Our Team
Rebecca Wu
Founder & Chief Education Officer
As “CEO”, Rebecca nurtures ideas, stories, and concepts and combines them with her creative juices, teacher-mom abilities, and education background to create and manage book projects, resources, and learning experiences for all.
Rebecca was born and raised in Chicago. She loves art, storytelling, and seeing children learn more about themselves and those around them. She has educated children most of her life from tutoring and classroom teaching, to designing curriculum and developing teachers both in the U.S. and Asia. Reflecting her deep passion for using stories to connect with people, Rebecca authored Rooster & Hen’s debut children’s book, Moving In Forever. The book is based on personal experience and offers a tender perspective on hospice care. She takes her work with her at workshops and seminars as she continues to promote grief literacy and educate children, families, and communities on how to be authentic in their storytelling and approach to life’s twists and turns.
Her latest and greatest role in education has been raising her two very curious and joyful boys. She is often found side-by-side with them reading stories, crafting cardboard inventions, and baking delicious chocolate chip cookies.
Rebecca holds a Master's degree in Teaching from Trinity International University and was a licensed elementary school teacher. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago.
Olga Masevich
Board Secretary
Olga brings together strategy, entrepreneurship, caregiving advocacy, and creativity in her work and leadership. After more than a decade in management consulting advising international organizations, primarily in healthcare and life sciences, she transitioned into entrepreneurship as an early-stage investor and startup co-founder.
After balancing family caregiving alongside a full-time career, Olga co-founded The Difference Collaborative, a nonprofit helping organizations better support employees who are family caregivers.
Born and raised in Far Eastern Russia, Olga earned her MBA from Portland State University and lived and worked internationally before settling in the Chicago area with her family. Fluent in Russian and conversational in French, she is also a freelance illustrator whose work has included national and international collaborations, exhibitions, and creative projects.
A lifelong foodie and curious learner, Olga enjoys photography, reading, running, and creative practice. She values connection, creativity, and building stronger communities.
Melisa Kitcharoen
Board Treasurer
Melisa is a Chicago native and finance leader with over 20 years of experience spanning accounting, audit, financial planning and analysis, strategy, and finance technology. She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Accounting from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Her career has included leadership roles across global finance, international operations, and financial systems, with work spanning the U.S., Europe, and Asia. She currently serves as Vice President of Corporate FP&A, leading enterprise financial planning and finance business intelligence initiatives.
Passionate about developing people and teams, Melisa believes strong leadership means not only meeting goals today, but helping others grow for the future. Alongside her professional work, she has dedicated 16 years to serving on her church’s finance team.
Outside of work, Melisa enjoys family and friends, travel, food, reading, music, tennis, biking, hiking, and discovering a good Netflix series. She is honored to support the mission of Rooster & Hen.