CO-FOUNDER & CHAIR

Scott Oki is the Founder and Chairman of o-kaisha Investment, LLC. and is a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, philanthropist, author and community activist. His personal mission statement is “to marry my passion for things entrepreneurial with things philanthropic in ways that encourage others to do the same.”

Prior to founding o-kaisha Investment, LLC, Scott retired in 1992 after 10 years with Microsoft Corporation. Mr. Oki founded the International Division and later served as Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing and Service.

Scott earned an M.B.A. and a B.Sc. in accounting and computer science, graduating with honors from the University of Colorado.

Scott has served on over 100 advisory boards and boards of directors for both for-profit and not-for-profit companies. He has founded or co-founded twenty-one non-profit organizations. In addition to his philanthropic activities through The Oki Foundation, he has taken leadership roles in many other organizations. He has served as Co-Chair of the United Way of King County Campaign Board and Co-Chair of the Million Dollar Roundtable, Founder/Chairman of the Japanese American Chamber of Commerce, Founder/past-Chairman of the Chief Seattle Council Boy Scout Scoutreach Foundation, Founder/Chairman of the Outrageous Learning Foundation, Founder/Past Chairman of Densho, and Founder/Chairman of TheParentsUnion.org. He is a Co-Founder of SeeYourImpact.org, Sounders for Kids, Seattle Parks Foundation, Executive Development Institute, America’s Foundation for Chess, First Tee of Greater Seattle, Microsoft Alumni Foundation, Social Venture Partners, and Seattle Police Foundation.

He is a past-President of the University of Washington Board of Regents and a past-Chair of the Children’s Hospital Foundation. Scott has served on the national boards for United Way of America, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Japanese American National Museum, U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation, Boy Scouts of America, National Science Center, and the Microsoft Alumni Foundation. Mr. Oki is married to Laurie and they have three children.

CO-FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Jerome “Jeromeskee” Aparis, a 2x world champion and certified Olympic Breaking judge, began breaking in 1996. He co-founded Massive Monkees in 1999, honored with “Massive Monkees Day” by the mayor of Seattle for outstanding community service with his crew.

Jeromeskee’s dedication to youth empowerment is evident through initiatives like the Massive Break Challenge youth Break League established in 2006 and Growth Mindset Shows, which has served hundreds of youth. He has also partnered with U.S. embassies in multiple countries, conducting seminars at universities and outreach programs.

Jeromeskee has taught, performed, choreographed music videos, directed theatre shows, and competed worldwide. He has performed and choreographed on platforms such as MTV’s Video Music Awards and NBA halftime shows. Jeromeskee has appeared on mainstream platforms like “Dancing With The Stars” and MTV’s “America’s Best Dance Crew.” Notably, he co-choreographed and appeared in Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ “Downtown” music video and was the Breaking director of the world premiere of the theatre show ‘How to Break.’

His Breaking and performances have taken him across the globe, winning prestigious National, International, and World Championship Breaking titles with his crew, including the notable world championship titles, R16 in Seoul, Korea, and BBoy World Championship in London, UK.

With over 20 years of coaching experience working with youth in after-school programs and studios, Jeromeskee continues to inspire and use breaking as a way to unite communities, embodying innovation, resilience, and unity.

I am a lifelong resident of the greater Seattle area. My childhood was spent in South Seattle and in 1970 I graduated from Rainier Beach Junior Senior High School and attended the University of Washington. Currently, I enjoy volunteering and spending time with our young grandchildren.

During my childhood, my parents saved for a Magnavox stereo and played a wide variety of music. I loved to dance and move to the music and later my parents introduced me to a nonprofit youth organization that included movement and music. Scott Oki’s father, Bob Oki was the founder of the Imperials Drum and Bugle Corps and during those years we competed throughout Washington and
later across the country.

I later became one of the instructors to assist in choreography and execution. At that time, I experienced and learned the value of giving back to children of all ages who were interested in movement to music.

When Scott asked if I would be a part of the vision to create the Breaking Boundaries Foundation, I was all in. This nonprofit organization would help youths in our hometown with the opportunities to develop lifelong friendships with the same passion, be their best as an individual and as a team through hard work and compassion and one day, they will have the strong desire to give back to the music and dance community of Breaking.

BOARD SECRETARY & TREASURER

Nancy is dedicated to empowering the youth within her community, which inspired her to join the board. A University of Washington alumna, Nancy Cho is deeply rooted in the Seattle area. Her career began as a Certified Public Accountant, laying a strong foundation in financial management. Over the past 30 years, Nancy Cho has served primarily as President within the private sector. Nancy has been a member of several non-profit boards in Seattle, such as the YMCA of Greater Seattle, Childhaven, and the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce. In her current role as Board Secretary of the Breaking Boundaries Foundation, she leverages her leadership experience and financial expertise to promote strong governance and enhance the organization's operational effectiveness.

Larry co-leads a private wealth management team based in Seattle. He provides financial planning advice, education and investment management expertise to high net worth family groups, chief executive officers, founders/entrepreneurs, foundations, Tribal governments, endowments, athletes and entertainers. Larry also serves on the [NextGS and Sports and Entertainment Solutions committees]. He joined Goldman Sachs in 2010 as an associate and was named managing director in 2023.

Prior to joining the firm, Larry established and managed a global government relations team at Hewlett-Packard (HP). From 2002 to 2009, he served as an advisor to the company's chief executive officer and executive council on tax and technology policy issues in the US and emerging markets.

Larry serves as a board member for the Why Not You Foundation, the University of Washington, Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center, Breaking Boundaries Foundation and Seattle Children's Hospital.

Larry earned a BA and an MA, with a concentration in Economic Sociology, from Stanford University in 2002. He earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in 2010.

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