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:
Katie Allen, J.P. Morgan
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Michael Berezny, Mindset University
Kean University
Annie Brockett, Junto Capital Management
Davidson College
Hugo Buist Rodrigues, Court Square Capital Partners
New York University
Andrew Callister, Centerbridge Partners
BYU
Donald Castle, Data Axle
Colgate University
Erica Leffler-Castle, Lexington Partners
Colgate University
Reco Charity, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Virginia Tech; Georgetown Law School
Sylvie Chen, UBS
Georgetown University
Megan Clyne, Fulbright
Dartmouth
Francis J. Connolly Jr., Practising Law Institute
SUNY at Old Westbury
Antoine Crépin-Héroux, AON
Princeton University
Conor Cunnane, Axial
Loyola University Maryland
Hilal Dahleh, Axel Johnson, Inc.
Middlebury College
Hayden Edelson, JP Morgan Chase & Co
New York University
Josh Farkas, Delmare Capital
University of Michigan
Abigail Fossaceca, JP Morgan
Villanova University
Christian Garrett, 137 Ventures
University of Kansas
Priscilla Habeeb Sankar, Morgan Stanley
Pace University
Nick Harker, Nautic Partners
University of Kentucky
Kevin Heller, Point72 Asset Management
Amherst College
Shirley Hu, Audax Group
University of Pittsburgh
Nick Johnson, AIM13
Vassar College
Eli Joyner, Citibank,
Baruch College
Madison Kadis, Givaudan
Savannah College of Art & Design
Tim Kim, HIG Capital
Cornell University
Alessandra LaRocca Dowling, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
Bucknell University
Ryan LaRue, Barings
Binghamton University
Esther Lawson-John, Oliver Wyman
Columbia University
Jane Lee, Easy Resume
Ithaca College
Francesca Marini Fichera, Goldman Sachs
Columbia University
Maxwell Masur, McKinsey & Company
NYU Stern School of Business
Jacqueline Palma, Northleaf Capital
Vassar College
Daren Palmer, Fortress Investment Group
SUNY Cobleskill
Rhea Pathak, Bank of America
Northeastern University
Bennett Reid, CrossCountry Consulting
University of Georgia
Bobby Ritter, Ari Fleischer Communications
Middlebury College
Nicole Serrato, CSF
City College of New York
Isabel Sessions, The Riverside Company
Middlebury College
Brandon Sumner, Morgan Stanley
SUNY Oswego
Stephan Thevalingam, KPMG
The University of Texas at Austin
Josu Trevejo, PwC
SUNY Albany
Katelyn Weber, Tongal
Pepperdine
Jason Weber, OpenInfluence
Pepperdine University
Olivea Woo, Hofstra University
CUNY Hunter & Adelphi University
Dan Yu, Sterling Investment Partners
Wake Forest University
Samantha Zeiss Heller, Nielsen Sports & Entertainment
Dartmouth College
Spotlight on Young Leaders Board Member Sylvie Chen!
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Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Alma Mater: Georgetown University
Industry: Finance
Hobbies: Piano, tennis, reading, writing, painting
Fun Fact! Growing up, I’ve lived in seven cities.
How did you get involved with Children’s Scholarship Fund and the Young Leaders Board?
I want to make a positive impact on children of low-income families by providing them with better access to quality education and be a resource to them at any stage of their lives. I am currently serving as a mentor to a high school student, and although I greatly enjoy the mentorship experience, I wanted to do something that can bring impact on a community. I became interested in the Young Leaders Board because I wanted to foster the fund’s growth by assisting with fundraising and outreach. I also would love to learn and growth with a network of young professionals that are passionate about education.
Why is education important to you?
As a child of an immigrant and a first-generation student, I attended multiple public and private schools. I had to navigate the college admission process on my own. Once I got into Georgetown, I realized how important education was to me, so I dedicated my time in research on education equality. I strongly believe that education is a valuable gateway to social mobility and all children should have equal access to education opportunities. However, the education system perpetuates unequal distribution of resources. My goal is to uplift the disadvantaged children and give them opportunities and support to great education resources.