2022 INCLUDEnyc Annual Report

2022

Annual Report

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OUR MISSION

INCLUDEnyc fosters positive futures and enhances the quality of life for young people with any disability, from birth to age 26, and their families in New York City. We promote access to educational, employment, and independent living opportunities for young people while advocating with families for meaningful inclusion in the broader community. In doing so, we empower families and youth—particularly those from low-income, immigrant, and/or BIPOC communities—through an array of programs (all free and multilingual) that create a network of support.

OUR VISION & VALUES

INCLUDEnyc envisions a world where there is love, equity, and access for all young people with disabilities. We believe that by empowering and educating youth with disabilities, adult caregivers, professionals, and the broader community, we can build an inclusive society that benefits everyone.

At INCLUDEnyc, we hold ourselves to high standards and commit to a set of values that guide our work as individuals and as an organization. These embody core principles of Teamwork, Empathy, Accountability, Commitment, and Honesty: TEACH. Additionally, our organization was founded on the tenets of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA), and these remain intrinsically woven into every facet of our work. INCLUDEnyc is a place where all youth and families can gain equal access to services, feel supported, and have their voices heard.

I didn’t know what steps to take in the Early Childhood process for my daughter. I honestly didn’t think it would be as draining as it was. I felt so alone. I needed someone to help bring my voice forward because I wanted my daughter to know that I was here to help her show her voice and to let it be heard. INCLUDEnyc is a blessing . . . you listened to me, you knew that I needed help.” - lynette

TO OUR FRIENDS, FAMILIES, PARTNERS, AND SUPPORTERS,

For four decades, INCLUDEnyc has had an unwavering vision of a world where there is love, equity, and access for young people with disabilities while embracing their diversity and fostering opportunities for inclusion for all. As we reflect on 2022 and the resilience of New Yorkers with disabilities coming out of an isolating pandemic, we celebrate the many accomplishments and lessons learned.

In 2022, INCLUDEnyc touched over 440,000 lives through our many venues and programs. Those we directly served grew to 14,368 individuals, with the total number of youth served increasing by 19%. Our Help Line, often the first point of contact, saw usage jump 22%.

More than the numbers, INCLUDEnyc gives a warm, attentive, and empathetic ear to those seeking help and connects them with our experts who guide them in the best direction for their particular needs. We work directly with young people, parents, family members, educators, and other professionals to build bridges of collaboration as together we help these young people obtain the opportunity to thrive and attain their life goals.

In this report, you will meet some of the youth and their families who have connected with INCLUDEnyc. We gave them the confidence that comes with our unwavering support, showed them the path to find meaningful and impactful services, and helped them find their own voices to advocate for themselves in pursuing their best opportunities.

You’ll also see that these outcomes were only possible through the incredible work of our dedicated staff in collaboration with our professional partners and allies. The many successes, large and small, have been made possible through the amazing support of our generous donors and supporters, who have remained with us through the many challenges of the past few years.

As we step into 2023 and celebrate 40 years of service by INCLUDEnyc, we are working to broaden our network to better reach the many thousands of youth with disabilities in historically underserved and hard-to-reach communities. We thank you for being an integral part of this critical journey to a world where there is love, equity, and access for young people with disabilities.

With gratitude,

Cheryelle Cruickshank Owen P.J. King Executive Director Board Chair

Cheryelle Cruickshank Owen P.J. King Executive Director Board Chair

443,217 INDIVIDUALS REACHED

14,368 PEOPLE SERVED

406 COMMUNITY PARTNERS

PROGRAM STATS

HELP LINE

3,336 requests answered

22% increase

WORKSHOPS

628 sessions delivered

15% increase

INFORMATION RESOURCES

150,910 print and digital resources accessed

TOP HELP LINE TOPICS

Process/Guidance

Evaluation Process

School Placement

Behavior Supports/Issues

IEP Compliance / Clarification of Rights

TOP WORKSHOP TOPICS

Understanding your Child’s IEP Advocacy Skills for Families

Positive Solutions for Families

Explicit Vocabulary Instruction for Parents

Family Engagement: Communication & Culture

As a special education teacher, I enjoy advocating for students and families. I always look for more tools to share with parents, and INCLUDEnyc has added so much to my resources. I can’t say enough about how grateful I am!”

– tABItHA, eDUCAtOR

PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT

. . . provides the guidance, tools, and assistance caregivers need to best support and advocate for their child.

