Executive Committee
PHILIP WEINBERG (CHAIR)
President + CEO, STRIVE
JENNIFER MITCHELL (VICE CHAIR) *
Executive Director, The HOPE Program
VALERIE PAYNE (SECRETARY)
University Director of Continuing Education + Workforce Programs, City University of New York (CUNY)
CHRISTOPHER D. BLOODWORTH
National Director of the Career Center, The Actors Fund
TARA COLTON *
Executive Director, Seedco
JULIE L. SHAPIRO
Executive Director, The Door
KENNETH ADAMS
Dean for Workforce + Economic Development, Bronx Community College
PAULA BAILEY *
Executive Vice President, Grant Associates Inc.
VALORA BLACKSON
Director, Office of Partnerships + Community Engagement, Guttman Community College, CUNY
PATRICK COHEN *
Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, NPower
KATHLEEN CULHANE
President, Nontraditional Employment for Women
MICHAEL DUNNE
Regional Director (Northeast), ResCare Workforce Services
DAVID GARZA
CEO & Executive Director, Henry Street Settlement
SHARI KRULL
Executive Director, StreetWise Partners
DAVID MEADE
Executive Director, Building Skills NY
GREGORY J. MORRIS
President + Executive Director,
Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center
Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center
LILIANA POLO-MCKENNA
Chief Executive Officer,
Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow
Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow
EILEEN REILLY *
Vice President, CAMBA
KELLY RICHARDSON *
Managing Director NY, Per Scholas
JANE E. SCHULMAN
Vice President of the Division of Adult + Continuing Education (ACE) at LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York
AARON SHIFFMAN
Executive Director, Brooklyn Workforce Innovations
BEN THOMASES
Executive Director, Queens Community House
FAITH WIGGINS
Director, Homecare Education Fund,
1199SEIU Training + Employment Funds
1199SEIU Training + Employment Funds
ANGELA WILLIAMS
Executive Director, “I Have A Dream” Foundation
* Indicates role as a Sub-Committee Chair