NYC Kids RISE is a nonprofit organization that provides families, schools, and communities with a way to work together to invest in and save for their children’s futures.
Building on the dreams and expectations that families have for their children’s futures, NYC Kids RISE aims to make attending and graduating from college and career training more achievable for all NYC public school students—regardless of their family income or immigration status.
NYC Kids RISE manages the Save for College Program in partnership with NYC Public Schools and the City of New York.
NYC Kids RISE Board of Directors
Murray Abeles
TREASURER, DIRECTOR
Chief Financial Officer
The Public Theater
Ana J. Almanzar
EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR
Deputy Mayor for Strategic Initiatives
City of New York
Melissa Aviles-Ramos
EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR
Chancellor
NYC Department of Education
Lisa Cowan
DIRECTOR
Director
The Haven Fund
Fred T. Goldberg, Jr.
DIRECTOR
Partner, Tax
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Dr. Emma Jordan-Simpson
DIRECTOR
President
Auburn Seminary
Matthew Klein
DIRECTOR
Chief Program & Impact Officer
Robin Hood
Vilda Vera Mayuga
EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR
Commissioner
NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection
Danya Perry
DIRECTOR
Founding Partner
Perry Law
Dr. Meisha Porter
SECRETARY, DIRECTOR
Visiting Senior Fellow
The Center For Educational Innovation
Dana Zucker
CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD, DIRECTOR
Chief Executive Officer
Gray Foundation
NYC Kids RISE Team
Emily Acuna
Executive Assistant
Tracy Barker
Senior Director, Compliance & Administration
Marie Boster
Senior Advisor
Ashley Bourgeois
Director, Human Resources and Talent
Ricardo Martinez Campos
Director, Research & Evaluation
Diana Castillo
Community Engagement Associate
Haihong Chen
Senior Community Engagement Associate
Nicole Chin-Lyn
Managing Director, Communications + Intergovernmental Partnerships
Matthew Coughlin
Senior Data Analyst
Iliana Diaz
Deputy Director, Parent Foundations
Leah Elliott
Deputy Director, School Networks (District-Level)
Shaun Field
Senior Analyst, Performance Measurement & Evaluation
Lotoya Francis
Senior Manager, Social Media & Multimedia Content Production
Jason Glastetter
Digital Advisor
Debra-Ellen Glickstein
Executive Director
Daria Hirsch
Project Lead, School Networks
Celia Hurvitt
Community Engagement Associate
Amelia Josephson
Deputy Director, Parent Foundations
Sinead Keegan
Director, Community Leadership & Training Institute
Shakila Khan
Manager, Community Scholarships
Kat Klopp
Chief Communications Officer
Mark Lee
Managing Director, Executive Project Management
Christine Linton
Junior Data Analyst
Elisa Mateo-Saja
Senior Community Engagement Associate
Narehan Mohammed
Community Engagement Associate
Katherine Molina-Powell
Chief of Administration and Finance
Sarah Momen
Project Manager, Communications + Marketing
Nicole Perry
Chief Platform Officer
Adriana Pezzulli
Chief of Development
Sarah Polen
Director, Institutional Giving
Sarah Sable
Chief Financial Empowerment Officer
Ajay Saini
Director, Finance
Alejandra Sanchez
Senior Community Engagement Associate
Sarah Scott
Senior Data Analyst
Emma Scott
Deputy Director, Data Management and Analytics
Audrey Stanfield
Office Management Support
Neil Stevenson
Project Advisor - Legal and Compliance
Shawntel Street
Deputy Director, School Networks (Charter Schools)
Stephanie Urena
Deputy Director, School Networks
Korrin VanEtten
Finance Assistant
Snigdha Verma
Director, Development Operations and Analytics
Kelsey Wheeler
Director, Operations
Courtney Winkfield
Managing Director, School Networks
Bridget Ye
Senior Manager Communications, Design & Language Access