HELP LINE delivers individualized direct assistance by skilled staff who provide information, guidance, referrals, and support in English, Spanish, and 200+ other languages on wide-ranging disability topics.

WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS foster skill-building and knowledge in sessions (in-person and online) led by staff and guest presenters who have expertise in key disability topics.

PARENT SUPPORT GROUPS, in English and Spanish, offer caregivers the opportunity to provide mutual support, share resources, celebrate successes, and build a sense of community, while promoting awareness of and access to disability services.

EARLY CHILDHOOD INITIATIVE addresses the unique needs of parents with children age 5 and younger who have known or suspected disabilities and developmental delays. Through targeted workshops, Help Line, multilingual resources, and support groups, we increase knowledge and connection to critical support.

YOUTH AND TRANSITION SERVICES

. . . are designed to help youth with disabilities (ages 14–26) explore and pursue postsecondary goals while developing life and self-advocacy skills.

PROJECT POSSIBILITY provides intensive, individualized support to help young adults with disabilities draft and implement a personalized postsecondary action plan based on their strengths, skills, and aspirations.

HIGH SCHOOL LAUNCH works inside high need public schools to help youth with disabilities understand their learning needs identify available accommodations, and build the self-assurance to advocate for themselves in IEP meetings and academic settings.

BRIDGES experiential workshops and activities build soft skills that are essential for success in college, employment, and independent living.

CAREER LAUNCH offers professional development and technical assistance to help staff at job readiness, college-based, and community-related workforce development programs more effectively support youth with disabilities.

PARTNER AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

. . . builds a network of allies and collaborators who bolster our capacity to disseminate resources and connect with the community.

INCLUDENYC FAIR is New York City’s oldest and largest resource fair of educational, recreational, and program service providers for young people with disabilities, where families can meet with representatives from more than 70 exhibitors on a single day.

OUTDOORS FOR AUTISM offers an afternoon of engagement, connection, and fun activities for families of children on the autism spectrum. This event brings families together in a supportive, welcoming environment.

COLLEGE IS POSSIBLE is an annual event that encourages young people and their families to consider college as a viable postsecondary option.

DISABILITY SYMPOSIUM “Young People Building Connections” convened leading experts in the field who shared knowledge and engaged in conversation about how to support young people with disabilities in rebuilding social networks interrupt ed by COVID-19.

MULTILINGUAL RESOURCES provide up-to-date materials with crucial tools, information, and guidance. Navigator, Navegador, and ACCESS are comprehensive email roundups providing families and professionals with vital disabilityrelated news, information, and events.

Need Intervention

42% of high school students with disabilities did not graduate within 4 years. 1 Youth with disabilities did not receive the same quantity or quality of specialized services as they had before the pandemic, and were disproportionately affected. Prolonged school closures separated them from the hands-on instructional supports and physical/cognitive therapies to which they were entitled.

INCLUDEnyc’s unique HIGH SCHOOL LAUNCH (HSL) program works inside public schools to help youth with disabilities stay on track to graduate, understand their learning styles, begin considering postsecondary options in employment or higher education, and develop self-advocacy skills for active participation in IEP meetings.

64,500 students with disabilities in New York City rely on the city’s yellow buses to get to school each day. The long-standing problem of delayed, overcrowded, or missing buses is contributing to chronic absenteeism in schools and causing students to miss out on hours of related services and specialized instruction. 2

At the beginning of the school year, INCLUDEnyc features specialized transportation-related workshops, parent support groups, town halls, and other opportunities to support families through ONE-ON-ONE DIRECT ASSISTANCE . Our team of skilled staff continues to support families in advocating for their children throughout the year.

51% of eligible children (ages 0–3) in New York City did not receive all types of Early Intervention services to which they were entitled, with Black and Hispanic children less likely to be evaluated for services. 3

INCLUDEnyc’s EARLY CHILDHOOD INITIATIVE addresses the unique needs of parents with children ages 0-5 who have known or suspected disabilities and developmental delays, while increasing awareness of and access to critical services.

1 New York City Department of Education. “New York City Graduation Rates Class of 2021.” InfoHub, New York City Department of Education, 2 Geduld, Amanda. “School bus delays help drive chronic absenteeism, parents and advocates say.” Chalkbeat New York, 15 March 2023. 3 NY State Comptroller’s Office. “DiNapoli: Thousands of Young Children With Disabilities Not Receiving Early Intervention Services.” New

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HSL youth built self-aware ness, developed goal-setting and self-advocacy skills, utilized tools needed for postsecondary life, and began planning for their future.

