Founded in 2012, the CSF Young Leaders Board is a network of young professionals that supports CSF’s mission and seeks to maximize educational opportunities for New York City children through fundraising, volunteering, and raising awareness about CSF among their friends, families, and colleagues. To learn more about joining the Young Leaders Board, contact Kurt Faulhammer by email or by phone at (212) 515-7106 or click here.
The following individuals currently serve on the Young Leaders Board:
Karina Altamirano, Dell Technologies
New York University
Americo Arias, KPMG, LLP
Penn State University
Alisha Asija, PGIM Fixed Income
Cornell University
Lucas Balon, Point72 Asset Management
Georgetown University
Elizabeth Bianchi, TriNet
Boston University, University of Virginia Darden School of Business
Donald Castle, Data Axle
Colgate University
Erica Leffler-Castle, Lexington Partners
Colgate University
Vanessa Chan
Northeastern University
Reco Charity, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Virginia Tech; Georgetown Law School
Francis J. Connolly Jr., Practising Law Institute
SUNY at Old Westbury
Lucas Cremers, Goldman Sachs
Columbia University
Antoine Crépin-Héroux, Okta
Princeton University
Conor Cunnane, Axial
Loyola University Maryland
Hilal Dahleh, Axel Johnson, Inc.
Middlebury College
Anna DeSapio, Johnson & Johnson
Northeastern University
Victoria Edmonds, Schrödinger
Oklahoma State University, Columbia University
Josh Farkas, Delmare Capital
University of Michigan
Paige Finnerty, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
The College of New Jersey
Abigail Fossaceca, JP Morgan
Villanova University
Christian Garrett, 137 Ventures
University of Kansas
Nick Harker, Nautic Partners
University of Kentucky
Kevin Heller, Point72 Asset Management
Amherst College
Samantha Zeiss Heller, Nielsen Sports & Entertainment
Dartmouth College
Quinn Hermann, TSW Investments
University of Virginia
Lydia Jiang, Citadel
Columbia University
Eli Joyner, Citibank,
Baruch College
Madison Kadis, Givaudan
Savannah College of Art & Design
Sabrina Katz
New York University
Jin Kim, Golub Capital
University of Notre Dame
Alessandra LaRocca Dowling, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
Bucknell University
Ryan LaRue, Barings
Binghamton University
Sonia Lau, RBC Capital Markets
Duke University
Jane Lee, Easy Resume
Ithaca College
Alessandra Lubin, New York City Department of Education
CUNY Hunter College
Kenneth Massa, General Atlantic
Bryant University
Maxwell Masur, McKinsey & Company
NYU Stern School of Business
Macklin McMullen, Sun Capital Partners
University of Virginia
Carlos Navarrete, Whitford Management LLC
New York University
Tom Nguyen, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Washington University in St. Louis
Svenja Ossman, GIZ Nigeria & ECOWAS
College of Europe, London School of Economics
Stephanie Palma
Vassar College
Rhea Pathak, Bank of America
Northeastern University
Renee Radusewicz, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
The University of Chicago
Bobby Ritter, Ari Fleischer Communications
Middlebury College
Nicole Serrato, CSF Alumna
City College of New York
Isabel Sessions, The Riverside Company
Middlebury College
Sithembile Hillary Siziba, United Nations
Lancaster University, United Kingdom
Thembi Siziba, United Nations
Lancaster University, United Kingdom
Paige Smith, Exchange Physical Therapy Group
Sacred Heart University
Ryan Snope, Progressive
The College of New Jersey
Meggie Steiger, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Southern Methodist University
Brandon Sumner, Morgan Stanley
SUNY Oswego
Stephan Thevalingam, KPMG
The University of Texas at Austin
Allen Wang, BNP Paribas
George Washington University
Olivea Woo, Hofstra University
CUNY Hunter & Adelphi University
Elizabeth Yang, Silver Lake Partners
Harvard University
Dan Yu, Sterling Investment Partners
Wake Forest University
Kevin Zhao, Ernst & Young,
Rutgers University – New Brunswick
Spotlight on Young Leaders Board Member Carlos Navarrete!
If you would like to support Carlos’ efforts in the NYC Marathon you can do so here:
Why is it important to you that all New York City children have the opportunity to attend a good school in grades K-8?
Education is one of the most important parts of our social safety net that enables social mobility. By increasing the accessibility of education across the city, we can begin to equitably address diversity and strengthen communities while easing the direct financial burden which helps parents and kids focus.
What do you hope to gain from your experience with the Young Leaders Board?
My hope is to gain tangible experience in how a nonprofit operates and achieves its goals, but most importantly to give back to the NYC education community which I credit with helping me in my childhood.