the 2013 Annual Report

ANNUAL REPORT
JULY 2012 – JUNE 2013
CONNECTING AMBITION WITH OPPORTUNITY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Our Mission........................................................................... 2
Letter from the CEO.............................................................. 3
The Need............................................................................... 4
The Fellows Program............................................................. 5
Career Development Program............................................ 18
Our Volunteers.................................................................... 19
Annual Benefit..................................................................... 21
Financial Analysis................................................................. 22
Our Supporters.................................................................... 24
How You Can Help............................................................... 34
Letter from the Founder & Board Chair.............................. 35
Board................................................................................... 36
The 101% Society & Staff.................................................... 38
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LETTER FROM THE CEO
AMERICA NEEDS YOU FAMILY,
Four short years ago, a small group of young professionals collaborated on ways
to close the opportunity gap for first-generation college students in New York City
– and as a result, New York Needs You was born! In 2012 we successfully launched
our New Jersey Needs You Fellows Program and due to its success, we are now
building the foundation for national expansion. As a founding director, and now
CEO, I could not be more inspired by our students and excited about the future of
America Needs You. Our students, hailing from over forty colleges and universities,
have achieved outstanding outcomes and they could not have done it alone. Over
96% of our students have persisted in college, compared to 11% of first-generation
college students!
In 2013 we had exceptional partners that spanned many industries and made
a significant impact on our programs. Organizations like The Heckscher Foundation
for Children, CUNY, Teach For America, Goldman Sachs and Macy’s were
thought partners, internship
As a founding director, and now CEO, I could not
and volunteer sources and
be more inspired by our students and excited about
financial supporters. Through
the future of America Needs You.
our Fellows Program, Career
Development Program, and
OUR MISSION
America Needs You fights for economic
mobility for ambitious, low-income college
students. We do this by providing intensive
career development, mentorship, and
professional networks to enable students to
realize their academic and career aspirations.
key partnerships, we have helped college students to retain enrollment, obtain
internships, and secure jobs that lead to successful and fulfilling careers. 98% of
our Fellow alumni have jobs, are enrolled in graduate school, or have internships
upon college graduation. Additionally, our graduates are earning an average
annual salary of $52,000 compared to the $44,000 national average.
We humbly extend our appreciation to each and every one of you. Your time,
guidance, referrals, financial and in-kind support all contributed to an impactful year.
With my deepest gratitude,
Kimberly Aylin Harris
Chief Executive Officer
America Needs You
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America Needs You
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THE NEED
COLLEGE GRADUATION
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
College success, transfer & completion
Selecting, securing & succeeding in careers
Having a college degree increases the likelihood
1
THREEFOLD of moving from the bottom
income quintile to the top. (Pew Charitable Trust, 2012)
THE FELLOWS PROGRAM
First-generation college students drop out at
2
5 TIMES THE RATE of their peer
group, with only 11% graduating. (Pell Institute, 2011)
The most common reason students cite for dropping
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out is that they do not believe college will help them
pursue a career and achieve financial security.
(Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation)
4
20-24 year olds have one of the highest rates
of unemployment in the country at
12.5% .
(Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Employers found that
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4
America Needs You
60% of students with a
Our Program currently serves 200 Fellows in New
York and 50 Fellows in New Jersey. Fellows are in
their sophomore and junior years at 40+ colleges
and universities. Fellows attend workshops that
cover topics including resume writing, time
management and professional etiquette and
financial literacy. The workshops equip Fellows
with the skills and knowledge necessary to select,
secure and succeed in their chosen careers.
TWO-YEAR PROGRAM INCLUDES:
• 28 all-day intensive professional development
workshops
• One-on-one mentoring relationship with a
Mentor Coach
• Assistance selecting, securing, and succeeding
in two internships
• Up to $2,500 in professional development grants
• In-kind services and products such as free
business attire and subsidized test prep
• Extensive networking opportunities with
leading industry professionals
paid internship received a job offer their senior year,
compared to only
36% of students without
“New York Needs You made my world and dreams bigger by showing me
internship experience. (National Association of Students and Employers, 2012)
I could access opportunities that I thought were either for the privileged
or only existed in movies.” — Sheryll, 2011 Fellow
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2013 FELLOWS
The 2013 class is the fourth
Fellow class in New York
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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
OUTCOMES
America Needs You Fellows far out-performed national averages in three key areas for first-generation or
low-income college students:
COLLEGE TRANSFER
BASED ON % OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS
FELLOWS
DATA
COLLEGE TRANSFER
100%
COLLEGE
TRANSFER
Nico grew up in Spring Valley, NY, living with his parents, sister, and
grandmother. His parents were both immigrants to the U.S. – his father
came from El Salvador after fleeing the civil war, and his mother stayed
in the U.S. for work after migrating from Argentina.
ALUMNI DATA
BASED ON % OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS
100%
100%
100%
BASED ON % OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS
ANNUAL INCOME
ANNUAL INCOME
$52
$52,,0000
$44,000
$44,0 0
0
100%
100%
100%
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100%
4%
100%
COLLEGE PERSISTENCE
COLLEGE PERSISTENCE
96%
COLLEGE PERSISTENCE
96%
99%
96%
Needs You (NYNY) Fellow
Justice, where he double
Graduates from the Fellows Program
majored in Psychology of
who have also graduated from college
Juvenile Delinquency and
are earning an average ANNUAL SALARY
OF $52,000 compared to the $44,000
99%
100%
99%
national average.
International Criminology.
He is a Marshall Scholar
and is currently studying at
100%
11%
100%
EXPECTED LIFETIME INCOME
EXPECTED LIFETIME INCOME
11%
11%
INTERNSHIP PLACEMENT
98%
INTERNSHIP PLACEMENT
$2.5
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98%
95%
98%
95%
94%
95%
94%
27%
94%
Assuming a 30-year career and 3% annual
raises, America Needs You Fellows will
27%
KEY
Nico is a 2011 New York
Jay College of Criminal
4%
8
2011 FELLOW
and a graduate of the John
4%
27%
NICO
make $2.5 MILLION IN THEIR LIFETIME,
2010 FELLOWS
2011 FELLOWS
2012 FELLOWS
NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR FIRSTGENERATION/LOW-INCOME STUDENTS
America Needs You
or $400,000 MORE than those earning
the national average.
the University of Liverpool
where he is pursuing an M.A.
in Research Methods in
Sociology and Social Policy.
Nico attended the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and at the
beginning, felt that the college process was “scary,” especially as a
first-generation college student. “I knew I wanted to take advantage of
every opportunity available, but didn’t know how. NYNY was the perfect
program that could help me excel and maximize my strengths. I also
needed guidance, and knew that a mentor could provide that.“
He credits NYNY and his Mentor Coach,
Michael Duignan, as being instrumental
to his individual and professional growth.
“[NYNY] exposed me to several
individuals who helped me shape my
pursuits, specifically in academia. From
talks on applying to graduate school, or
speaking with volunteers and panelists
that were professors in their field, NYNY
helped me expand my horizons.” While
in the Program, Nico interned at Community Connections for Youth, and
has participated in the Latino Leadership Initiative Program at Harvard’s
Kennedy School of Government.
Today, Nico is a Marshall Scholar at the University of Liverpool, where he is
studying for an M.A. in Research Methods in Sociology and Social Policy. His
dissertation research will focus on the experiences of refugees and asylum
NYNY was the perfect program that could
help me excel and maximize my strengths.
seekers while in detention, and he will be working directly with refugees in
the UK. The Scholarship is another opportunity he pursued with the support
of NYNY and his Mentor Coach. “NYNY and Michael helped me through the
process, from editing my essays to prepping me for the interviews. Without
them, my application would not have been nearly as strong.”
“A huge thank you to NYNY for accepting me to be part of their program,
which led me to meet some of the most amazing individuals in New York!
Life is much brighter with them in my life.”
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COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSFER
New York Needs You and New Jersey Needs You
recognize the amazing potential of our community
college Fellows, and provide support as they
transfer to four-year colleges.
Our professional development curriculum not only
helps students secure and succeed in internships,
but also builds skills that are critical to successfully
transferring to a four-year college or university.
Our staff and Mentor Coaches also provide
individualized guidance and application support.
To better serve these students, we have developed
five additional sessions about the transfer process.
These sessions feature panels of Fellow alumni
who have transferred and guest speakers on
financial aid and transfer from target campuses,
and cover topics such as four-year school selection,
scholarships and financial aid, required tests,
application essays, and acclimating to a new campus.
SAMPLE WORKSHOP TOPICS
We are proud of the accomplishments of our
community college Fellows; in FY13 100%
of our students enrolled in community
colleges transferred to universities, including
City College, Columbia, Cornell, NYU and
Rutgers University.
Due to the success of our community college
students, we have increased the number of
community college students in our program.
Over 30% of our 2013 Fellows, selected in May
2013, are community college students; we expect
this number to continue to grow.
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America Needs You
FOUR-YEAR
SCHOOL
SELECTION
SCHOLARSHIPS
AND
FINANCIAL
AID
REQUIRED TESTS
AND
APPLICATION
ESSAYS
ACCLIMATING
TO A
NEW CAMPUS
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FELLOW DIVERSITY
NYNY and NJNY serve a diverse student population. Our Fellows are all low-income, first-generation
college students, but they bring with them a rich variety of experiences, backgrounds, and ambitions.
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2012 FELLOW
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Leon Cooperman Scholar.
Vashti moved from Guyana to the United States when she was very young.
She was raised by her mother who sacrificed and struggled to give Vashti
and her siblings the best. Vashti’s mother left high school to ensure that
she could fully support her family. Still, she taught Vashti and her siblings
to value education and hard work. “I made a personal vow to myself many
years ago to excel, accomplish, and advance in everything that I do so that
my mom could sleep easier at night. At the time I had no idea how to do
that. The only thing that I knew was that I had to go to college if I was ever
going to make that happen,” says Vashti. Now, she is an honors student at
Hunter College, studying Economics, but
admits that her first year in college was
challenging, especially as a first-generation
college student. “I felt lost in a big
world that did not stop moving for one
second. I had so many questions and
I did not even know how to approach
someone to ask for help,” she says.