85% of HSL participants reported a better understanding of their strengths, challenges, and accommodations needed to succeed academically, professionally, and personally.

205 caregivers and professionals attended our transportation-related workshops.

135 Help Line requests had a primary concern around their child’s transportation needs. INCLUDEnyc provided resources, tip sheets, contacts and guidance.

30% of Help Line requests are from caregivers with children 0–5 years old. INCLUDEnyc assists them via family outreach, personalized staff assistance, multilingual resources, and Parent Support Groups.

2022.

100 workshops with topics focused on Early Childhood were presented.

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AS INCLUDEnyc’s FOUNDERS SO BEAUTIFULLY EXPRESSED, “The simple idea of love for children who were being left behind and denied basic rights is what built and continues to inspire our work.”

Marina, the mother of an eight-year-old boy with autism, struggled to communicate effectively with her son’s school. “I knew my insecurities left me unprepared to advocate on behalf of my child, and his schoolwork was poor due to this breakdown in communication and lack of knowledge regarding accommodations,” Marina explained.

After reaching out to INCLUDEnyc’s Help Line, our Family Educators advised Marina of her rights as a parent and coached her on strategies that could improve her communication with the school. Our resources and oneon-one guidance provided the foundation to empower Marina.

Our team also encouraged Marina to join INCLUDEnyc’s Spanish Parent Support Group, which offers caregivers the opportunity to share resources and connections, celebrate successes, and build a sense of community, while also promoting awareness of and access to disability services.

Marina quickly learned that the group provided her with comprehensive advice, and discovered that she could share her own valuable experience as a Spanish speaker working with the NYC special education system.

With confidence soaring, Marina is ensuring that her son’s needs are met at school. Her experiences have also inspired Marina to consider participating in meetings for Spanish speakers who are advocating for their children with disabilities.

Mi experiencia en INCLUDEnyc me ha demostrado que el amor por nuestros hijos se extiende de padres a padres y de familia a familia. No estamos solos. Estamos todos unidos en esto.” *

920 Requests for information and referrals received by our Help Line for children aged 0–5.

99% of respondents to our postintervention surveys reported improvement in their ability to advocate for themselves and their child, and 90% said INCLUDEnyc helped this improvement.

95% of participants said they felt more supported and connected after attending the Support Group, adding that the group was an open and safe environment in which to share their personal experiences.

* “My experience at INCLUDEnyc has shown me that the love for our children extends from parent to parent – and family to family. We’re all in this together.”

INCLUDEnyc STRIVES TO PROMOTE EQUITY IN EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND SOCIETY FOR ALL YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. One youth on the autism spectrum, Dylan, is a testament of how self-advocacy skills helped prepare him for college.

Dylan can have challenges understanding other people’s logic and actions when it differs from his own thinking. To help with this, he turned to our Project Possibility (PP) program. PP offers tailored, intensive coaching to help young adults with disabilities (ages 16-26) explore postsecondary options and craft a personalized action plan for academic, career, and/or community engagement opportunities.

INCLUDEnyc’s PP team worked with Dylan to draft postsecondary goals, then define the steps that would help him pursue and achieve those goals.

Dylan says the guidance and support he received from INCLUDEnyc has been instrumental in his college journey.

Dylan is now in his first semester at CUNY City Tech and he continues to engage with PP for encouragement and any troubleshooting he encounters along the way.

“Seeing Dylan achieve his goal of attending college, while learning to navigate challenges along the way, has been inspiring,” YTS Senior Manager says. “While he has steered the work we did together, he trusted INCLUDEnyc to provide guidance and he kept an open mind. For us, that is a formula for success.”

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Working with the Project Possibility staff has helped me set timelines for my goals and prepare for college. Having someone to talk to outside my immediate family has given me a safe space to openly share my feelings and needs.”

920 Requests for information and referrals received by our Help Line for children aged 0–5.

85% of participants identified personal strengths, challenges, and supports they need to succeed in school.

90% of participants drafted a postsecondary transition plan. All increased their awareness of postsecondary options and used new skills to draft their plan.

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INCREASING ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR FAMILIES AND YOUNG PEOPLE IS A CRUCIAL PART OF OUR WORK AT INCLUDEnyc. For Olivia, one phone call to INCLUDEnyc answered all of her questions as she sought help for her four-year-old son, Matt.

