Executive Staff


Lee Botnick
Interim COO
Nayira Polanco
Senior Director of Programs
Michael Yerdon
Senior Director of Development and Communications

HQ and Senior After School Staff


Olivia deMontmorency
Development and Communications Associate
Victor Muñoz
Special Projects Manager
Danielle Pointdujour
HR Manager
Joelle Santos
Development Officer
Alexandra Singh
Education Director
Angelique Sherwood
Program Operations Manager
Renee Smith
After School Multi-Site Manager
Ozdenur Uluisik
HR and Compliance Assistant
Kaveen Wilkinson
After School Program Manager

Program Leaders


Girls Initiatives

Hansol Choi
Director
AJ Jacobs
Program Coordinator
Shevana Henry
Program Facilitator

After School Programs

Elementary Schools

P.S. 041 Francis White SchoolShaquana Vaughan
P.S. 90 Edna Cohen SchoolIrvin Pierre
P.S. 99 Isaac Asimov SchoolNain Merino
P.S. 156 Waverly SchoolLaToya Ifill
P.S. 188 Michael E. Berdy SchoolKatherine Gomez
P.S. 298 Dr. Betty Shabazz SchoolRenee Collins
P.S. K225 The Eileen E. Zaglin School (Elementary)Jean Beaubrun
Brownsville Charter Ascend ElementaryQuantiniqua Ferguson

Middle Schools

P.S. K225 The Eileen E. Zaglin School (Middle)Darryl Harris
Brownsville Charter Ascend Middle SchoolTo be announced
The Facing History SchoolGenoveva Vargas
Urban Assembly Academy for Future LeadersJason Crowell
Young Women’s Leadership SchoolTiara Williams

Board of Directors


Board Officers

Alison Schweizer
Chair · Chair, Nominating Committee
Ayisha A. Saul
Vice Chair · Co-Chair, Strategic Planning Committee
Global Lead HR Business Partner, BlackRock
Lorryn Mai
Secretary
Partner, Ernst & Young
Paige L. Rabalais
Treasurer · Co-Chair, Finance and Investment Committee
Managing Director, Orbis Investments

Board Members

Alen Amini
Portfolio Lead, C3 AI
Lina Bracero
Principal, True North Strategies
Mary Crawford
Barbara Denham
Senior Economist, Cities and Regions, Oxford Economics
Linda Derrick
Bianca Bonfim Exton
Growth and Marketing Consultant, Hudson & Jane Marketing
Laura Friedman
Independent Financial Planner, Twin Bridges Advisors LLC
Maggie Gregg
Chief People & Culture Officer, Dechra
Sunsy Hong
Managing Director, Head of Planning & Experience, J.P. Morgan Wealth Management
Robin Melman
Partner, White & Case
Natasha Robertson
Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright
Diane Sinti
Co-Chair, Fundraising & Communications Committee
Global Work re-Architected Leader & Managing Director, Deloitte Consulting
Kamiel Nawal Solomon
Senior Program Manager, Recruitment to Retention, New York City Public Schools
Karina Val
Asset Management and Value Creation, Green Investments Group, Macquarie
Natalie R. Williams
Chair, Audit Committee
Managing Director & Deputy General Counsel, Consumer & Community Banking, and General Counsel, Card & Strategic Transactions, JPMorgan Chase

Board Emeritus

Tracy Richelle High
Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Young Professionals Leadership Council


Tracy Davis
YPLC Chair
Angelica Lao
PwC
Cynthia Leal
Deloitte
Diane Taha
Mohegan
Dominika Piskorz
BlackRock
Elizabeth Langan
Barclays
Gloria Bui
Macy’s
Helen Feng
Oliver Wyman
Jazmine Brite
Google
Jennifer McManus
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
Jianan Zhang
Quantinno Capital Management
Kaitlyn McConeghy
BlackRock
Maya Bedge
McKinsey
Mekala Elwadhi
Exemplar Luxury Group
Naeemah Rolle
Nutrafol
Nicola Ellam
CLA
Rachel Torres
PwC
Wai Sze Fong
Syncarpha Capital
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