Fortunately, she discovered the NYNY
program through a 2010 Fellow. “I looked
the program up, and I remember getting
goose bumps as I read the mission. It
was exactly what I needed.”
Vashti calls the NYNY program lifechanging. With the support of NYNY
and Naeema, her Mentor Coach, Vashti
has interned at Morgan Stanley and will
begin an internship with Macy’s in summer
2014. She has learned to craft resumes and
interview for jobs and feels confident because NYNY has forced her to be the “best
possible version” of herself.
When I applied to
NYNY, I did not
know that I would
get professional
development and gain
a supportive family.
Naeema has been one of her biggest advocates. “She compliments my
personality perfectly, and we make an amazing team. NYNY has given
me a mentor and friend for life.”
* Family income less than $23,050 (federal threshold)
LATINO
America Needs You
“Thinking about graduating from NYNY in May [2014] makes me very
emotional. When I applied to NYNY, I did not know that I would get
professional development and gain a supportive family. As the saying
goes, family is forever. NYNY will always be with me. No matter where
I go, what I accomplish, and who I become, it was here in this program,
as a 2012 Fellow that I found myself. Thank you.”
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CAN-AMERICAN
NJNY ETHNICITY
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COLLEGES
OUR FELLOWS ATTEND THESE SCHOOLS:
Barnard College
Mount Holyoke College
Baruch College
New Jersey City University
Binghamton University
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York City College of Technology
Bronx Community College
New York University
Brooklyn College
Pace University
City College of New York
Polytechnic Institute of New York University
College of Mount Saint Vincent
Princeton University
The College of New Jersey
Queens College
College of Staten Island
Queensborough Community College
Columbia University
Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Cornell University
Rutgers University - Newark
Fordham University
Saint Peter’s University
Hostos Community College
St. John’s University
Hudson County Community College
Stella and Charles Guttman Community College
Hunter College
Stony Brook University
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Kingsborough Community College
Touro College
LaGuardia Community College
University at Albany
Lehman College
University of Rochester
Long Island University
Wagner College
Manhattanville College
York College
“I want to thank New York Needs You for introducing me
to a role model in the flesh, a mentor and a friend: Melanie.
Her support these last two years has been invaluable to me.
She has seen potential in me that I never thought I had.
While others have said I dream too
big, New York Needs You has said
I should continue to dream and
dream even bigger.”
— Kay, 2012 Fellow
Medgar Evers College
“New Jersey Needs You means both professional
opportunity and personal growth to me. It didn’t
just open up doors, but it prepared me to walk
through them.” — Valeria, 2012 Fellow
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America Needs You
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INTERNSHIPS
OUR FELLOWS HAVE SECURED PLACEMENTS
WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS:
A Better Chance
A&E Network
ABA/RFR
Action Against Hunger
Ahold
AIESEC
Aker
Alien Visitor Records
Allstate Insurance
Alvin Ailey American
Dance Theater
American Express
American International
Group, Inc.
American Museum
of Natural History
American Physiological
Society
Amnesty International
Angel Advantage Center
AOL Huffington Post
Apollo Global
Management
AppNexus
Arab American Leader
Initiative Foundation
Argo Group
Argo Partners
Bronx Borough
President’s Office
Bronx Family
Justice Center
Bronx Family-Criminal
Court House
Brookhaven National
Laboratory
Brooklyn Cooperative
Federal Credit Union
Bryant Park Capital
Butler, Shine, Stern
& Partners
C&A Consulting, LLC
Cape Securities, Inc.
Capstone Partnership
Central Park
SummerStage
Charles B. Wang Community
Health Center
Christine Quinn for Mayor
CIT Group Inc.
Citi
Citizen Schools NY
City College of New York
City University of New York
CleanEdison
Clifford Chance
CUNY Professional Arts
Darrison Barret
& Associates
DDB
Dealogic
Deloitte
Democracy Prep
Dressler Law
Duke University School
of Medicine
East Africa Children’s Hope
Eastbank
Economic and Commercial
Office of Egypt
El Museo del Barrio
Epic Records
Ernst & Young
Fashion Update
Federation of Balkan
American Associations
Fivestory
Forbes Media LLC
Fordham University
Futures and Options
Gemini Healthcare Group
GlamourGals
Foundation, Inc.
Goldman Sachs
“Oscar was the youngest of the interns placed in the organization yet
he performed at a high level due to his ability to work with others, ask
questions, and incorporate what he learned.”
Ascel Bio
Asian American Legal
Defense and Education
Fund
Audrey A. Thomas Law
Offices
Avon
Bad Boy Entertainment
Bank of New York Mellon
Barclays
Bell Curves
Bellevue Hospital Center
BlackRock, Inc.
Blackstone Group
Blowback Productions
Bluewolf Group
Bonobos
Books For Kids
Booz Allen Hamilton
Boston College
Boys Club of New York
Breakthrough
Collaborative
Bridge To College
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America Needs You
Clinton Global Initiative
Coalition for Debtor
Education
Coalition for Educational
Justice
Coast Guard
Colgate-Palmolive
Company
CollegeBound Initiative
Columbia University
Community Connections
for Youth
Community Works
Community2Community
Congo Justice
Consulate General of
France in New York
Continental Stock Transfer
& Trust Company
Cornell University
Course Hero
CPM Group
Credit Advocates
Credit Suisse
Goodwin & Associates
Hospitality
Grace for New York
Congressional Campaign
Grant Thornton
Greater New York
Hospital Association
Health Leads
Honeywell
Hope Leadership
Academy
Horse Trade
Theater Group
Hospital for Special
Surgery
Housing Works
Hudson Park Advisors
Hunter College
IBM
ICF International
iMentor
Inspiring South
Asian Youth
Institute for Family Health
Institute for Recruitment
of Teachers
Invesco Global
JET Programme
JGArchitects
JH Darbie and Co.
John Jay College
of Criminal Justice
JP Morgan Chase
Jujamcyn
National Securities Corp.
NBC Universal
Network Solution And
Tax Consulting Inc
Neuberger Berman
New Vanderbilt Rehab
& Care Center
New York Aquarium
New York Cares
New York City Council
Office of Assemblywoman
Gabriela Rosa
Office of Congresswoman
Grace Meng
Office of the New York
City Comptroller
Office of the New York
State Governor
Offices of New York State
Assemblyman Ron Kim
“Britna shows a consistent level of maturity and has interacted with many
high-level executives, displaying strong interpersonal skills.”
Keio Academy
of New York
King County District
Attorney’s Office
KPMG
Lawyers Committee for
Civil Rights Under Law
Lazard Ltd.
Leadership Institute
High School
Learning Enterprises
Legg Mason Global
Asset Management
Lehman College
Art Gallery
Lenox Hill Hospital
Life Changing Labs
LIFT-DC
Los Ninos Services
Macquarie Group
Macy’s
Makosi
Marc Jacobs International
March of Dimes
Marilyn Model
Management
Marvel Entertainment
McGraw-Hill Education
Medgar Evers College
Mentoring in Medicine
Mercury Capital Advisors
MetBev
Method Gym
Metropolitan Jewish
Health System
Michael J. Fox Foundation
For Parkinson’s Research
Midtown Partners
& Co, LLC
Minds Matter
Moelis & Company
MongoDB
Montefiore Medical
Center
Morgan Stanley
Morgen, Evan & Co.
Mount Sinai
Medical Center
Municipal Credit
New York City Department
of Finance
New York City Department
of Health and Mental
Hygiene
New York City Human
Resources Administration
New York City Law
Department
New York City Office
of the Mayor
New York City
Public Advocate
New York County
Criminal Court
New York County District
Attorney’s Office
New York Downtown
Hospital
New York Eye and
Ear Infirmary
New York Immigration
Coalition
New York Life Insurance
Company
New York Police
Department
New York State Assembly
New York State
Democrats
New York State
Department of Labor
New York State Office of
the Attorney General
New York State
Psychiatric Institute
New York State Senate
New York State Unified
Court System
New York University
Next Big Sound
North Shore University
Hospital
Northeast Regional
Alliance
NYU Langone Medical
Center
Obama For America
Pace University
Part of the Solution
Peaceful Solutions
Counseling Services, LLC
Penguistics Solutions
PlayButton
Plaza del Sol Family
Health Center
Postal Music Magazine
Practice Makes Perfect
Practising Law Institute
Prager Metis
PrivCo
Project Hospitality
PXA Partners
Queens Library
Queensborough
Community College
Art Gallery
Raines International Inc.
Rainforest Alliance
Random House Inc.
RBC Capital Markets
RCN Telecom
Services, LLC
Regalii
Restore NYC
Revolution Prep
Ricardo Zurita
Architecture
Saatchi and Saatchi
SEIU
Sher & Associates
Singersroom
Siren Public Relations
Skadden, Arps, Slate,
Meagher & Flom LLP
SMBC Capital Markets
Society for Elimination
of Rural Poverty
Socks 4 Tots, Inc.
Sony
Southern African Institute
for Policy and Research
St. Joseph’s Parish
Day School
St. Luke’s Roosevelt
Hospital Center
State Senator Gustavo
Rivera’s Office
State Street
Staten Island
University Hospital
Success Academy
Charter Schools
Summer Medical and
Dental Education
Program
SUNY College
of Optometry
SUNY Downstate
Medical Center
Target
Taylor Environmental
Group
Teach For America
The Bronx Defenders
The Jones Group Inc.
The Law Office of David
Centeno, PLLC
The Legal Aid Society
The M&A Advisor
The Mandell School
The Nathan Cummings
Foundation
The Princeton Review
Time Inc.
TTO Entertainment
Turner Construction
Company
U.S. Marshals
UBS
Uncommon Schools
Universal McCann
University of California,
Los Angeles
University of
Johannesburg
University of Michigan
University of Notre Dame
Law School
Urban Compass
USA Today
USDA
Vencon Management Inc.
Verizon
VICE Magazine
Visiting Nurse Service
VP Records
Wahid Medical Center
Weil, Gotshal &
Manges LLP
Wells Fargo & Company
Wells Fargo Advisors
White House
Williamstown Theatre
Festival
World Bank Group
Y.E.S. Academy
Zazoom Video, LLC
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CAREER DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM
The Career Development Program (CDP) is a ten-session career exploration seminar series conducted in
partnership with college career centers and student clubs. The series demystifies industry-specific career
requirements while preparing students to choose a career and search for and secure summer internships.
