Our People
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Sara Akari
Associate
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Christine Cook
Director
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Edward Diaz
Senior Analyst
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Bryan Equinozzi
Analyst
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Yassmin Fashir
Associate
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Fatima Irfan
Analyst
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Aidan King
Director
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Michelle Daniel Jones, PhD
Director
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Pamela McGovern
Senior Analyst
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Kevin Morrison
Associate
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Toindranauth "Tee" Ramdeo
Senior Associate
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Nashla Rivas Salas
Senior Director
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Jennifer Scaife
Executive Director
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Sumeet Sharma
Director
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Raven Simonds
Senior Analyst
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Hannah Strong
Senior Analyst
Board of Directors
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Martha King
Chair
Program Director
Charles H. Revson Foundation -
William Snipes
Vice Chair
Retired Partner
Sullivan and Cromwell -
Kenneth Henderson
Treasurer
Retired Partner at
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP -
Arti Finn
Secretary
Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Orjjin -
Wesley Caines
Board Member
Deputy Executive Director
The Bronx Defenders -
Jessica Charles, PhD
Board Member
Director, Teacher Education Program and Assistant Professor of Education, Marist University -
Max Feldman, JD
Board Member
Counsel at Hecker Fink LLP -
Caitlin Sikes
Board Member
Deputy General Counsel
Jain Global -
Nicholas Smirensky, CFA
Board Member
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Clarence J. Sundram, JD
Board Member
Attorney & Trustee, van Ameringen Foundation
Advisory Council Members
2025-2026
2023-2024