When a pediatrician had concerns about Matt’s development, Olivia knew it was imperative to get a diagnostic evaluation for her son, but she had no idea where to begin. Having no success in her search for resources, Olivia decided to call INCLUDEnyc’s Help Line.

Our Family Educators knew exactly how to assist Olivia and launched a plan of action for her. We first explained how Olivia could contact the Committee on Special Education (CPSE), which coordinates special education processes for preschool children ages three to five. We provided Olivia with a sample letter that she could send to CPSE and helped her submit an evaluation request.

Our Family Educator also suggested that Olivia attend some of INCLUDEnyc’s Early Childhood workshops. We also sent Olivia information on the Center for Disease Control’s ACT Early initiative, so she could access information on how to track Matt’s development. ACT Early promotes collaboration among Early Childhood programs for children with autism or other developmental disabilities.

As a result of our coaching, Olivia was able to take the next steps and request evaluations for her son.

That phone call was worth the wait and has put me at ease. INCLUDEnyc’s Help Line is truly a lifeline for parents like me who don’t know where to begin fi nding resources for their children.”

920 Requests for information and referrals received by our Help Line for children ages 0–5.

2,950*

Parents, professionals, and youth attended workshops and outreach events on Early Childhood related topics.

* Duplicated number

OUR PUBLIC PARTNERS

INCLUDEnyc’s public sector connections are robust and include federal, state, and city partnerships that support our work with families and professionals.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Parent Training and Information Center Collaborative member for New York City and Long Island, providing free support and information on disability-related issues, rights, and resources. Authorized by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Parent Training and Information Centers (PTICs) offer free services to families of children with any known or suspected disability.

Community Parent Resource Center (CPRC), a PTIC in the South Bronx and northern Manhattan, offers direct support and training for families, youth, and partner organizations, primarily in Spanish-speaking communities.

REAL Transition Partners is one of five organizations leading a network of 26 PTICs and CPRCs across the northeastern United States and the Caribbean, providing young adults with disabilities and their families with information and support as they transition to postsecondary education or employment.

NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Centers for New York City’s five boroughs promote meaningful family involvement within the educational system, building collaborative community relationships, and providing information and training about service options and systems for early childhood and school-age youth.

NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL

Autism Awareness Initiative leading provider of autism-related programs, offering direct assistance, training, events, and information for families with a child on the autism spectrum.

OUR FINANCIALS *

TOTAL REVENUE $5.2 MILLION

TOTAL EXPENSES $5.5 MILLION **

* Unaudited Financials

** 2022 Management & Overhead expenses include one-time costs related to the buildout of new NYC headquarters and executive-level search fees.

OUR DONORS

$100,000+

Arabella Advisors

Citi Foundation

The New York Community Trust

The Taft Foundation

$50,000–$99,999

Altman Foundation

Blanche T. Enders Charitable Trust

Elizabeth and John McGuire

The George Link, Jr. Foundation

J.E. & Z.B. Butler Foundation

Stavros Niarchos Foundation

$25,000–$49,999

The FAR Fund

Ford Family Fund

Sally Gottesman

Alison and Owen King

The Milbank Foundation

Seth Sprague Educational & Charitable Foundation

William J. and Dorothy K. O’Neill Foundation

$10,000–$24,999

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Foundation

The Barker Welfare Foundation

Con Edison

GA Foundation

The Hyde & Watson Foundation

Jacob Friedman Charitable Fund

Jamie and Howard Klein

Jerry Lee

The John Ben Snow Memorial Trust

Rite Aid

RuthMary Westfall Foundation

Mark Scharfman

Angela and Dan Taylor

Varde Partners

$5,000–$9,999

Anonymous

Canute Dalmasse

The Education Trust-New York

Stefanie and Shon Glusky

Goldman Sachs & Co. Matching Gift Program

Google Matching Gift Program

Fran and Richard Hofstetter

Kat Trimble and David Morse

Lida Greenberg and Michael Exstein Charitable Trust

Heather Fund

Renee A. Simon Revocable Trust

S&P Global Matching Gift Program

Taconic Capital Advisors L.P.

Tracie and Ben Trinder

Ellen Miller-Wachtel and Alan Wachtel, M.D.

$1,000–$4,999

Eduardo Alves

Timothy Anastasio

Katya Sverdlov and Michael Ashikhmin

Jesse Aversano

Beacon Speech Language PLLC

Diana Breen

Cuddy Law Firm

The Deborah and Ronald Eisenberg Family Foundation Inc.