The seminars, facilitated by America Needs You volunteers who are working professionals, provide students
with industry overviews, internship advice and networking. All seminars are free and open to the general
student population on partner campuses.
SAMPLE SEMESTER
PARTNER COLLEGES
• October 2: Healthcare Industry Seminar
• October 22: Finance Industry Seminar
•O
ctober 30: Education and Nonprofit
Industry Seminar
•N
ovember 5: Law and Government
Industry Seminar
•N
ovember 28: Technology and
Entrepreneurship Seminar
•D
ecember 4: Green Careers and
Sustainability Seminar
FEEDBACK FROM CDP STUDENTS
HAS BEEN POSITIVE:
• 98% have a better understanding of
career paths within their chosen industry
• 99% feel more confident in their ability
to secure an internship
• 96% feel more confident in their
ability to network with professionals
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
GUTTMAN COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
HOSTOS COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
CDP has served over 900 students and is now
required curriculum for first-year students at
Guttman Community College.
“I participated in the Finance seminar in fall 2012. I was totally inspired.
Before that, Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan were merely big brand names
to me. By networking with the panelists, I understood more what I wanted
to be. By learning about their career paths, I had more clues about what I
should do during college to prepare myself for my future career.”
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America Needs You
OUR VOLUNTEERS
America Needs You offers multiple volunteer
options across our two programs, ranging from
a two-year one-on-one commitment as a Mentor
Coach in the Fellows Program to a one-time or
periodic commitment as a Career Coach in the
Career Development Program.
Mentor Coaches and Career Coaches play an
active role in delivering the curriculum content
at workshops. These volunteers serve on career exposure panels, co-facilitate sessions with
industry-specific material, and are encouraged
to provide real-world experiences that bring the
curriculum to life.
MENTOR COACHES
Our Mentor Coaches are accomplished individuals,
often rising stars at their respective firms. Mentor
Coaches typically have three to seven years of work
experience and additional honors including White
House internships and Rhodes Scholarships. Their
success is not merely defined by their professional
achievements, but also by their dedication to giving
back to their communities and participation in
previous volunteer programs or nonprofit boards.
CAREER COACHES
Our Career Coaches are accomplished professionals
with three or more years of experience who support
the program at the professional development
workshops and at the career exploration seminars.
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MENTOR COACH Q & A
1. Why NYNY?
LINDSEY
2012 MENTOR
COACH
Lindsey is a 2012 NYNY
Mentor Coach. She is
currently the Director of
College Relations at Macy’s.
NYNY reached out to several recruiters in New York to participate in a mock
interview day with the first NYNY class. Needless to say, I was impressed with
the caliber of the Fellows! At the time, I was looking for an organization to get
involved with on a meaningful level and this experience sold me. After that, I
attended all of the recruiting events and was excited to submit my application
and be selected as a Mentor Coach.
2. What makes your Fellow – Mentor Coach relationship work?
We started talking about music at one of the first workshops and hit it off
immediately. I think the foundation of our relationship is sincerity and positivity.
I have always lived by the idea that anything is accomplishable and [Peneliope]
validates that philosophy every day. With several internships under her belt
and over one-hundred articles published online, she has accomplished so much
in the past two years, and I am proud to have been a part of that journey.
In this role, she leads the
campus recruiting strategy
for Macy’s New York
At the end of the day, NYNY has validated
my belief that people are good and kind.
Headquarters and also
manages the NYC Summer
Internship program.
Her Fellow, Peneliope,
attends Baruch College
and majors in Journalism
and Management of
Musical Enterprises.
3. What have you gained from
participating in this program?
At the end of the day, NYNY has validated
my belief that people are good and kind.
I see this in the Fellows, staff, Mentors and
the greater NYNY network. Throughout the
program, Mentor Coaches and
Fellows often have to seek time, help,
or expertise from our personal and
professional networks in order to move
towards our goals. Each time we do so
we see that people are not only willing to
help but are actually enthusiastic about
going above and beyond what was asked.
ANNUAL BENEFIT
On September 12, 2012, more than 650 of our supporters attended the third annual Benefit Dinner at Cipriani
42nd Street. It was a memorable night where Fellows shared incredible stories about how the organization
has impacted their lives and honorees Raymond J. McGuire and Bruce E. Mosler spoke of the importance of
mentorship. With $1.4 million raised from the Benefit, we would like to thank everyone who made this Benefit
a successful celebration of the work we do in our fight for economic mobility.
4. Why should others apply to be Mentor Coaches?
Outside of our careers, there are very few structured “extra-curricular activities”
for young professionals to get involved in that provide us with a strong sense
of accomplishment and social connection. Being a Mentor Coach is amazing
because it gives you the opportunity to set and achieve goals with your Fellow
and develop your leadership skills, all while having fun with an incredible group
of Fellows and Mentors.
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FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR
ENDED JUNE 30, 2013
THREE-YEAR FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
(With comparative totals for the year ended June 30, 2012)
2012
2011
$1,585,189
2013
$2,730,484
$2,658,904
TOTAL INCOME
TOTAL INCOME
$985,437
PUBLIC SUPPORT:
Contributions Special event income
TOTAL INCOME
$2,717,391
$2,389,403
EXPENSES
EXPENSES
TemporarilyTotal
UnrestrictedRestricted 6/30/13
$1,209,929
$1,246,010
NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Interest income
Net assests released from restrictions
Total public support
RETURN ON INVESTMENT *
Total supporting services
*AS A % OF TOTAL
PRO
GR
A
M
S P ENDI NG
77%
13%
10%
$1,151,158 1,558,033 $1,207,389
1,434,023
21,293 233,404 (233,404)
21,293 0
17,492
0
(76,130)
2,730,484 2,658,904
2,091,585 2,091,585 1,680,536
265,360 360,446 265,360 360,446 253,023
455,844
625,806 708,867
0 2,717,391 2,389,403
2,806,614 EXPENSES:
Program services
Supporting services:
• Management and general
• Fundraising
Total expenses
PROGRAM
SPENDING
$993,884 $157,274 1,558,033 (net of direct expenses of $192,562 and $168,817)
EXPENSES
$948,066
Total
6/30/12
625,806 2,717,391 0
Change in net assets from operating activities
89,223 (76,130)
13,093 269,501
22,988 22,988 (7,638)
(7,638)
36,081 261,863
200,000 1,209,929 948,066
NON-OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
2013
$2,091,585
FUNDRAISING
SPENDING
MANAGEMENT
& GENERAL
2011
22,988 22,988 0
Change in net assets
112,211 2012
$1,680,536
Unrealized gain/(loss) on investments Total non-operating activities
(76,130)
Net assets - beginning of year
Net assets - end of year
1,009,929 $1,122,140 $123,870 $1,246,010 $1,209,929
$591,907
Spending on Programs has risen every year.
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OUR SUPPORTERS
CORPORATE PARTNERS
CONTINUED
INNOVATORS
FOUNDATIONS
$100K+
Frances Schultz Foundation The Heckscher Foundation for Children Hudson County Community College Foundation
John P. and Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation $99.9-$25K
David Geffen Foundation Edwin Gould Foundation Max and Sunny Howard Memorial Foundation Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation, Inc. Kula Foundation Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund Leonard M. Tannenbaum Foundation CATALYST
American Eagle
Outfitters
BNP Paribas
Greater New York
Hospital Association
UBM
Mayor Dan Reimans
Charity Trust
Schroder Investment
Management
North America
CORPORATE SUPPORTERS
Reginald F. Lewis Foundation
AIG
FAME SFSU
UP TO $24.99K
Richard and Susan Friedman Family Foundation
California Community Foundation
(Stone Family Fund) Satter Foundation AlphaHarvest Capital
Partners, LP
Ares Management, LLC
Ferguson and
Shamamian
Architects, LLP
Campbell-Pogue Family Foundation Ariel Investments
FirstGiving
MetLife
The Karsh Family Foundation The Laura B. Vogler Foundation
General Atlantic Service
Company, LLC
Microsoft
Capodagli Charitable Foundation Bank of America
Merrill Lynch
Carol and Michael Weisman Family Charitable Trust
The Lawrence and Carol Saper Foundation, Inc.
General Electric
Charina Foundation New York Road
Runners
The Raiff Foundation Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ
Foundation
BGC USA
Givenik.com
Bloom Hochberg & Co.
Glassybaby
BNP Paribas
Global Hue
Taubman Foundation CORPORATE PARTNERS
PIONEERS
BNY Mellon Community
Partnership
Brookfield Financial
Properties L.P.
Carteret Business
Partnership
Centerbridge
Partners, L.P.
Charitybuzz
City University of
New York
Clear Channel
Coach Foundation
Cushman &
Wakefield, Inc.
“Goldman Sachs is delighted to partner with America Needs You (ANY).
ANY has been a solid source of diverse talent and provided talented
David J. Singer,
Esq. LLC
students and professionals for both internship and full-time positions.
Deloitte WIN
We look forward to strengthening this partnership in the year ahead!”
America Needs You
UBS
Nelsons Family Foundation Red Crane Foundation The Pinkerton Foundation 24
Bell Curves
Deutsche Bank USA
Experian
Gerson Lehrman Group
McKinsey &
Company, Inc.
Select Equity Group
SMF Foundation/
JMM Inc.
Milano Financial Group
Sponsors for Educational
Opportunity
State Street
Newmark Grubb
Knight Frank
Success Mentor
Education
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Corporation
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Google
ONEHOPE Foundation
Greenberg Traurig
Philanthropic
Perkins Coie LLP
The Morrison & Foerster
Foundation
PIMCO
The Standard
Greenfield
Partners, LLC
Prime Produce Limited
The Uwa Law
Group P.C.
Give With Liberty
The Baupost Group
IBM
Princeton Quant
Trading Conference
ING
ProCIBO
IntraLinks
Proctor & Gamble
Tri-Star
Construction Corp
Inwood House
Provident Bank
Foundation
Unilever
United Way
Qualcomm Foundation
Ustream Inc.
