TGP is extremely excited to welcome Rommel “QB” White to our team as our first ever full-time Finance Manager. Rommel, who also goes by “QB” or “RJ,” will be working to help prepare TGP for scale. He will lead day-to-day financial operations at TGP, in addition to helping us plan and budget for future growth.
Rommel joins TGP after finishing his degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Arcadia University in Pennsylvania. At Arcadia, he captained the varsity Men’s Soccer team and was involved with a number of on-campus initiatives. Rommel is excited to apply his background in finance to an organization that invests in the health of young people in Washington, DC. He is a proud graduate of the DC Public Schools.
Get to know Rommel by reading his responses to a few of our typical TGP welcome questions!
Here at Grassroots, we address everyone by nicknames because it’s more fun for the kids, and quite frankly for us as well! What is your Grassroots nickname going to be?
My nickname is going to be “QB,” because I do all of the QuickBooks bookkeeping for TGP (among other things)!
We’re all about praising and celebrating each other for a job well done. We call these “shout-outs.” If you could give a shout-out to anyone right now, who would it be and why?
I would give a shout-out to the entire grassroots family, for allowing me to be apart of this wonderful organization.
What are you most excited about this upcoming year?
I am most excited learn more about Grassroots, and all of the individuals involved with Grassroots
Who is your biggest role model and why?
My biggest role models would have to be my parents. I have seen them work incredibly hard to provide for their family, in order to provide their children with opportunities that they themselves did not have.
What is your favorite sport & what is your favorite sports team?
My favorite sport is soccer and my favorite team is Manchester City.
What is one interesting/funny thing about you that no one would know just from reading your bio/resume?
An interesting fact about myself is that I do not like chocolate.
What is your favorite candy/snack food?
Favorite snack is Vanilla Oreos
If you were stranded on a desert island & could only bring 3 people with you, who would they be & why?
The three people I would bring are Bear Grylls, Steve Irwin, and Gordon Ramsey. Bear Grylls and Steve Irwin are there as my “survival guides” and Gordon Ramsey is there to cook whatever we may catch or find.