About NYC Kids RISE

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 more achievable for all NYC public school students—regardless of where they come from or how much their families have in the bank.

NYC Kids RISE manages the Save for College Program in partnership with the NYC Department of Education and the City of New York.

NYC Kids RISE Board of Directors

David C. Banks

EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR
Chancellor
NYC Department of Education

Lisa Cowan

DIRECTOR
Vice President
Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

Fred T. Goldberg, Jr.

TREASURER, DIRECTOR
Partner, Tax
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Mindy Gray

DIRECTOR
Co-Founder
Gray Foundation

Dr. Emma Jordan-Simpson

DIRECTOR
President
Auburn Seminary

Vilda Vera Mayuga

EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR
Commissioner
NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection

Danya Perry

DIRECTOR
Founder & Attorney
Perry Guha LLP

Sheena Wright

EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR
Deputy Mayor for Strategic Initiatives
City of New York

Dana Zucker

CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD, DIRECTOR
Executive Director
Gray Foundation

NYC Kids RISE Team

Murray Abeles

Chief of Administration & Finance

Mira Antoun

Director of Finance

Tracy Barker

Senior Director, Compliance & Administration

Leila Bozorg

Chief of Strategy & Policy

Ricardo Martinez Campos

Director, Research & Evaluation

Haihong Chen

Community Engagement Associate

Nicole Chin-Lyn

Senior Director, Communications & Marketing

Matthew Coughlin

Data Analyst

Debra-Ellen Glickstein

Executive Director

Anitra Hadley

Senior Advisor

Daria Hirsch

Project Lead, School Networks

Sinead Keegan

Director, Community Leadership & Training Institute

Kiana Kerr

Community Engagement Assistant

Elisa Mateo-Saja

Community Engagement Associate

Jacqueline Matos

Chief of Staff

Narehan Mohammed

Community Engagement Associate

Jonathan Patkowski

Deputy Director, Digital Communications

Nicole Perry

Chief Platform Officer

Mariela Regalado

Community Engagement Associate

Sarah Sable

Chief Financial Empowerment Officer

Alejandra Sanchez

Community Engagement Associate

Emma Scott

Senior Data Manager

Neil Stevenson

Project Advisor

Shawntel Street

Deputy Director, School Networks (Charter Schools)

Stephanie Urena

Deputy Director, School Networks

Catherine Valderrama

Community Engagement Associate

Kelsey Wheeler

Manager, Operations

Bridget Ye

Communications & Design Associate

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