Related Fund
Management
Valiant Payroll
Richards Layton
and Finger
Vornado Realty L.P.
iQmetrix
JC Penney
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Legacy Marketing
Partners
M2W
Macquarie Group
Foundation
Maples and Calder
Maser Consulting P.A.
TPG Capital, LLC
Verizon Communications
Ruth C. Schwartz & Co.
Wachtell, Lipton,
Rosen & Katz
RXR
Whitestone Trading
S&C Guest
SBG Technology
Solutions, Inc.
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INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS
CONTINUED
$50K+
$9.99–$5K+
Charlotte Ford
Hadas Reichman
Michael Albertine
DeAra Balenger
Christopher Binns
Kristopher Brown
Shanshan Cao
Kin Chow
Gary Cohn
Alan Cohen
Jason L. Fraser
William Reindel
Jan Albertini
Brad Ball
Gabriela Bis
Melissa Brown
Thomas Cape
Tracy Chow
Andrew Marks
Jennifer Davis
Paul Fribourg
John Rhea
John J. Albus
Marissa Ballan
Sophie Bishton
Nancy Brown
Kirby Carlberg
Michael Chow
Nancy and
Howard Marks
Kelvin Davis
Emma Bloomberg
and Chris Frissora
Andrew Right
Anthony Aldaño
Neil Banerjee
Christian Bjelland
Nicole Brown
Melanie Carr
Jason Chryssicas
Beverley Barnes
Mark Black
Rochelle Brown
Gillian Carroll
Jennifer Chu
Paul Ferrante
Richard Gerard
Thomas Hartocollis
and Elizabeth Rose
Peter Alden
Robert Reffkin
Brad Aldrich
Khary Barnes
Marni Blank
Michael Brown
Nicola Carson
James Chu
Mark Gerson
Gerald Rosenfeld
Lisa Alexander
Kate Barnett
Omar Blayton
Christina Brown
Shani Carter
Jin Chun
Andy Goldberger
Rodney Alexander
Justin Barocas
Jessica Bloch
James Bruno
Chanda Carter
Jessica Chung
Cesar Gonzalez
Kenneth and
Meredith Rosh
Vincent Barr
Echo Blum
Lara Bruzzese
Craig Casagrande
Francesco Ciardi
Joel Greenblatt
Daryl Roth
Megan Alires
Mustafa Humayun
William Bartley
Maya Bodinger
Saleda Bryant
Eduardo Casas
Franchesca Cifuentes
$49.99–$20K+
Jarrod Jordan
Kristin L. Grimm
Ann and Bill Sacher
Eric Allbin
Stacy Bartolomeo
Michael Bogner
Kirsty Bryant-Hassler
Henry Cashin
Michael Cinefra
Ron Bezoza
Eugene Ludwig
Ben Guill
Michelle Joy Schwartz
Samantha Allen
Francesca Batista
Kenyon Bolton
Adrian Budischak
Matt Casner
Greg Cioth
Leon Black
James McNamara
Yogesh Gupta
Robert C. Schwenkel
Elizabeth Almonte
Jarrett Bauer
Chantal Bonitto
Cory Bullock
Arianna Cassidy
Charles Citro
Cindy Helen Brea
Camille McPhearson
Laurie Hake
David and Jan Sholem
Jeremy Altschuler
Kate Baumann
Deborah Boone
Julie Burakoff
Betty Castro
Prather Claghorn
Frank Sanchez
Evelyn Hoffman
Abhinav Shukla
Luis Alvarado
Vanessa and
Henry Cornell
David Bear
Jon Boorstein
Melissa Burch
Kelly Cataldo
Robert Clark
Ian Schwartz
Ashley James
Paul Silverman
Brantley Alvey
Mason Beard
Matt Boras
Sabrina Burda
Stephen Catera
Zaneta Clark
Michael Fascitelli
Barry Sholem
Laurie Katz
Eric Silverman
Akara Ambak
John Beberus
Adam Bordner
Adam Burinescu
Michael Cecil
Karen Clark
Shawn PM Golhar
Juan Uribe
Amber Amendola
Josh Bellet
Barry Bosak
Jennienne Burke
Eric Ceglowski
Paul Clayson
JP Grant, IV
Robin Vince
David and
Georgia Keidan
Ethan Silverstein
Jerry Ambooken
Aman Aminzay
Marianne Bellino
George Boyce
Daria Burke
Sowan Cha
Brian Clinton
Edith Hunt
Katie Levine and
Paul White
Suzanne Anaya
Silvia Beltrametti
Brittany Boynton
Jennifer Burke
Robert Clymer
Jennifer Anderson
Paola Benavides
Emre Bozyigit
Matthew Burke
Reginald and
Tiffani Chambers
Anne Anderson
John E. Bender
James Bradbury
Stephen Burke
David Chan
Alessandra Codinha
Tim Cohan
Jamie Sholem
Alex Sloane
Ben Tisch
Harry Hutchinson
Joshua Kushner
Marcy Engel
Richard Friedman
Damien HooperCampbell
Stephanie Mann
$4.99–$1K+
John Schaefer
Marjorie A. Ajero
Alexander Taubman
Patricia Alper-Cohn
Anneka Anand
$19.99–$10K+
Avi Banyasz
Sebastian Arango
Tai Beauchamp
Alexandra Berry
Tom A. Bernstein
Leon and
Debra Black
James Berry
Adam Broder
Russ Carson
James Coulter
Thomas Edelman
Elizabeth Edelman
Douglas Elliman
Joseph Gleberman
Daron Greene
Kimberly Harris
Yusef Kassim
Melissa Kinckle
Howard Lorber
Roland Merchant
Gavin Myers
Peter Petino
Glenn and
Mary Rufrano
Dan Smith
George Tsunis
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INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS
America Needs You
William Blodgett
and Carolyn Tisch
Blodgett
Richard S. Kim
Matt and
Sonya Stover
Joel Klein
Tim Sullivan
Michael Koester
Gary Talarico
David Kriss
David and
Peggy Tanner
Susanna and Dean
Lachs Adler
Jonathan Thackeray
Charles Cocotas
Janna Andrews
Olivia Benisch
Matthew Brag
Courtney Burns
Darren Chan
David Angel
Blake Bennett
Blair Brandt
Aja Byrd
Jeremy Chasen
Lauren Cohen
Michael Apostolides
Win Bennett
Faullin Brannon
Bianca Caban
Danni Chen
Jaime Cohen
Chris Benson
Ethel Bressman
Damayra Cacho
Qianbo Chen
Diandra Cohen
Daniel Caffery
Cindy Chen
Danielle Cohen
Mary Catherine Lader
Abraham Tiamiyu
Kathy Lai
Lizzie and Jonathan
M. Tisch
Francis Aquila
Robert Weaver
Julissa Arce
Robert Weissenstein
Kristen Arey
Franklin A. Thomas
and Kate R. Whitney
Deborah Ariel
E. Alston Armfield
to her assigned mentee but also to other Fellows who sought her assistance for
Robert Willens
Peter Armstrong
advice on career opportunities and decision-making. Geraldine is one of the most
Fred Williams
Danielle Armstrong
Gunner Winston
Chloe Arnold
consistently engaged mentors throughout the New York Needs You workshops.
David Zwillinger
Benjamin Aronson
Chris Lee
Andrew I. Levander
Jonathan Lewinsohn
Laura Lofaro Freeman
Daniel Malone
Cyrus E. Massoumi
Edward J. Bowler
Sarah Mathew
Amy and Robert
Bressman
Diane Matusiak
Caren Brooks
Heidi Miller
Rodney Bullard
Rob Burch
Theodore and Nina
Mitchell Wells
Lisa and Dick Cashin
Louis Molinari
Roy Cho
Markos Moya
Andrew Colosimo
Anna Neverova
Nick Danaher
Robert Nolan
Kate H. and
Zak DeOssie
Michael E. Olshan
Shane Dinneen
John Pagan, Jr.
Benjamin Feldman
Joseph Pagano
Elliot Feldman
Rajiv Parikh
Steven Feldman
Sheila Patel
Joseph Fichera
Charles Patton
LaToya Finney
Donald Peterson
Lawrence Fong
Arthur Rebell
Brian Miller
Joshua Packwood
Pablo Arango
Eugene J. Berardi, Jr.
Erik Bringard
“Over the last year and a half Geraldine has been an exceptional mentor, not only
Her bright smile, bubbly personality, excellent attendance, active participation and
Samir Arora
leadership roles on various panel discussions, and workshop sessions are evidence
UP TO $999
Candace Arthur
that she takes her mentorship role very seriously.” — Mary, 2012 Fellow
Karim Abouelnaga
Marc Aschoff
Kwame Abraham
Samuel Ashner
Jesse Abrams-Morley
Lee Assoulin
Gregg Abramson
Trina Assur
Steven Abt
Mark Astiz
Grant Acker
Stephanie Atiase
Staci Acquasanta
Zachary Auster
Stephanie Adamowicz
Fareen Azeem
Saleem Ahmed
Shad Azimi
Hassan Ahmed
Marcie Baeza
Matthew Ailey
Jaclyn Bahr
Geraldine Aine
Thomas Bailey
Katherine Aitken
Kathleen Baillie
Lauren Albanese
Bradford Baker
Matt Bergen
Dave Broadwin
Erica Cafritz
Eric Chen
Tim Cohen
Jody Berger
Kristopher Brock
Jed Cairo
Kenneth Chenault
Joshua Cohen
Ellen Cohn
Brian Berger
Lauren Brodbine
Mary Calliste
David Cherner
Christopher Berger
Beth Bromberg
Ashley Camerini
Hicham Cherquaoui
James Cole, Jr.