Matthew DelRe

Laurie Abramowitz and Robert Doherty

Suilan Mo-Escowitz and George Escowitz

Alberto Estrella

Etsy Uplift Fund

Sharon Miller and Alan Fisher

Frankfurt, Kurnit, Klein & Selz

Joanne Franzel

The John N. Blackman Sr. Foundation

KPMG New York Matching Gift Program

Law Offices of Adam Dayan, PLLC

The Leigh J. and Carrie C. Abramson Fund

Debbie Madden

Judi and Michael Monteleone

Morgan Stanley

Newmark & Company

Marcelle Mecereyes and David Pachter

People’s United Community Foundation

Andrea and Drew Raphael

Marie Hill and Tommy Xu

$500–$999

Isha Atassi

Allison Brown

Neha Chadha

Eliza and Jason Factor

Andrew Felner

Arin and Daniel Gornstein

Jane Heaphy

Leslye and Gary Katz

Tatiana Kubacki

Judy and Steven Kunreuther

Paul and Lisa Metselaar

RBC Capital Markets Matching Gift Program

Debbie Wattenberg-Rosen and Brett Rosen

Barbara Glassman and Arthur Rubin

José Manuel Simián

Catherine and Richard Thabit

Susan and Robert Tofel

Joyce and Ray Vastola

Vanessa Wilson

$100–$499

Nicole Antoine

Jill Aronsky

Camille Asaro

Mary Beth Nealand Bergren

Scott Budow

Robin and David Carlin

Meryl and Phil Cedar

Jianduan Chen

Marty and Jeffrey Cokin

Maria Cole

Andrew Craner

Michaeleen and James Crowell

Cheryelle and Ian Cruickshank

Treva and David De Leeuw

Judith and Robert DeIasi

Janice Gabrilove and Michael Dirzulaitis

Allison Do

Brad Dubler

Gary Duff

Lanaia Edwards

Candace Erikson

Ann and Michael Faber

Leslie Feinberg

Esther Feliz

Dara Feuerstein

Leslie Newman and Mark Friedlander

Judith Hochman and Richard Fuchs

Amanda and Scott Gannon

Meybol Geramita

Megan Giudice

Kim and Harry Glusky

Paula and Steven Glusky

Deborah Goldman

Elizabeth Golini

Katherine Davis and George Gould

Margaret Green

Pal Grewal

Nancy and William Grimes

Adrienne Gulino

Taviel Guren

Nafara Hamilton

Laura Harris

Robyn Herman

Nina Hill

Eddie Hill

William Hofstetter

Joe Miloscia and Robert Hoyt

Jongming Li and Shaei-Yun Huang

Andrea and Chris Hunt

IAC Interactive Matching Gift Program

Everett and Margery Jassy

Dale Johnson

Eileen O’Neill Jolly

Lee Jones

Lauren and Eric Kahn

Seth Katz

Julie Kinch

Susan and Frederick Kneip

Brendon Kraham

Seth Kramer

Laura Krug

Corrine Kuey

Shilpa Lakshminarayan

Larry Leva

Jennifer and Mark Leyton

Jessica Li

Jenny Liu

Stephanie Loewenthal

Chantall and Alan Lowe

Jack Lusk

Laura Ma

Kenneth Majerus

Rosemary Mancino

Davida Sherwood and Robert Manger

Elizabeth and Jeffrey Margolin

Ying Tang and Tim Margraf

Irasema Martinez

Patricia and Bernard McElhone

Metzger and Harvey Charitable Fund

Emilian Miron

Moody’s Corporation

Lisa and Jeffrey Nable

Jay Neveloff

Stephanie Newman

Shari Abramowitz and Adam Nussenbaum

Gurpreet Oberoi

Laurie and Jim Oestreich

Natalie Panvini

Kathy and Daniel Pearson

Erin Powell

Steven Protass

Andrea and Marc Rachman

Constance and Fred Raphael

Catherine and Richard Robbins

Sara Roffino

Alicia Kershaw and Peter Rose

Neal Rosenberg

Neil Rosenhouse

The Ross Stores Foundation

Julia Rothwell

Jo-Anne and Dan Rubin

Dawn Rush

Mindy Birnbaum and Barry Rutcofsky

Lilly DeLucia and Michael Schall

Michael Schneider

Mindy Dolgin and Sam Schwartz

Rachel Schwartz

Lesley and Richard Seitchik

Select Equity Group Matching Gift Program

Shannon and Matthew Shafiroff

Soobok Shin

Brian Slomiak

Dian and Robert Smith

Nancy and David Solomon

Jason Spero

Aditi Srivastava

Jennifer Stachel

Pam and JP Stohrer

David Sunkin

Judith Sussman

Sam Temes

Sneha Thomas

Glenn Thrope

Ramon Torres

Brian Tschoepe

Yi-Ling Tung

Joe Vaccaro

Roshan

Vaidyanathan

Ravi Viswanathan

Craig Wallace

Loretta and Morton Wasserman

Jeffrey Weiner

Betsy and Ted Wheeler

