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 Alise Hofacre by email or by phone at (212) 515-7106 or click here.
The following individuals currently serve on the Young Leaders Board:
Daniel Aguirre, Cohen & Steers
University of Florida
Nicky Aimcharoen, Pretium Partners LLC
University of Rochester
Karina Altamirano, Horizon Kinetics
New York University
Lamar Ballard, Self
Hutchinson Community College
Michael Berezny, Self
Kean University
Nicoline Bergsma
Marymount Manhattan College
Sai Bhandari, Morgan Stanley
Rutgers University
Dillon Biddiscombe, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Columbia University
Colin Campbell, Oliver Wyman
Northwestern University
Don & Erica Castle
Colgate University
Reco Charity, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Virginia Tech; Georgetown Law School
Melanie Coffin, Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
Lafayette College
Conor Cunnane, Axial
Loyola University Maryland
Rory Cunnane, Barclays
Bucknell University
Josue De Paz, Collectively Inc.
Santa Clara University
Bennie DeSalvo, goPuff
University of Richmond
Eric Ferson, Marsh & McLennan Companies
Bucknell University
Christian Garrett, Caerus Investors
University of Kansas
Akshay Goradia, Stripes Group
Carnegie Mellon University
Oneica Greaves, Citigroup
Harvard Business School
Randy Habeeb, Barclays
Baruch College
Priscilla Habeeb Sankar, Morgan Stanley
Pace University
Kevin Heller, Point72 Asset Management
Amherst College
Rachna Jain, BNP Paribas
New York University
Janet Jin, JP Morgan
Harvard Business School
Amit Joshi, Forensiq
Cornell University
Saba Khan, Morgan Stanley
Rutgers University
Ryan LaRue, Barings
Binghamton University
Jane Lee, Donorly
Ithaca College
Alice Liao, TIAA
Western University – Ivey School of Business
Hansel J. López, Meredith Corporation
Cornell University
Steven Mages, BMO Capital Markets
Vassar College
Michael McGuiness, Chatham Asset Management
Wake Forest University
JT Mindlin, MediaLink
Boston College
Andres Menocal, Evercore ISI
University of Miami
Brigid Mulcahy, McKinsey & Company
University of Queensland
Kerri O’Keefe, Aetna
Quinnipiac University
Jacqueline Palma, ING Capital LLC
Vassar College
Raymond Pang, Digital Bridge Holdings
Washington University in St. Louis – Olin Business School
Roshan Patel, Hatzimemos/Libby
Vanderbilt University & The George Washington University
Katelyn Pior, Touchstorm
Pepperdine University
Cathey Price, Meltwater
College of Charleston
Hampton Quillen, Farient Advisors
Wake Forest University
Russell Reed, Notre Dame Law School
Colgate University
Hugo Rodrigues, Newbrook Capital Advisors
New York University
Alexandra Salavitch, Claro
Kings College
Maria Samuel, Goldman Sachs
Georgia Tech
Prachi Shah, First data
Rutgers University
Lindsay Slaven, KGS Alpha Capital Markets
Cornell University
Gerard Smith, BCW Global
Michigan State University
Madison Unell, Mighty
Pepperdine University
Jason Weber, OpenInfluence
Pepperdine University
Lizzy Welch, Eze Software
Lafayette College
Terry Xu, Ernst & Young
New York University
Dan Yu, Sterling Investment Partners
Wake Forest University
Liliana Zapata, FullScreen Media
Hunter College
Samantha Zeiss, Nielsen Sports & Entertainment
Dartmouth College
Spotlight on Young Leaders Board Member Priscilla Habeeb Sankar
Hometown: Baldwin Harbor, NY
Alma Mater: Pace University
Industry: Financial Services
Hobbies: Traveling, cooking different cuisines, reading Caribbean/South Asian non-fiction
Fun Fact: I have a four-year-old Puggle named Prince. Prince is my first pet, ever!
How did you get involved with Children’s Scholarship Fund and the Young Leaders Board?
Over the years, I have been involved in a number of organizations. While researching different organizations, I was looking to make a more impactful contribution to the community. When I stumbled across CSF (via VolunteerMatch), I found the mission to be a perfect intersection of promoting educational values for high-performing, low-income students. Education is a cause that I am very passionate about, specifically for diverse, underprivileged children.
Why is education important to you?
As a daughter of immigrants, I have come to appreciate how families may struggle to provide education to their children in what seems to be a very complicated system. My parents worked tirelessly to provide best-in-class education for me and my brother. Like many of the CSF students, achieving excellence in education has always been a priority in my household.
What is your favorite part of being involved with CSF and the Young Leaders?
The Young Leaders at CSF are able to get involved at every level of strategic planning. There is no boundary on how we engage with the CSF staff and schools. It is important to understand the field work before championing a cause, and CSF allows their members to do just that!