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
Leah Elliott
Deputy Director, School Networks (District-Level)
Debra-Ellen Glickstein
Executive Director
Anitra Hadley
Senior Advisor
Daria Hirsch
Project Lead, School Networks
Reed Jordan
Director, Community Scholarships
Sinead Keegan
Director, Community Leadership & Training Institute
Kiana Kerr
Community Engagement Assistant
Elisa Mateo-Saja
Community Engagement Manager
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
Kelsey Wheeler
Senior Manager, Operations
Bridget Ye
Communications, Design & Language Access Coordinator