Susan Williams

Grant Wilson

Judy and Marvin Wolf

Abigail and Eric Woodworth

Hao Wu

Stacey and William Zeltner

Michelle Gersen and Michael Zweig

IN-KIND DONORS

Frankfurt, Kurnit, Klein, & Selz

Henrietta Hudson/Bar Belle LLC

Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan

Robin Hood

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

PUBLIC FUNDING

New York City Council Autism

Awareness Initiative

New York City Council Member

Carlina Rivera

New York City Council Member

Helen Rosenthal

New York State Education Department

U.S. Department of Education

OUR STAFF

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Cheryelle Cruickshank

PROGRAMS

Jane Heaphy, Deputy Executive Director

Jean Mizutani, Senior Education Specialist

Direct Assistance and Help Line

Kpana Kpoto, Senior Manager

Victoria Laudat, Intake Coordinator

Issamar Lopez, Intake Coordinator

Parent & Family Engagement, Early Childhood

Kimberly McCoy, Director

Sasha Bueno, Family Educator

Melinda Burke, Family Educator

Simone Capparelli, Family Educator

Katie Stella, Family Educator

Parent & Family Engagement, School-Age

Stacy Marshall, Director

Ruth DiRoma, Senior Family Educator

Colin Montgomery, Senior Family Educator

MaryBeth Bergren, Family Educator

Evita Bullen, Family Educator

Maggie Downham, Family Educator

Parent & Family Engagement, Special Projects

Alfonso Guzman, Director

Johanna Espinoza, Family Educator

Yulissa Garcia, Coordinator

Youth & Transition Services

ebony Innis, Director

Mia Greenidge, Senior Manager

Akira Carr, Youth Educator

Beth Harper, Youth Educator

Belinda Lin, Youth Educator

Yanilsa Diaz, Coordinator

Training & Development

Julianne Toce, Senior Manager

PARTNER & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Chantall Lowe, Senior Director

Communications & Outreach

Jennifer Novak, Director

Carly Wolff, Senior Manager

Shantell Batista, Graphic Design Coordinator

Operations & Events

Rich Overton, Director

Robert Carabay, Associate

Kylie Balogh, Coordinator

Anthony Hasan, Assistant

Government & Community Relations

Lori Podvesker, Director of Disability & Education Policy

DEVELOPMENT

Joe Miloscia, Senior Director

James Ciszewski, Manager of Individual Giving

Mary Ludwig, Manager of Institutional Giving

Matthew Cocco, Coordinator

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

Laura-Ann Pafundi, Senior Director

Jamar Devine, Senior Manager

Eric Pease, Finance Manager

Victoria Garwood Burton, Associate

As of 3/17/23

As of 3/17/23

OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Owen P.J. King, Chair President & CEO, Stonehurst Management

Ellen Miller-Wachtel, Vice President

Retired Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Major League Baseball

Jamie H. Klein, Vice President CEO, North Fifth Services Retired Partner, KPMG

Heather Mutterperl, Treasurer Principal, Investcorp

Alberto Estrella, Secretary President & CEO, Knowledge To Own Equities Technology Director, Evercore

Eduardo S.F. Alves

Head of Client Delivery, S&P Global

Isha Atassi

Partner, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP

Shon E. Glusky

Partner, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton

Marie Hill

Partner, KPMG

Richard Hofstetter

Counsel, Frankfurt, Kurnit, Klein & Selz

Seth J. Kramer

Vice President, Goldman Sachs

Suilan Mo-Escowitz

Associate Director, S&P Global

Andrea Raphael

Global Head of Communications and Public Affairs, Värde Partners

José Manuel Simián

Associate Director of Content Strategy, HUGE

Katya Sverdlov, CFA, Esq. CEO, JelikaLite Corp.

Ben Trinder

Global Head of Real Estate Development, Goldman Sachs

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