Kimberly Bergstresser
Arden Bromley
Stephen Cammock
Jamie Chesner
Timothy Coleman
Ryan Bernardini
Eli Bronfman
Daniel Campbell
Swapneel Chhaya
David Colen
Jillian Collaro
Annelie Berner
Elise Bronzo
David Campbell
Michelle Chiafari
Michael Berolzheimer
Katherine Brooks
Tracy Chin
Timothy Collins
Tracey Bey
Selvena Brooks
Candace Campbell
Jackson
Sunny Chiou
Elvin Colon
Anshey Bhatia
James Brower
James Canning
Jennifer Cho
Olivia Colson
Amish Bhatt
CJ Brown
Ben Cannon
Elizabeth Cho
Kathleen Kelly Connor
Jason Brown
Christian Cantalupo
Abraham Choi
Lindsay Connor
Sunil Bhide
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INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS
CONTINUED
Patrick Conway
Lia de Affonseca
Christopher Doyle
Dana Epsten
Gregg Fleischman
John Gerard
Bettina Goolsby
John Haar
Mayt Himler
David Islinger
Everett Cook
Christopher Dean
Nicole Drapkin
Chidi Erike
Kevin Fleming
Alexander Geringer
David Gopie
Harriet Habert
Max Islinger
Conor Cook
Anthony DeAngelis
Megan Driscoll
Daniel Esposito
Edward Flores
Otto Gernandt
Bernard Gordon
Monte Hackett
Barbara and
Pete Himler
Andrew Cooper
Gary DeBerry
Jordan Drosdick
John Evangelakos
Seth Flowerman
Justin Gerrard
Earl Gordon
Caitlin Hafner
Matthew Hines
Samira Jabbar
Jibril Jackson
Richard Islinger
Jessie Cooper
Garonne Decossard
Joshua Dudick
Jonathan Evans
Brian Flynn
Nicole Gertner
Samantha Gordon
Jane Hait
James Hirschfeld
Zach Coopersmith
Clotilde Dedecker
Michael Duffy
Celeste Everett
Michael Foley
Bertrand Gervais
Taurean Gordon
Alexis Halaby
Ola Hixon
Sam Jacobs
Joshua Cornfeld
Mike DeFazio
Mark Duffy
Carol Eversen
Alexander Foreman
Thomas Ghiden
Abe Gordon
Leslie Hale
James Ho
Erica Jaconi
Nicolette Corrao
Rawle Deland
Scott Dunn
Patrick Ewald
Sandra Forman
Emilie Ghilaga
Harvey Gordon
Amy Halevy
Yaoshiang Ho
Hilary Jager
Frances Jain
Gary Cotton
Jamarr Delauney
Sarah DuPont
Justine Faeth
John Fornaciari
Bruce Gibney
Sarah Gore
Seunghee Ham
Philip Ho
John Coury
Chris Dell’Amore
Jose Duverge
Ezra Faham
Mary Forte
Chanda Gibson
William Gormley
Jessica Hamerslough
Asher Hochberg
Ione Jamison
Christopher Cox
Tracie Dellinger
Megan Dweck
Zeke Faham
Craig K. Fountain
Michelle Giguere
William Gormley, Jr.
Mary Hanna
Scott Hochman
Robert Jang
Kyle Cox
William Gerald Demas
Lydia Dworetzky
Nikki Faison-Miller
Mike Fox
Scott Gilbert
Jordan Gosin
Sean Hannon
Brian Hoesterey
Clark Jeffries
John Coyle
Kristina Demas
Leland Dyer
Ana Falchi
Christina Fox
Thomas Gilbert
Maloni Goss
Andrew Hansen
Eric Hoffman
Zoila Jennings
Rachel Craft
Alexander Demas
Laurie Earp
Sarah Falck
Jonathan Fox
Terrence Craig
Olivia Demas
Belle Eberhart
Jonathan Falik
Maggy Frances Schultz
Chris Crawford
Elizabeth Demers
Zach Eckler
Abigail Falik
James Francis
Alicia Criner
Simone Denny
Gwen Edelman
Jennifer Falk
Karen Francis
me in a way that I feel I can accomplish anything I desire
Frank Johnson
Andrew Crocco
Danielle Derdiarian
Ruth Edelman
David Fan
Nyna Frandson
to reach in life. Amna has been someone that I look up to
Sean A. Johnson
Alexandra Cronan
Graziella Deschineau
Rafay Farooqui
Virginia Frati
Regine Desroches
Shermica Farquhar
Evan Freedman
as a role model and I am grateful to have her as a Mentor
Tiffany Johnson
Sonya Crosswell
Maria and
Matthias Ederer
John Crotty
Neetu Dhaliwal
Jonas Edgeworth
Ashley Farr
Jenold Freeman
Thomas Cucci
Dario Diaz
Christopher Edson
Matt Farron
Garrett Frey
Carlos Cuevas
Andrew Diaz
Erin Egan
Natasha Fatheree
Paulina Frias
Steven Dickerson
Linda Eisemann
Brandon Giles
Gilbertson Cuffy
Samantha Favis
Rebecca Fribourg
Charles Grace
Ben Hansen
Hillary Hogan
MaryAnn Cugini
Antony DiCostanzo
S. Omar Eissa
Bally Gill
Irene Fayn
Robert Friedlander
Donald Graff
Kouki Harasaki
Christopher Hollinger
Susan Cullman
Kristina DiCostanzo
Roni Elchahal
Lauren Gillespie
Valery Federici
Robbie Fritz
Hussam Harb
William Holmgren
Tia Cummings
Lauren Dieterich
Virginia Eldred
Sarah Gilliland
Clinton Graham
Rachel Fee
Libbie Fritz
Margret Hardardottir
Christy Holzer
Andrea Cunnell
Lauren DiMartino
Lesley Elliott
Sebnem Giorgio
Megan Grand
Emily Feinstein
Lisa Fuld
Judy Grant
Ajul Haria
Jordan Hopkins
John Cunningham
Lauren DiMeglio
Angeli Elliott
Anthony Giorgio
Joshua Feit
Christopher Fuller
Michael Gray
Kim Harkness
Matt Horan
Tony Curnes
Alexander Dimitrijevic
Russell Elliott
Grace Givens
Eric Feldman
Van Furniss
Anna Harman
Walter Horezga
Morgan Curtis
Claire Distenfeld
Steve Ellis
R. Scott Glass
Daphne Grayson
Natasha Feldman
Adrienne Gaffney
Ambia Harper
Greg Horn
Matt Dabrowski
Valerie Dixon
Zack Ellison
Edward Glassmeyer
Lou Grecco
Zach Feldman
Kerry Galbraith
Sandy Greenbaum
Corey Harrison
Blake Horn
Lisa D’Agostino
Derek Djeu
Nobar Elmi
Hannah Glazebrook
Jeff Fells
Matt Gallagher
Matthew Greenberg
William Harrison
Carlynn Houghton
Ray Dalio
Erin Dobbs
Anna Emery
Alicia Glen
Loren Felsman
Rachael Gan
Samantha Greenspan
Jason Harrow
Chris Howard
Simon Dangoor
Sevan Dogramaciyan
Jonathan Ende
Michael Glick
Benjamin Felt
Ryan Gang
Daniel Gluck
John Grier
Edward Hartman
Molly Howard
William Hartman
Matt Howell
“My Mentor Coach Shil is a great man
that showed me that the only barriers
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INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS
CONTINUED
“My Mentor Coach Amna listens to my ideas and encourages
Coach.” — Lissette, 2011 Fellow
Doreen Felt
Isa Garcez
Alex Goldberg
Patrick Griffin
Christina Feng
Milagros Garcia
Dan Goldberg
Stephen Grimaldi
Tristan Harvin
Geoff Hsu
Charlie Feng
Alana Gardner
Dan Goldberger
John Grimley
April Hattori
Victor Hu
Shanya Fernando
Paul Gardner
Jessica Goldenberg
Sophie Grishanova
Danielle Hauser
Kali Hundley
Lauren Hawkins
Tzu-San Hung
Maya Ferrante
Jon Garfunkel
Michael Goldfarb
Carolyn Ferrara
Doug Garr
Zachary Goldman
Josh Grosbard
Jonathan Hayes
Kristina Hunt
created.” — Abraham, 2011 Fellow
David Ferretti
Oliver Garthwaite
Ron Goldofsky
Chris Grubb
Juliet He Eli
Tamyra Hunt
Harald Findlay
Sekou Gary
Jennifer Goldson
Xin Gu
Sam Hecht
Alison Hunter
Mathew Heiman
Paul Hunter
Valerie Dantone
Benjamin Donohue
Danielle Davis
Andee Dooley
Patricia Davis
Zecki Dossal
William Davis
Caroline Dougherty
Molly Day
Deborah Douglass
Janet Engelhart
Eric Engler
Lisa Epstein
Brooke Epstein
Efrat Epstein
Olivia John
Kathryn Johnson
Evan Joiner
that exist in life are the ones that I
Geoffrey Dolan
Dane Joella
Zach Johnson
William Groll
Greg Daniel
America Needs You
Hyung Jin Kang
Ben Fink Shapiro
Jerry Gaspard
Jessica Goldstein
David Guild
Robyn Finker
Elaine Gasparro
Daria Golsorkhi
Ana Guimaraes
Alexis Henderson
Ian Hunter
Daniel Finnegan
Joseph Gasparro
Diane Guite
Sean Hennessy
Naeema Huq
Brian Fischbein
Carolyne Gathinji
Carolina GomesCasseres
Sandeep Guleria
Quinn Heraty
Matthew Hurd
Jessica Fischweich
Ashley Gee
Veronica Gonzales
Aman Gupta
Barry Herbst
Sandra Hurse
Lisa Fishelberg
Matthew Gelb
Isabel Gonzalez
Nady Gustave
Adam Hermida
Ravi Idnani
Edward Flagg
Nolan Gephart
Aimee Gonzalez
Michael Gutter
Roland Hernandez
Oghale Ighoavodha
Matthew Flannery
David Geraghty
Alison Goodman
Jose Guzman
Daniel Hibbert
Alan Iny
Melique Jones
Max Jones
Russell Jones
Danielle Jones
Bennett Jordan
Christina Jordan
Ross Josephson
Nicole Jourdain-Earl
Brynn Joyce
Jens Thomas Jung
Mark Jurcevic
Sekou Kaalund
Andreas Kab
Emily Kaeli
Vikas Kalra
Jessica Kamel
Hooman Kamel
Tiffany Kanaga
Patrick Kandawire
Bryan Kang
Allison Kantor
Katie Kaplun
Holly Karasinski
Joan and Sam Karff
Elana Karp
Jerome Karr
Brett Kasner
Brandon Katz
Brian Kaufman
