Tuesday, January 15, 2019
On December 17, PNY celebrated an incredible group of philanthropy professionals who had come together over ten months to build a more networked philanthropic sector and support one another in their professional learning. Congratulations to the 2018 Young Leaders Breakfast Club!
Young Leaders
- Yasmeen Allen, Manager of Strategic Initiatives and Planning, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
- Katrina Bandong, Program Associate for Medical Research, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
- Jess Cabral, Senior Associate, Arbor Brothers
- Isabella Cardona, Program Manager, Citi Foundation
- Son Chau, previously Relationship Manager, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
- Nupur Chaudhury, Program Officer, New York State Health Foundation
- Juliana Chessin, Grants Associate, The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
- Natasha Sealy-Dorvelus, Assistant Director, Finance & Operations, F.B. Heron Foundation
- Jumi Falusi, Philanthropy Advisor, Bessemer Trust
- Cristina Fernandez, Research Assistant, William T. Grant Foundation
- Raquel Fernandez, Senior Staff Accountant, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
- Katie Finkowski, Corporate Affairs Manager, Con Edison
- Jule Hall, Program Associate, Race, Gender & Ethnic Justice, Ford Foundation
- Roman Jackson, Program Officer, J.P. Morgan Private Bank Private Foundation Services
- Baily Jones, Grants Manager, The PCLB Foundation
- Jen Kaizer, Program Associate, Andrus Family Fund
- Elynna Klink, Program Assistant, Rockefeller Brothers Fund
- Arielle Kohr, Associate- Global Philanthropy, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
- Pooja Kothari, Program Manager, United Hospital Fund
- Caitlin McCarthy, Senior Associate, Global Philanthropy, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
- Caitlin Mitchell, Assistant Program Officer, EMPower - The Emerging Markets Foundation
- Hawwa Muhammad, Grants Associate, The Clara Lionel Foundation
- Oanh-Nhi Nguyen, Associate, Initiative to Advance Adolescent Girls’ Rights, NoVo Foundation
- Somer Nowak, Program Assistant, Wellspring Philanthropic Fund
- Kat Pack, Administrative and Finance Associate, Rockefeller Family Fund
- Anthony Roux, previously HR Generalist, The Simons Foundation
- Nina Sawhney, Program Manager, John P. & Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation
- Jennifer Sewell, Portfolio Associate, Youth Development Fund, The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
- Julie Shanahan, previously Associate Program Officer & Grants Manager, The Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation
- Marisa Siroka, Program Assistant, New Designs to Advance Learning, Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Neha Sodhi, Program Manager, Citi
- Claribel Vidal, Program Associate, Youth Opportunity and Learning, Ford Foundation
- Tarik Ward, Director, Music Programs, The ELMA Philanthropies Services (U.S.)
Mentors
- Abbey Carlton, Director of Social Impact, Indeed
- Nishka Chandrasoma, Assistant Secretary & Deputy General Counsel, Ford Foundation
- Marcus Escobedo, Program Officer, The John A. Hartford Foundation
- Brennan Gang, Deputy Director and Director of Programs, Korean American Community Foundation
- Irfan Hasan, Program Director - Healthy Lives, The New York Community Trust
- Cheryl Ikemiya, former Program Officer, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
- Dara Major, Philanthropy Consultant, Dara Major Philanthropy Consulting
- KC Maurer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
- Jason McGill, Co-Executive Director, Arcus Foundation
- Sanjiv Rao, Director, Civic Engagement and Government, Ford Foundation
- Vivian Tseng, Vice President, Program, William T. Grant Foundation