Meet our Board of Trustees. Each is unpaid. Each volunteers his or her time to help the Teach Them To Fish Foundation do its share to eliminate the unimaginable human suffering caused by poverty in the developing world by building schools in Cambodia and building schools in Uganda for orphaned and disadvantaged children who do not have schools to attend while addressing the importance of educating girls at risk for human trafficking to attend school for the first time in their lives.
PROFESSOR OF LAW LLOYD R. COHEN, BA, MA, PhD, JD (2006-2023):
Professor Cohen is a charter member of the Board of Trustees. He earned his B.A. from Harpur College (1968), M.A. (1973), Ph.D. (1976) from the State University of New York, Binghamton University, and J.D. from Emory University (1983). Professor Cohen is a tenured professor at George Mason University Law School in Arlington, Virginia, where he teaches Wills, Trusts, and Estates and Statistics for lawyers as well as several courses in applied economics. Among other functions for the Teach Them To Fish Foundation, Professor Cohen reviews, copy and line edits our articles, books, and website content.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LAW RACHELLE HOLMES PERKINS, BS, JD:
Rachelle Perkins teaches Corporate Tax, Federal Income Tax, International Tax and Professional Responsibility at George Mason School of Law. She publishes scholarly work in the corporate, international and federal income tax fields. She is a 2002 graduate of Columbia Law School and holds a BS in Mathematical Sciences from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to joining the George Mason School of Law faculty, Professor Perkins served as the Transactional Studies Research Fellow at Columbia Law School. She was a tax associate with King & Spalding, LLP, in Washington, DC, from 2004-2006 and with Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York from 2002-2004.
MS. KYONG HEE LEE, BA, BS, CPA:
Ms. Kyong Hee Lee is a charter member of the Board of Trustees. She graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Arts degree in marketing and a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting. She is an inactive Certified Public Accountant in the State of Maryland. Ms. Lee volunteers as the foundation’s Secretary and Treasurer.
CHASE SIZEMORE (degrees omitted)
Chase Sizemore is the founder of the Teach Them To Fish Foundation and is a Director on the Board of Trustees. He oversees the foundation’s efforts to establish primary schools in rural Cambodia and Uganda for children who would otherwise lack access to education. Chase identifies potential sites that meet the foundation’s investment criteria, conducts due diligence, negotiates enforceable foreign contracts, supervises the construction process, and participates in both groundbreaking and opening ceremonies.
The foundation was built on a simple belief that lasting change begins with education. By constructing schools in remote and underserved communities, the Teach Them To Fish Foundation offers children the opportunity to learn, grow, and pursue futures that were previously out of reach. The foundation particularly emphasizes educating young girls at risk of human trafficking, helping them gain the knowledge and independence needed to protect themselves from exploitation.
Chase is also the author of the foundation’s first book, The Road To Kitgum. The book shares the remarkable story of the foundation’s journey from building its first primary school for 380 vulnerable children in Battambang Province, Cambodia, to expanding its mission into the remote bushland of northern Uganda.
Along the way, the story reveals the human realities behind the foundation’s work. It recounts the search for the parents of three young boys who were killed after stepping on an American war-era landmine in Quang-Trị Province, Vietnam. It follows the construction of the foundation’s first schools deep in the bushland on the East African Plateau.
The story reaches an emotional moment when a young student quietly hands Chase a handwritten note from his mother. The urgent message asks for help to rescue her son, who had been forcibly taken by the Lord’s Resistance Army to become a soldier. What happened next drew Chase into the dangerous world of insurgents and refugees at an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp near Kitgum.
After leaving the IDP camp and returning to Kitgum, Chase was kidnapped by armed mercenaries linked to the conflict. He later escaped by jumping out of a window and fleeing to safety. He went back to the village and told the child’s mother about his failed rescue attempt. Before heading back to Entebbe to catch his flight to London, the child’s mother asked Chase one last heartbreaking question.
Experiences like these reveal the harsh realities faced by children in the communities the foundation serves. They also reinforce the foundation’s commitment to its mission of building schools that provide hope, safety, and opportunity for the next generation.
The work of the Teach Them To Fish Foundation also has a wider reach. In many remote communities where the foundation builds schools, families have long felt overlooked by the outside world. When villagers see an American working alongside them to build a school for their children, it sends a strong message of goodwill and partnership. The schools act not only as places of learning but also as lasting symbols of compassion and generosity. In communities that once felt abandoned, this work helps improve America’s reputation and shows the positive role Americans can play in bettering lives across the developing world.
Chase is also deeply engaged in service to his local community. He serves as a Georgetown University AAP interviewer for undergraduate and law school admissions and as a Georgetown Scholarship Chair. He is a lifetime member of the E Street Loyalty Society, the Hogan Society, and the Blue and Gray Society. He has also been a candidate for the Georgetown University Alumni Association’s Board of Governors and is a member of both the Columbia and Georgetown Clubs of Washington, D.C. He is also a member of Columbia University’s 1754 Society.
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