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INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS
INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS
CONTINUED
George Kaye
Jessica Knobloch
Christine Leach
Daniel Liu
Miranda Mancuso
Maryanna McConnell
Alena Mihas
Robert Muller
Dana O’Keefe
Preston Pesek
Barry Kazan
Sascha Knobloch
Scott Lebovitz
San Lo
Caitlin Mandel
D. McCoy
Milka Millance
Aimee Mungovan
Ndu Okereke
Stephen Peyser
Brian Keane
Samantha Knobloch
Nancy Lebowitz
Andrew Lobo
Ian Mandel
Christopher McDaniel
JP Miller
Kirsy Munoz
Nnamdi Okike
Daphne Pham
Larry Keating
Virginia Knott
Louis Lee
Jaime Loda
Sara Manfro
Leanne McDonald
Jeff Miller
Ryan Murphy
Julio Olaizola
Charlotte Phillips
Thomas Keeley
Kurt Knowles
Darryn Lee
Dorigen Lonergan
Janneira Manjarres
Patrick McEnerney
Russ Miller
Phyllis Myers
Lily Oliver
Gregory Piccininno
John Keh
Kristen Kocis
Dongjin Lee
Chris Lopez
Susan Marchionna
Landon McGaw
Amy Millette
Ramsey Nabahani
Seun Oloruntimehin
Charles Pidano
George Kellner
Daniel Kokini
YoonSeok Lee
Kerrie Lopez
Kaylin Marcotte
Thomas Mcglynn
Michelle Minarcik
David Nanus
Eric Olson
Eleanor Pienitz
Christopher Kempner
Adam Koplewicz
Amy Lee
Reginald Lorjuste
Iris Marden
Christina McInerney
Jonathan Minsker
Jyothi Narayanan
Eunice Omole
Conor McKenna
Mario Miranda
Anthony Nardini
Bronson Oosterhuis
Philippe de Lurand
Pierre-Paul
Sean McKenna
Tene Mirjah
Aliza Narine
Terry Oppong
Kate Pingitore
Jon McKenzie
Aleksa Miskinis
Sarah Nash
Sandy Ordonez
Charles Pippen
Briana McKinnell
Arjun Misra
Josephine Nash
Megan O’Reilly
Jack Pitney
Latonia McKinney
Aradhana Misra
Daniel Nassar
Ryan Orley
Thomas Pizzuti
advice and assistance with anything I face. Jess has worked hard to help me
Ian McLean
Alex Mitchell
Michael Navarro
James Osborne
Christopher Plimpton
achieve success, from late nights doing interview prep, identifying contacts in my
Aliya McLendon-Horne
Sharif T. Mitchell
Babak Navi
Amy Osorio
Alicia Plumley
Lawrence McMahon
Christina Mohr
Jennifer Neff
Justin Ostroff
Kaitlin Plunkett
Ashley McManus
Ashley Kate Molloy
Lindsey Nelsen
Jose Otero
Amy Podurgiel
“I was accepted, not knowing exactly what to expect. Turns out, I wasn’t just
accepted to a fellowship program, but to a family. I have been blessed with a
wonderful mentor, Jess, who has become one of my most trusted sources of
field and just simply making sure that I am doing well.” —
­ Matthew, 2012 Fellow
Tyler McNeil
Rosemary Momanyi
Shannon Nelson
Miriam Otero
Christopher Polanco
Margaret Kempner
Bryan Koplin
Harrison LeFrak
Junior Louis
James Marden
Kyle McNickle
Soumya Nettimi
Keri Ouellette
Elise Polezel
Allan Kennedy
Stephanie Korey
Debora Lehrer
Kia Lowe
Gabrielle Marden
LaQuita McNickles
Marjorie
Momplaisir-Ellis
Corey Neufville
Andrew Ousley
Ceida Polezel
Daniel Kennedy
Barry Korn
Suzanne Lehrer
Kathryn Lowy
Alexandra Marden
David Meckstroth
Joseph Monaco
Liz Neumark
Elizabeth Overbay
Rasheedah Polk
Justin Kennedy
Davida Kornreich
Matthew Lembo
Boqiu Lu
Kara Marmion
Ravi Mehta
Adrienne Montes
Matthew Newcomb
Christopher Owen
Chris Pombar
Katie Keogh
Andrew Kotliar
Robert Lemons
Troy Lucas
Brittany Marom
Christopher Mejia
Stephan Month
Ty Newell
Celeste Owen-Jones
Jumaane Ponder
Scott Newman
Chris Ponini
Judd Kessler
Alexandrina Koykova
Krysia Lenzo
Matthew Lucas
Sarah Martin
Daisy Melamed
Caroline Montoya
Farah Khan
Emily Kramer
Sam Levin
Thomas Luciano
Eric Martineau-Fortin
Donald Meltzer
Husayn Moody
Andrew Ng
Ore and Precious
Owodunni
Carmen Khan
Laurie Krane
Howard Levine
Louis Lucullo
Adrienne Martinez
Jordan Mendell
Margaret Moore
William Nguyen
Helen Pan
Steven Porter
Obaid Khan
Jonathan Krasner
Nancy Levine
Freddy Lujan
Giselle Martinez
Flora Mendoza
Jim Moore
Viet Nguyen
Vasi Papadopoulos
Kate Portland
Stavros Niarchos
Puja Parekh
German Posada
Avery Pontell-Schaefer
Parag Khandelwal
Brad Kraus
Daniel Levitt
Ashley Lyddane
Paul Marx
Alma Mends
David Moore
Suhail Khokhar
Ashley Krause
Sarah Levitt
Sharon Lydon
Joslyn Massengale
Sean Mentzinger
Patricia Moran
Nikhil Nichani
Jay Parekh
James Powers
Henrik Kielland
Mariel Kriss
Adam Levyn
Maxi M.
Peter Mastrella
Jason Mercado
Jonathan Moran
Denis Nolasco
Jeannie Park
Katherine Prescott
Jackie Kier
Alexis Krugman
David Lewis
Demarest MacDonald
Scott Masure
Joseph Meroni
McKenna Moreau
Brittany Noris
Michael Parrinello
Jason Price
Esther Kim
David Krupnick
Simone Lewis
Ann-Marie MacFarlane
Jorge Vega Matos
Jonathan Pastor
Leone Price
Ankur Patel
Melia Prushnok
Maatin Patel
Angel Pu
Neal Patel
Alexander Pugatch
Stephen Patton
Paul Pugliese
Christina Puglisi
PJ Kim
Zay La fleur John
Yilun Li
Jessica Macintosh
Lindsay Matovich
Leroy Kim
Raquel Lachman
Sisi Liang
Melinda Mack
Joseph Matta
Julia Kim
Jarrod Lackemacher
Jess Lidsky
Sharon Macklin
Rosanne Matta
Sei-Wook Kim
Kenneth Lam
Earnest Liggins
Scott Maddux
Tina Matta
friend and a big brother who is
Luke Matthews
passionate about helping me map
William Pawlowsky
Connor Matzinger
my way through life and achieve
Kim Paykel
Adrian Purcell
Julie Peck
Roger Purcell
Keith Pellegrini
Adina Puteh
Alexandra Penny
Katherine Putnam
Ariel David Perez
Almodovar
Keith Putnam-Delaney
Joshua Perlman
Andrew Pyo
Jake Perlman-Garr
Ying Qian
Jason Perlroth
Juano Queen
Joseph Perri
Kareisha Questel
Cloe Perrone
Thomas Quinn
Meredith Perry
Adam Rago
Michael Perry
Sheila Ramachandra
Kevin Perry
Karthik Ramanathan
Steven Kim
Phuong Lam
Iolani Lightbourne
Alexis King
Cyril Lamar Myers
Nylia Lighty
Jacquelyn MadryTaylor
Harrison King
Justin Lambert
Jack Lin
Nonso Maduka
Alexis Maule
Akilah King
Alexandra Lambert
Kevin Lin
Olivia Magowan
Melissa Maurer
Elizabeth Kislowski
Helen Lamphere
Han-Hui Ling
Brian Magrann
Danielle Mayer
“My Mentor Coach Cesar is truly
more than just a mentor. He is a
success.” — Jean, 2011 Fellow
Matthew Lino
Justin Mayer
Kareem Merrick
Gia Moron
Tamara Klajn
James and
Sheri Langel
Anju Mahajan
Ryan Lino
Michael Mahon
Ashley W. Mays
Keith Merrill
Maurice Morris
Sarah North
Jeffrey Klein
Joshua Langham
Becky Linstroth
Eric Majors
Daniel Mazan
Eduardo Mestre
Virginia L. Mortara
Irina Novoselsky
Matthew Klein
Sherazade Langlade
Joseph Lipari
Oscar Mak
Warren Mazer
David Metrick
Leah Mosall
Roberto Nuez
Fred Kleiner
Phoebe Lapine
Steven Lipin
Natalie Maldonado
Derek Metzger
Katie Moser
Amy Klemme
Daniel Laub
John LiPuma
Ajay Malhotra
Stephanie McCalmon
Jamie Metzl
Donald Klimoski
Linda Lausell Bryant
Amy Liu
Aman Malik
Merri McCann
Andrew Miao
Michelle MosesEisenstein
John Kline
Bolaji Lawal
Vivian Liu
Zubin Malkani
John McCarthy
Tucker Michels
Theodore Knappen
Evan Layne
Timothy Liu
William Malone
Daniel McCarthy
Susan Middleton
Shannon Knee
Pierre Le Veaux
James Liu
Defina Maluki
Michael McClelland
Aznaur Midov
Andrew Klaber
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America Needs You
Thomas McBride
Paula Mukwaya
Kevin Mulcahy
Eric Mulkowsky
Benjamin Normann
Jose Nunez
Zaina Obeid
Andrew Oddo
Bartley Odwyer
Olivia Ofer
Marianna Ofosu
Eleanor Putnam-Farr
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INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS
CONTINUED
Juan A. Ramos Lujan
Michael Rothbart
Stephen Schwartz
Sam Sidhu
Eric Staley
Maria Testani
Cristian Valbuena
Rodney Walker
Walter Wick
Hsien Yean Wong
Angela Ramson
Jason Rozovsky
Fran Schwartz
Brian Siegal
Joseph Stavola
Basima Tewfik
Mario Valbuena
Ashley Wallace
Matt Widmer
Seth Yerk
Alison Rand
Lee Rubenstein
Melissa Schwartz
Michael Siegel
Ross and Sharon Stein
Derek Than
Marlee Valenti
