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
Tracy Barker
Senior Director, Compliance & Administration
Leila Bozorg
Chief of Strategy & Policy
Ricardo Martinez Campos
Director, Research & Evaluation
Nicole Chin-Lyn
Senior Director, Communications & Marketing
Sebastian Cruz
Community Engagement Associate
Debra-Ellen Glickstein
Executive Director
Anitra Hadley
Senior Advisor
Daria Hirsch
Project Lead, School Networks
Elisa Mateo-Saja
Community Engagement Associate
Jacqueline Matos
Deputy Director, Strategic Initiatives
Jonathan Patkowski
Deputy Director, Digital Communications
Abir Petiwala
Project Manager, Communications & Marketing
Emma Scott
Senior Data Manager
Neil Stevenson
Project Advisor
Sameera Uddin
Deputy Director, Parent Foundations
Catherine Valderrama
Community Engagement Associate
Kelsey Wheeler
Manager, Operations
Bridget Ye
Communications & Design Associate