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Our Staff

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CEO

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Grace Coy

Chief Operating Officer
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Nayira Polanco

Senior Director of Programs
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Isabella Senzamici

Senior Director of Communications and Development
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Andy Abell | Communications/Development Associate
Matias Rodriguez | Administrative Associate

After School and Girls Initiatives Leaders

PS 90:
Program Director: Pierre Irvin 

PS 188: 
Program Director: Renee Smith

PS 298:
Program Director: Renee Collins (Interim)

PS 329:
Assistant Director: Ariel Mack

Brooklyn Collaborative Studies MS: 
Program Director: Karina Matlock

New Design Middle School:
Program Director: Jaden Smith

Eagle Academy:
Program Director: Owen Brow (Interim)

Urban Assembly for Future Leaders: 
Program Director: Unique Covington (Interim)

Board of Directors

Board Officers


Alison Martier Schweizer | Chair | Chair of 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 of Finance and Investment Committee | Managing Director, Commonfund

Board Members

Regan Arntz-Gray | Associate, Portfolio Strategy, Willett Advisors
Lina Bracero | Principal, True North Strategies
Patricia Canning | Co-Chair of Strategic Planning Committee | PMC Solutions Group
Barbara Denham | Senior Economist, Cities and Regions, Oxford Economics
Linda Derrick | COO, Corporate Trust, BNY Mellon
Maggie Gregg | Co-Chair, Fundraising & Communications Committee | Chief People Officer, Nutrafol
Natasha Robertson | Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright
Diane Sinti | Co-Chair of Fundraising & Communications Committee | Global Work re-Architected Leader & Managing Director, Deloitte Consulting
Karina Val | Asset Management and Value Creation, Green Investments Group, Macquarie
Natalie R. Williams | Chair of Audit Committee | Managing Director & Deputy General Counsel, Consumer & Community Banking & General Counsel, Card & Strategic Transactions, JPMorgan Chase

Board Emeritus

Mary Crawford | Emeritus
Tracy Richelle High | Emeritus | Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Young Professionals Leadership Council

Tracy Davis | YPLC Chair
Angelica Lao | PwC
Brianna Dedeaux | Freddie Mac
Diane Taha
Emilia Darmstadt | PwC Strategy&
Gloria Bui | Macy’s
Helen Feng | Oliver Wyman
Jazmine Brite | Google
Jennifer McManus | Apollo Global Management, Inc.
Jo Nazareth | Illumen Capital
Margarete Ousley | RH
Maya Bedge | McKinsey
Mekala Keshu
Monica Earle | Duolingo
Naeemah Rolle | Nutrafol
Nicola Bain | CLA
Samantha Sloves | Olayan America
Shelbi Cornelison | Atlantic Records
Virginia Albert | Devito/Verdi

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