Ric Wallace
Chris Widowski
Robert Randell
Jordan Rubin
Damian Sclafani
Craig Siegenthaler
Sam Stein
Aduke Thelwell
Bobby Valentine
Meagan Walsh
Jared Wien
Alexandra
Yestrumskas
Jeffrey Raphael
Amy Rublin
Michael Scoby
David Stein
Anastasia Theoharis
Chris Valentine
Judith Walter
Marni Wieshofer
John Yoo
Devineni Ratnam
Elizabeth Ruprecht
Stacy Scott
Harriette Silverberg
Natkins
Harry Steinberg
Meena Thever
Nell van Amerongen
Richard Walters
Elliott Wiley
Jonathan Young
Zach Sternberg
Scott Thomas
Daniel van den Bergh
Annie Wang
Kamali Willett
Jenny Young
Aaron Ratner
Sandra Rutova
Travis Scott
Michael Silverman
Max Rausch
Patrick Ryan
Byron Scott
Anna Silverman
James Sterne
Jaleni Thompson
Alex van Hoek
Sherry Wang
Carine Williams
Michelle Young
Nicole Scull
Richard Simon
Michael Stewart
Patrick Thompson
Nils Vanderlip
Risa Ward
Mark Williams
Brittain Youngblood
David Sears
David Singer
Joel W. Stickney
Emily Thompson
Arun Varanasi
Jordana Warmflash
Ronald Williams
William Yu
Megan Stiles
Kate Thorneloe
Jacqueline Varela
Leslie Rubler Warner
Aerin Williams
Will Yu
Reed Rayman
John Ready
Maciej Rzeszutek
Shailesh Sachdeva
Julius Redd
Shiuli Saha
Leonard Seevers
Yugveer Singh
Jason Redd
Cathy Saint Louis
Lisa Segal
Paul Singh
John Stineman
Camille Thornton
Joel Vargas
Tara Warren
Bill Williams
Emily Yu
Kamil Redmond
Laura Salvatierra
Henry Seherr-Thoss
Paramjoat Singh
Sandra Stiner Lowe
Troy Thornton
Anna Varshisky
Melissa Wasser
Jeffrey Williams
Huai Yu Xu
Carly Seibald
Steven Skolnik
Don Stoltz
Dana Tignor
Jerome Vascellaro
Eric Wasserstrum
Robert Williams
Nelson Yuan
Jason Stone
Michael Todisco
Brian Waters
Carly Williams
Lightning Yumeku
Kimberly Reed
Charlie Samboy
Tina Reejsinghani
Asim Samiuddin
Ryan Seidman
Scott Slavik
Robert Reers
Rochelle Samuels
Maya Sekons
Alexander Sloane
Isaac Stoner
Vassi Tomova
Yalitza VasquezJohnson
William Watson
Tyler Williams-Sinclair
Richard Zangara
Benis Reffkin
Bryan Sanchinell
Henoch Senbetta
Mark Smadbeck
Phil Storace
Tri Tong
Leon Vayntraub
Charles Webster
Anita Fee Willis
Matthew Zangrilli
Jennifer Senske
Keeth Smart
Whitney Toombs
Gabrielle Vazquez
Wendy Wecksell
Goreleigh Willis
Jon Zawacki
Paolo Servado
Adam Smith
Jonathan Torem
Kevin Vee
Michael Weeks
Diana Willson
Sumorwuo Zaza
John Strem
Emily Townsend
Nicholas Versandi
Edward Wehle
John Wilson
Samuel Zeidman
Gene Reffkin
Sally Reyes
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INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS
CONTINUED
Joshua Sandals
Jacquie Sandberg
Gabriella Stoudemire
Sabin Streeter
Gregory Reynolds
Josh Sandbulte
Samantha Settembre
Laura Smith
Elihu Reynolds
Richard and
Ellen Sandler
Javier R. Seymore
Cynthia Smith
Julia Stroup
Whitestone Trading
Louis Vest
Peter Weidman
Damien Wilson
Laurie Zephyrin
Elizabeth Rhodes
William Seymour
Linda Smith
Barbara Stutz
Kerry Trainor
Carrie Vik
John S. Weinberg
Michael Witalec
Yeye Zhang
Chloe Richards
David Santiago
Katrina Shah
Kevin Smith
Vincent Su
Morgan Richardson
Alex Santos
Richesh Shah
Tristan Snell
Sumathi Subbiah
Deborah Rigaud
Avinash Sarwal
Neil Shah
John Snyder
Kevin Suhey
Joseph Rivera
Albert Satija
Amish Shah
Robert Snyder
Brittany Sullivan
Jon Sauer
Julia Shapira
Eric Sobel
pursue my dream career as a chemical engineer. I certainly never thought I could
Sophie Robbins
Helena Sullivan
Stephanie Roberts
Cody Sauer
Neal Shapiro
Igor Sokolovsky
Jamie Sundheim
make my parents proud – but I have. NJNY is my second family. I am excited to
Bobby Roberts
Michael Savino
James Sharpe
Jorge Solis
Soyoon Sung
Frank Robinson
Mark Savino
Alexander Shashou
Isabel Solmonson
Ashwin Suresh
Shameek Robinson
Kenneth Sawyer
Taylor Shea
Jennifer Sutton
Glenn Rocca
Austin Saypol
Patrick Shea
Steven and
Lisa Solomon
Keir Rocha
Karen Schaller
Mark Shelson
Justin Rockefeller
Edith Schaller
Vincent Roddy
Max Schapiro
Jilane Rodgers
Stephen Schatzman
Pauly Rodney
Jessica Schenendorf
Elvis Rodriguez
Matthew Schernecke
Lenin Rodriguez
David Schiff
Sebastian Rodriguez
Alan Schlechter
Christopher Rogers
Daniel Schmerin
Jessica Rogers
Benjamin Schmid
Jacqueline Rohrbach
Jeffrey Schmidt
Elizabeth Roldan
Marty Schuhman
Joe Romano
Oliver Schulze
Jesel Roosevelt
Michael Schwalb
Caroline Sholem
Wilson Rosa
Stanley Schwalb
Daryl Shore
Leigh Rosen
Scott Schwartz
Arik Shteinhauz
Joshua Rosner
Simi Schwartz
Matthew Ross
Andrew Schwartz
Andrew Sickinger
Nicole Rossi
Daniel Schwartz
Saad Siddiqui
America Needs You
Victoria Shepard
Heidi Sherman
Christine Shernit
Samir Sheth
Matthew Shetler
Ryan Shewcraft
Rebecca Shieh
Jocelyn Shields
Sam Shikiar
Reba Shimansky
Esther Shin
Tiffany Shin
Lisa Shu
Joan Solotar
Eugene Soltes
Louis Sorsaia
Jenina Soto
Fabio Sousa
Jay Sozkesen
Joseph Spallone
Matt Spangler
Sonya Spann
Adam Spar
Daniel Spelman
Ashlee Spinoso
Matthew Spiro
Henry Spring
Jack Springate
Sara Springmeyer
Ian Spronck
Kristina Srica
BK Stafford
“As a woman born in Vietnam, I never thought that I could attend college and
wake up early on Saturdays so I can attend the workshops and see my brothers
and sisters.” — Hoaithu, 2013 Fellow
Emily Swaine
Kate Sweeney
Gary Trainor
Tom Villani
Yinan Zhao
Maxwell Swicegood
Jill Trainor
Michael and Barbara
Weinblatt
Casey Witwicki
Rolando Villanueva
Alex Wolff
Sam Ziedman
Pam Swidler
Courtney Treut
Marco Villegas
Amanda Weiner
Jacqueline Wolfson
Walter Zifkin
Michael Swift
Andrew Trombley
Lona Vincent
Peter Weinstein
Samantha Wolman
Jane Zigman
Omar Syed
Caroline Trowbridge
Jacci Volpe
Cara Weisberger
Sam Wolrich
Eliza Zimmerer
Jenna Sykoff
Kim Truong
Daniel Weisenberg
Timothy Wong
Greg Zimmerman
Paul Szczepaniak
Stanley Trybulski
Konstantin von
Bismarck
Michael Weiss
Todd Wood
Andrew Zimmerman
Michael Szczesny
Priscilla Tsai
Michael Vondriska
Stephanie Weiss
Michael Zirngibl
Matt Szenics
Eric Vora
Keshia Woods
Marianna Tu
Rachel Weissenstein
Ariel Zurofsky
Douglas Szep
Andrew Tuch
Thomas Voute
Velvet Wright
Michael Weissenstein
London Wright-Pegs
Helen Zurofsky
Peter Tague
Justin Turetsky
Michael Vrana
Chelsea Wendlinger
Emily Wygod
David Zussman
Eric Tajcher
Rossie Turman, III
Amaresh Vydyanathan
Kathryn Werlein
Devin Talbott
Randy Wachtel
Max Wygod
Amanda Turner
Craig Wesley
Clare Wynne
Christopher Tanabe
Reginald Turner, Jr.
Calum Waddell
Lauren Westbrook
Kevin Twomey
John Waechter
Norah D. Yahya
Ellen Tang
Alexander Westmore
Jennifer Tytel
Usman Waheed
Zhang Yang
Miriam Tawil
Ronnie Wexler
Jana Taylor
Melanie Waits
Julie Yang
Chido Ugochukwu
Kate Whalen
Jiemin Yang
Rafael Telahun
Daniel Unger
Robert Waldele
Jay Whipple
Matthew Vahidi
Lauren Walker
Taly Yaniv
Wendy Tepperman
Scott White
Erik Yazdani
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HOW YOU CAN HELP
LETTER FROM THE FOUNDER & BOARD CHAIR
VOLUNTEER
Leverage your talent, networks, and expertise to help underserved college students
realize their professional ambitions:
• MENTOR COACH
–D
evelop a one-on-one mentoring relationship with an ambitious, low-income,
first-generation college student and cultivate their strengths, interests, and
passions into successful careers
– Time commitment: 1-2 Saturdays per month for 2 years
• CAREER COACH
– Support the career development of ambitious, low-income, first-generation
college students or any student at under-resourced colleges by attending
Saturday professional development workshops or weeknight industry
networking seminars
– Time commitment: one-time or periodically on Saturdays or weeknights
DEAR FRIENDS,
As the founder of America Needs You, I am amazed at how far we have come.
