community.  At Holy Cross Teresa is a member of the varsity volleyball, softball, and swim teams, is a Peer Minister, a student ambassador, and the Vice President of the computer programming club.    

Beau Gantz

Beau is currently a junior at St. Francis DeSales High School in Columbus, Ohio. He discovered One Love while looking for support after separating from an unhealthy relationship. Aside from One Love’s mission, Beau is passionate about mental health equity and suicide prevention. Beau also plays football and lacrosse and performs stand-up comedy.  

Will Groot

Will joined the One Love Youth Advisory Board in 2021. He’s currently a senior at the Hotchkiss School (Lakeville, CT) where he plays on the varsity basketball team. Will has been actively involved in the Tri-State Teen Ambassador program since 2018. He firmly believes in the value and relevance of relationship education in today’s world. Will is originally from South Carolina, and moved to California for a couple of years before landing in NYC. Will looks forward to continuing his basketball career at Johns Hopkins University.

Aryanna Hewitt

I’m Ary! They’ve been working with One Love since they were 17. They go to SUNY Schenectady Community College for Baking and Pastry Arts. When they’re not educating people on the signs of healthy relationships, they’re baking, hanging out with friends or reading. As a survivor themself, they find it important to help and educate as many people as they can.  

Theodore Kavanagh

Teddy joined One Love as a Mid-Atlantic Teen Ambassador in 2021. He is currently a senior at Georgetown Preparatory School in Bethesda, Maryland, where he runs cross country and track and writes for the newspaper. He joined One Love with a concern for relationship awareness, and he wants to continue to learn and facilitate discussions on the topic. Outside of One Love, Teddy enjoys playing the piano, hiking, and listening to music. He is also an avid Bruce Springsteen fan and considers himself an outdoors person.

Hannah Mackin

Hannah is a high school junior at Frontier Regional School in Western Massachusetts. She first found out about One Love in 2021, after participating in an Amor del Bueno workshop, and became captivated with One Love’s mission. She is on the soccer team and plays basketball and track, as well as participating in student government and Feminist Club. She loves to be involved with One Love because of the accessible education and positive impact it has had on her friends and teammates. Hannah has participated in the teen ambassador program in the New England Region and is very grateful and excited to interact with others who share her passion

Ben Meyers

My name is Ben Meyers and I am currently a Senior Mathematics Major at Haverford College (Haverford, PA) where I play men's lacrosse. I am originally from New York and moved to Florida during my Sophomore year at the Hotchkiss School (Lakeville, CT). I joined One Love's Campus Ambassador program in 2021 and have been facilitating workshops, organizing fundraising events, and leading discussions about healthy relationships as a Co-head of the Haverford One Love Club. In addition to One Love, I volunteer for Harlem Lacrosse tutoring and mentor middle and high school student-athletes in Philadelphia. I strongly believe that One Love's educational benefits have the power to greatly improve the way high school and college students engage in relationships.

Kaiya Roland

Kaiya Roland is from Atlanta, Georgia, and is currently a junior on a pre-med track at Georgia State University. Kaiya’s goal is to spread education on relationship education, the signs of abuse, and overcoming abusive relationships. Starting as a campus ambassador, Kaiya believes that One Love’s powerful message encouraged her to be better in her relationships with others and hopes that she can teach the same to others serving on the Youth Advisory Board! Outside of One Love, she is involved in an internship with the Dean of Students in Domestic Violence Initiatives and Awareness creating events for students on campus to spread awareness to domestic violence. Kaiya is also a leader in Men in Violence Prevention, an initiative addressing men’s involvement in domestic violence and toxic masculinity. She is also a hospice care volunteer, involved in behavioral research, and likes to go rock climbing on her days off!

Isabelle Rudy

Izzy is a senior at Sturgis East Public Charter School on Cape Cod Massachusetts. She got involved with One Love through her town’s youth commission, which she is also now the chair of. She has been involved with One Love for the past few years, having led numerous workshops, attending fundraising events, and traveling to Washington D.C. to talk to politicians about One Love’s important education. To Izzy, the most important part about One Love’s curriculum is its versatility and the content’s ability to allow people to see themselves in the depicted relationships. Going forward, she is so looking forward to working with One Love on the Youth Advisory Board, and continuing to spread One Love to her community.

Chloe Taddeo

Chloe is a high school senior at Dominican Academy in Manhattan, New York. She attended the leadership camp and student summit in the summer of 2021 and continued working with One Love through being a teen ambassador. Through being involved with One Love, Chloe recognized that the healthy and unhealthy signs can be present in all types of relationships, not just romantic, but also familial and friendships. Chloe will continue being a teen ambassador in the 2022-2023 school year and plans to start a “One Love Club: Advocating Healthy Relationships”. She values relationship education because the basic tools to identify negative and positive signs can help steer people towards healthy relationships rather than abusive ones. In her free time, she enjoys doing archery, singing, and spending time in Manhattan with her friends. Chloe is excited to continue working with One Love and be a member of the Youth Advisory Board!

Carina Veteri

Carina Veteri lives in the Seattle area of Washington state and is a current senior at Eastside Catholic high school. She loves working out with her mom and playing with her labradoodle Abby. Carina's life has been touched by some incredible nurses because of that she is planning on studying nursing and working as a pediatric nurse to pass on her positive experience with medicine. She got connected to OneLove through her varsity lacrosse team and leads the OneLove club at her school. In 2022 Carina organized a game dedication for OneLove with the varsity boys' basketball team and spoke during their halftime at senior night. Carina is looking forward to bringing OneLove training and resources to the crisis line where she volunteers. She is so excited for the year ahead and the opportunity to be a part of the Youth Advisory Board.

Aniyah Yattassaye

Aniyah Yattassaye currently resides in Seattle, WA, where she is a senior at The Bush School. She enjoys playing for her school volleyball team and actively participates in various school clubs and out-of-school organizations. Aniyah has previously served on the Regional Teen Executive Board of Jack and Jill of America Inc., where she held positions as the Chaplin, Foundation Chair, and Vice President. She has also held the Outreach Director and Editor position for Living Zine Magazine's Executive Team. Aniyah is also a student-member of The Bush School's Board of Trustees Finance Committee. Aniyah has also completed internships at the law firm Banks and Associates, LLC, as well as with One Love's Seattle Office. In addition, she has completed many programs abroad and is a point of contact for her current and previous high school, serving as an Ambassador. Aniyah has been involved with One Love since she moved to Seattle and currently serves as a co-head of the One Love club at her high school. She is grateful for the plethora of opportunities One Love has given her. She is excited to take more of an active role within the organization by serving on the Youth Advisory Board this year.

Gretta White

Gretta is from Shelburne, VT and is a sophomore at St. Paul’s School in Concord, NH. Gretta was introduced to One Love through the lacrosse community and knew she had to be involved with One Love’s crucial work. Gretta started earlier this year as a One Love Teen Ambassador for New Hampshire and has worked to bring One Love’s content and message into her school and community, by founding a One Love Club. Outside of One Love, Gretta loves to play lacrosse, play music in her school’s Orchestra and Jazz Band, and is also a part of her school’s Environmental Action club. Gretta is very excited to serve on the Youth Advisory Board and work alongside her peers to support One Love’s mission.