Our Team
Mentorship Matters
Austin Scee
Over the past 20 years, Austin has split his time roughly evenly between running software companies in different operating roles and buying software companies. Austin founded Razorhorse Capital in 2012, and since that time has acquired or invested in over 60 companies with several different private equity sponsors. Austin has been a Big Brother in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program twice and has served on the board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Atlanta. Austin holds a BA from Brown University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Austin lives in Austin, Texas with his wife and middle-school aged son. He and enjoys martial arts training.
Mike Gandy Auzenne
Mike is currently a senior director in strategic marketing at Buffalo Wild Wings, and Inspire Brands company. Previously, Mike was a consultant for The Boston Consulting Group (“BCG”), and an investment banker at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Mike was matched as a Little Brother by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Atlanta with Austin in 1997, and has been a Big Brother himself twice. Mike holds a BA from Colgate University, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Mike is married, and lives with his wife in the Old Fourth Ward area of Atlanta. He enjoys training for marathons.
Kristin Anderson
Kristin Anderson is an accomplished and well regarded professional in the world of fundraising and development. She has worked in the fields of higher education, non-profit, research, and foundation relations for over fifteen years. In her current position in Foundation Relations at Emory University, she focuses on strategic planning, campus-wide priorities, and multi-disciplinary projects at the University. In addition to her work at Emory, Kristin is also on the board of directors at Girls Rock Camp ATL.
Tom Avery
Tom spent his career in investment banking and venture capital in Atlanta. He retired from Raymond James in 2016. In addition to PowerUP, Tom is on the board of KIPP Metro Atlanta (Knowledge is Power Program). KIPP is an open enrollment charter school dedicated to preparing students in underserved communities for success in college and in life. Tom earned a BS in Industrial Management from Georgia Tech, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Tom is married with three grown children, and lives north of Atlanta. In addition to serving his community, Tom is enjoying traveling the globe with his wife.
Beatriz Illescas Putzeys Claugus
Beatriz is the director of the Foundation For A Better World, an organization she founded in 2011. The philanthropic private foundation focuses on education, health, immigration, and technological and medical research. She currently serves on the Board of Governors for Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF). Beatriz also founded and ran a pre-school in Guatemala, taught at prestigious universities in Guatemala, and worked as the Consul General of Guatemala in Atlanta and in Miami. Additionally, she has served on a number of boards, primarily in mentorship and education. Beatriz lives in Atlanta with her husband Tom and has three daughters.
Stéphan Donzé
Stéphan is a software entrepreneur with 20 years of experience, first with Exalead (founded in 2000 and acquired by Dassault Systèmes in 2010), and now as founder and CEO of AODocs, a new generation cloud document management platform. Born in France, Stéphan moved to California in 2009, before relocating to Atlanta in 2019. He has two passions in life, entrepreneurship and martial arts, and earned his karate black belt in 2018. His three children are all martial artists as well.
Kevin Hixson
Kevin is currently chief of staff at CloseKnit, a virtual-first patient care service. He has over 14 years of cross-industry experience in strategy consulting and project/program management. Kevin holds an MBA from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He earned his Masters in Science and Bachelors in Science from Ball State University.
Tom Rawls
Tom spent his legal career in Atlanta focusing primarily in the areas of video entertainment, internet and cable TV law. He retired in 2015 after 30 years as in-house counsel for AT&T and Bellsouth. In addition to his work with PowerUP, Tom serves on the board of Tapestri, Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to supporting immigrant victims of human trafficking and domestic violence. Tom also serves as an advisor to New American Pathways, Georgia Asylum & Immigration Network, and Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta. Tom earned a B.S. in Management from Georgia Tech and a J.D. from Emory School of Law. Tom is married with three grown children. He enjoys martial arts and is a black belt in Taekwando.
Connor Cook
For over a decade Connor has worked to spread messages, organize causes, and help make a positive impact in his community. Before coming to PowerUP, Connor worked for a variety of grassroots political campaigns and nonprofits as well as large institutions like Emory University and CCS Fundraising. Having grown up in combat sports himself, Connor understands the importance of the discipline martial arts can give a child. He takes great pride in helping kids find their own mentors to help them harness their skills and succeed. Connor holds a BA from the University of Alabama, and, when he is not helping organizations do good, he spends his off time coaching strength and conditioning classes.
Yulvi Reyes Solorio
Yulvi Reyes Solorio is a first-generation college graduate from the University of La Verne. She gained a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and a minor in Educational Studies. Throughout her educational experience and community outreach projects, she found her passion for serving underrepresented youth throughout their education. She won the San Diego Chapter Princeton Prize in Race Relations in response to her efforts to serve the refugee community in Tijuana, MX. To this day she continues efforts in her communities to be of service to youth in disadvantaged communities.
Scott Tasker
Mr. Scott Tasker has over 28 years of experience in martial arts instruction. Mr. Tasker is a third degree black belt instructor, who earned his 2nd degree black belt in Seoul, Korea. Scott Tasker and his wife Jennifer began North Metro Martial Arts in 2013 to make a real difference in the lives of youth in the community. Mr. Tasker has the unique gift to relate to his students and provides support, through the traditions of martial arts, for them to become the best form of who they are meant to be; whether in sports, school, or as a member of their community. Students not only gain a sense of self-control, discipline and respect; they also develop pro-social and life skills through the variety of programs that are offered.
Richard Trammell
Richard Trammell is a world champion in Shidokan Karate and Kickboxing. He has won national and international titles in Kickboxing, Judo, and Tae Kwon Do. Richard started Trammell Fitness and Martial Arts in 1999 Shidokan Atlanta in 2001. Trammell Fitness and Martial Arts provides services in fitness and martial arts. Richard has promoted amateur boxing, kickboxing, karate, judo and professional MMA events. Richard is also the author of “How To Be A Champion”.
Joshua White
Joshua White is a multiple time national champion in Judo. He hold black belts in in Judo, Ju Jitsu, and Karate. He is the NFC Welterweight MMA Champion. He is a volunteer coach for Boys and Girls Club in Atlanta. He has coached kids in national and international championships for Judo and promotes annual youth tournaments.

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Guillermo Cesario
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