We came into existence as a result of the unmet need of mentorship and career
preparation for low-income and first-generation college students.
America Needs You is in a unique position to build on the successful foundation
of New York Needs You and New Jersey Needs You. We plan to build a national
movement to mobilize thousands more volunteers. We have a monumental
INVEST
opportunity to reach a wider audience through geographic replication of the
• $9,000 - Sponsor one workshop for 100 Fellows and 100 Mentor Coaches
• $5,500 - Sponsor one Fellow in our program
• $ 2,500 - Sponsor professional development grant for a Fellow for the entire program
• $ 1,000 - Sponsor breakfast and lunch for 100 Fellows for one workshop
• $250 - Sponsor all materials for one workshop
• $ 100 - Contribute to the summer opportunity fund to allow a Fellow to have
an unpaid internship
organization’s programs.
MAKE AN IN-KIND DONATION
• W ORKSHOP NEEDS - space for 50 to 400 participants, food, technical support
• PROFESSIONAL ATTIRE - suits, briefcases
• TECHNOLOGY - cell phones, computers, flash drives
• M ENTOR EXTRACURRICULAR SUPPORT - event tickets, alcohol and
food sponsors for events
Our vision now is to significantly shift the outcomes of the lives of America’s
underserved and underprivileged youth. There are so many who can benefit
from our flagship Fellows
I want to personally thank everyone who has believed
Program and our Career
in our mission to fight for these ambitious students.
Development Program.
I want to personally thank
everyone who has believed in our mission to fight for these ambitious students
who otherwise do not have access to supportive services like ours. I am looking
forward to updating you on our progress and your continued support as we
impact the lives of thousands more students across America.
PROVIDE INTERNSHIPS OR
JOB SHADOWING OPPORTUNITIES
• Provide one of the talented Fellows with an internship at your corporation or nonprofit
• Host a Career Day to allow Fellows to learn more about your industry
Sincerely,
NOMINATE A FELLOW
• Do you know an ambitious, low-income, first-generation college student?
Please encourage him or her to apply for the program :
– In New York at http://www.newyorkneedsyou.org/apply
– In New Jersey at http://www.newjerseyneedsyou.org/apply
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America Needs You
Robert Reffkin
Founder and Chair
America Needs You
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AMERICA NEEDS YOU
AS OF JUNE 30, 2013
ADVISORY BOARD
GOVERNING BOARD
Tom A. Bernstein
President and Co-Founder,
Chelsea Piers, L.P.
Robert Reffkin
(Founder and Board Chair)
Founder and CEO, Urban
Compass
Mustafa Humayun
Associate, Multi-Strategy
Investing, Goldman,
Sachs & Co.
Andrew Marks
(Co-Vice President)
Analyst, Blue Ridge Capital
Harry Hutchinson
Vice President,
Bad Boy Entertainment
Stephen Dannhauser
Chairman, Weil, Gotshal &
Manges LLP (Retired)
Alexander S. Friedman
Chief Investment Officer (CIO)
of UBS Wealth Management
Matthew Goldstein
Chancellor, The City University
of New York (CUNY)
Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.
Senior Managing Director,
Lazard Ltd.
Mary McCormick
President, Fund for the City
of New York
Raymond J. McGuire
Head of Global Banking, Citi
John H. Schaefer
President and Chief Operating
Officer of Global Wealth
Management (Retired),
Morgan Stanley
Kathryn Wylde
President & CEO, Partnership
for New York City
Joseph Gasparro (Co-Chair)
Anneka Anand (Co-Chair)
Melissa Kinckle (Vice President)
Margaret Moore (Co-Chair)
Keith Putnam-Delaney (Co-Chair)
Tai Beauchamp
Jessica Bloch
Andy Goldberger
Adam Broder
Geraldine Aine
Damien Hooper-Campbell
John Beberus
Jennifer Cho
Christopher Berger
Roy D. Cho
Candice Cook
Kate DeOssie
Christina Feng
Carlos Cuevas
Zak DeOssie
Justin Gerard
Gilbertson Cuffy
Christopher Fikry, M.D.
Nathan Greenhunt
William Gerald Demas
JP Grant IV
Esther Hae-Eun Kim
Lauren DiMartino
Edie Hunt
Margaret Hardordottir
Larry Erwin
Jarrod Jordan
Benjamin Feldman
Gavin Myers
Alana Gardner
Raj Parikh
Stephanie Mann
Director, Citi
Erin Goldson
Abhinav Shukla
Emily Kaeli
Jay Gormley
Eric Silverman
Donald Klimoski II
Sam Sidhu
Senior Associate,
Providence Equity Partners
Kristin L. Grimm
Justin Lambert
Mary Anne Guediguian
Scott Maddux
Melissa Kinckle
Sr. Manager in Financial
Services, Director of
Corporate Social
Responsibility,
Bluewolf Group
Ron Bezoza
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Cindy Helen Brea
Vice President, Emerging
Market Sales, Deutsche Bank
Howard W. Buffett
(Director Emeritus) Executive
Director, Howard G. Buffett
Foundation
Shawn PM Golhar
Director, Barclays
Daron Greene
Director, BlackRock
* position ended June 30, 2013
America Needs You
Shawn PM Golhar (President)
Sebastian Arango
(Treasurer)
Director, King Street
Capital Management
Elizabeth Edelman
Edelman
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YOUNG LEADERSHIP
BOARD
Yusef Kassim
Senior Member, Eton Park
Capital Management
Alexandra Berry
Instructional Fellow, Relay
Graduate School of Education
NEW JERSEY NEEDS YOU
GOVERNING
BOARD
Roland Merchant
(Co-Vice President)
Director, Eastdil Secured, LLC
Kimberly A. Harris*
(Secretary)
Associate, Skadden, Arps,
Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
NEW YORK
NEEDS YOU
Joshua Kushner
Managing Partner,
Thrive Capital
Ian Schwartz
Corporate Partner, Fried,
Frank, Harris, Shriver &
Jacobson LLP
Jamie Sholem
Vice President, TPG Capital
Alex Sloane
Associate, Apollo Global
Management
Dan Smith
Managing Director, Raines
International Inc.
Alex Taubman
MBA Candidate,
Harvard Business School
YOUNG LEADERSHIP
BOARD
Jose Guzman
Eric Hoffman
Kia Lowe
Stephanie Roberts
Kirsty Bryant-Hassler
Tracy Chow
Tia Cummings
Geoff Dolan
Erin Egan
Corey Harrison
Tristan Harvin
Max Islinger
Christina Jordan
Joseph Matta
Meredith McCann
Arjun Misra
Liza Newman
Terry Oppong
Vincent Roddy, MD
Ankur Patel
William Seymour
Jake Perlman-Garr
Ethan Silverstein
Charles Pippen
Tristan Snell
Sally Reyes
Jennifer Swayne
Mark Savino
Lona Vincent
Norah D. Yahya
Mike Schwab
Jana Taylor
Ric Wallace
Sumorwuo Zaza
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THE 101% SOCIETY
STAFF
101% Society Members donate 1% of their annual
income to NYNY each year through a ‘give or get’
process, and enjoy exclusive networking opportunities
and discounted access to NYNY events.
Kimberly Harris
CEO (America
Needs You)
Geraldine Aine
Darryn Lee
Marjorie Ajero
Nylia Lightly
Anneka Anand
Scott Maddux
Lawrese Brown
Joseph Matta
Melanie Carr
Alexis Cepeda Maule
Pamela Compton
Arjun Misra
Candice Cook
Liza Newman
Tia Cummings
Yetunde Odugbesan
William Gerald Demas
Jake Perlman-Garr
Geoff Dolan
Charles Pippen
Erin Egan
Keith Putnam-Delaney
Benjamin Feldman
Andrew Pyo
Elliot Feldman
Sally Reyes
Christina Feng
Stephanie Roberts
LaToya Finney
Vincent Roddy, MD
Joseph Gasparro
Pierina Sanchez
Andy Goldberger
Mike Schwalb
Erin Goldson
Ethan Silverstein
Jay Gormley
Cathy Sun
Maloni Goss
Jennifer Swayne
Nathan Greenhut
Jana Taylor
Margret Hardardottir
Rafael Telahun
Corey Harrison
Jorge Vega
Tristan Harvin
Lona Vincent
Max Islinger
Brittain Youngblood
Christina Jordan
Sumorwuo Zaza
Emily Kaeli
Esther Kim
Justin Lambert
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America Needs You
AS OF JUNE 30, 2013
PJ Kim
Executive Director
(New York
Needs You)
Sebnem Giorgio
CFO & COO
Hosea Harvey
General Counsel
Pauly Rodney
Executive Director
(New Jersey
Needs You)
Marianna Tu
Chief Program
Officer
Anita Fee Willis
Vice President
of Strategic
Partnerships
Shivohn Garcia
Associate Director
of Programs
Allison Duignan
Associate Director
of Strategic
Partnerships
Sheila Ramachandra
Associate Director
of Strategic
Partnerships
Vassi Tomova
Finance and
Operations
Manager
Chika Anoliefo
Business Manager
Jaimie Krause
Training Manager
LaShawnda Brooks
Fellow Support
Coordinator
Lawrese Brown
Program Coordinator
(New Jersey
Needs You)
Kristine Chin
Volunteer and
Alumni Coordinator
Jack Corcoran
Internship
Coordinator
Bryan Garcia
Fellow Support
Coordinator
Ashley Garner
Training
Coordinator
Sara Williams
Development
Coordinator
CREDITS
Graphic Design: Paula Cyhan
Photography: David Jacobs Photography, Aaron Taylor
Thank you again to all of our volunteers, donors, board and staff who
work so hard to ensure that our Fellows have the support, resources
and opportunities they need in order to succeed.
Our Fellows are consistently outstanding in their academic and
professional pursuits. Their successes continue to inspire our efforts
in our fight for economic mobility.
America Needs You
589 8th Avenue, 5th Floor
New York, New York 10018
info@americaneedsyou.org
(212) 571-0202