Our Team

As a newspaper reporter in the ’90s, Jane was one of the few journalists at the time covering the broader systemic implications of girls and women having fair access to school-based athletic opportunities. Jane’s interest can be traced to the day, in 1973, when she was 7, and with her mom watched the “Battle of the Sexes” tennis spectacle on TV when Billie Jean King triumphed after being challenged by Bobby Riggs. The circle was complete when, in 2001, after years of reporting, Jane created the exhibition, book, and education project, Game Face: What Does a Female Athlete Look Like? It won a Billie Award for Innovation from the Women's Sports Foundation, the organization King launched after her 1973 victory. Jane is the founder of Working Assumptions, a cultural not-for-profit that makes grants and produces its own projects including Showing: Pregnancy in the Workplace; Showing: Work x Family and wrkxfmly. Jane’s interest in real estate was cultivated as a child when she’d go on weekend errands that often included holding one end of a surveyors measuring tape for her father, a parking executive.

David’s leadership at Earlystone and Ella Valley Capital is anchored in thirty years of experience in global commercial real estate debt and equity investments, including acquisitions, financings and restructurings. His experience extends across opportunistic, value-add and core real estate investments in all asset classes including stadiums, office buildings, parking, storage, retail and residential real estate. Previously, David was a Managing Director, Co-Head of Asset Management and General Counsel for Marathon Real Estate, the global real estate equity and debt platforms for Marathon Asset Management. David joined Marathon in 2005 from Proskauer Rose, where he was special counsel in the firm's real estate department for 12 years.
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David sits on the Boards of Edison Properties and the Women’s Sports Foundation. David holds a B.A. from Cornell University, a J.D. from New York Law School and season tickets to the New York Liberty.

Kelly deMarrais is the Vice President of Operations at Earlystone and leads Earlystone’s women’s sports investment business. After working in higher education administration, she moved into business and has worked closely with CEOs to bring structure and discipline to entrepreneurial environments. Kelly holds a B.A. in Communications, with a business leadership minor, from Virginia Tech where she was a 4-year member of their varsity swim team, serving as captain her senior year. Kelly received her master’s in Recreational Sports Administration from Indiana University.

Kelly Sennott is the Chief of Staff to the President at Earlystone. She collaborates across teams to support comprehensive business planning, enhance operational efficiency, and implement strategic initiatives. She began her career at UBS Global Wealth Management, where she advanced to become Chief of Staff of the private bank. Kelly played a pivotal role in deploying the group-wide business agenda for a team of over 500 professionals as well as overseeing transformation initiatives across the organization. Following her tenure at UBS, Kelly joined HOF Capital, a multi-stage venture capital firm, as Chief of Staff, further expanding her leadership experience within the investment sector. Kelly holds a Bachelor's Degree in Economics and History from Boston College.

Sean oversees all aspects of the investment process for Earlystone’s Community-Engaged Investing practice, including sourcing, underwriting, structuring, closing, and monitoring and management of the portfolio. Prior to joining Earlystone, Sean was managing principal of Capital for Communities, a consulting firm. Sean spent fourteen years in principal investing roles at investment managers and financial institutions, most recently as a Managing Director in the Principal Investing division of Macquarie, a large Australian investment bank. Sean holds an AB degree from the University of Chicago and an M.Phil degree from the University of Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.

Eric mobilizes capital for underserved communities as an investor, educator and organizer. He serves as a board member and committee member on several mission-driven endowments and impact funds. He teaches "Community-based Investing" at Tufts, "Capital for Good" at The City College of New York and co-hosts the podcast "Impact(ed): Investment Education Powered by BIPOC Practitioners." Additionally, Eric works with foundations around shareholder engagement and supports labor pension fund trustees at Harvard Law School. A former Fulbright Grantee, Eric earned his MPA from Syracuse University and his MBA from NYU. He calls Brooklyn home.

Burt Miller has 35 years of experience in the real estate industry with expertise in new business development, acquisitions, capital markets, and project oversight. Burt has years of experience as a NYC Office Leasing Broker, and as a co-founder of KMG Partners, a platform that executed real estate investments and developments, creating condominiums, office and retail assets, as well as acquiring and executing value-add strategies with multifamily properties in New York, Florida, and Texas. Burt has secured in excess of $600 million in equity and debt financing from partners such as: J.P. Morgan, Lehman Bros., Silverpeak Real Estate Partners, Canyon-Johnson Urban Funds, Marathon Asset Management, Urdang, Petra Capital and more. Burt’s experience also includes the acquisition and land/horizontal development of numerous residential communities, obtaining zoning and entitlements, executive oversight of ground-up residential developments and asset management of Commercial Real Estate assets across America.

Sarah oversees all financial operations, including external bookkeeping, cash flow analysis, budget preparation and tax filings for the company and its affiliates. She also manages payroll and benefits, ensuring compliance with California and New York laws. Before joining Earlystone in 2022, Sarah developed accounting and tax expertise while working with families. She began her career at Arthur Andersen, then joined Ehrenkranz Partners L.P. as part of the tax team. She later became an Associate Director at SS&C Technologies, leading a tax team, and served as a Family Office Controller, managing complex financial transactions and international tax matters. Sarah holds a bachelor’s degree in hospitality management from Boston University and a master’s degree in accountancy from Bentley College. She is a Certified Public Accountant in New York and New Jersey.

Megan Stahl is the Executive Assistant at Earlystone, where she supports the Founder and company by managing operations and projects across strategic and administrative functions. Prior to Earlystone, she worked for several years as a Clinical Associate at RES Success, supporting adults with neurodivergence. Megan served as Executive Assistant to the COO of multiple Bay Area companies focused on community uplift. She also worked as a Registered Investment Advisor. In 2023, Megan joined Earlystone and merged her interests in finance and care. She earned her B.A. in Sociology from The University of California, Berkeley.